Legislation and Policy Support AMAC Supports the HALT Fentanyl Act in the 119th Congress This bill successfully passed the House in the 118th Congress with bipartisan support. It addresses the devastating fentanyl crisis and provides vital tools to combat the ongoing tragedy of addiction and overdose deaths. By placing these lethal substances in Schedule I,…

Have you got the cold? Everyone has it, just about. I do. I have now plowed through eight boxes of Kleenex, and endless rolls of toilet paper. Aren’t winters great? Even my dog is not sure. As we humans wrestle colds, he awakes each morning hopeful but soon lodges another complaint—with me. He asks to…

Posted on Friday, January 17, 2025 | by Ben Solis | 3 Comments | Print An increasing number of states have now passed legislation designating nuclear power as a source of “green energy.” Congress could soon be set to do the same. Ohio became the latest state to pass such…

Posted on Friday, January 17, 2025 | by Outside Contributor | 1 Comments | Print Departing President Joe Biden offered a farewell brag this week to his State Department about how his tenure had improved America’s stature abroad. In his now accustomed weird mix of whispering and fiery shouting, Biden apparently felt…

Posted on Friday, January 17, 2025 | by Shane Harris | 0 Comments | Print President-elect Donald Trump will take office just days from now, bringing with him the promise to finally restore order at the U.S.-Mexico border and end the worst illegal immigration crisis in American history. But it’s…

Posted on Friday, January 17, 2025 | by AMAC, D.J. Wilson | 0 Comments | Print Vacations are fun to dream about, plan, and go on! And they can be enjoyed by all ages. Take, for example, 94-year-old Grandma Joy who is traveling with her grandson to visit all 7…

Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2025 | by Outside Contributor | 1 Comments | Print Progressivism is reeling from two disasters, of different kinds. The first was the reelection of Donald Trump. The second is the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. Each, in its own way, has exposed the feeble condition of…

The end is coming for overregulation – including fisheries. Good ideas can become excessive, necessitating curtailment, and a restoration of balance. Maine’s lobstermen – pounded by regulations – represent a shocking example of industry overregulation. Trump is about to save them. Even before last week, Maine’s lobstermen were suffering. In my youth, growing up in…

Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2025 | by Andrew Shirley | 45 Comments | Print Since Elon Musk’s blockbuster purchase of Twitter (now X) in 2022, the world’s richest man has thoroughly revamped the platform into a bastion of free speech. Now he may be setting his sights on a…

On the menu today: The Biden administration was thrilled to announce a tentative cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that will lead to the release of some hostages, but history instructs us that it’s just a matter of time before Hamas breaks its side of the bargain. Meanwhile White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismisses State…