Whitson G. Waldo, III

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Republicans Fail on the Debt Ceiling in 2023

05/30/2023 Mises Wire Whitson G. Waldo, III

The United States House of Representatives’ passage of the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 is a big Republican failure addressing the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling would be raised above the current...

Renewables and EVs in the Grip of Lesseps Syndrome

12/02/2022 Mises Wire Whitson G. Waldo, III

Most people are familiar with the Panama Canal, but they probably don’t know the first effort to build the Panama Canal, spanning almost a decade, was by France. Facing considerable initial naysaying...

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Republicans Fail on the Debt Ceiling in 2023

06/15/2023 Whitson G. Waldo, III

Despite "concerns" about increasing federal debt, in the end Republican legislators have gone along with whatever the ruling elites want. The Limit, Save and Grow Act of 2023 is more of the same.

Renewables and EVs in the Grip of Lesseps Syndrome

12/09/2022 Whitson G. Waldo, III

The so-called green energy strategy is no strategy at all. Instead, it is an attempt to cripple the energy industries in vain hopes that renewables will magically cover the energy shortfall.

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