Kevin D. Williamson
The Archive
Layoffs at Tesla reveal the need for fresh 'green' thinking
Tens of billions of dollars in subsidies for electric vehicles. Billions more coming to subsidize charging stations. Non-stop jibberjabber about “sustainable” this and “Green New Deal” that. Endless moral preening from the...
Fossil fuels — not renewables — remain the real engines behind economic growth
The overall decline in US greenhouse-gas emissions is driven by a large reduction -- 8% -- in emissions from power plants, as natural gas is generally more economically efficient for running...
New Yorkers can't stop complaining about their blocked views
New efforts to regulate skyline views in New York reflect both spoiled residents who are both elite and out of touch.
Ron DeSantis did what he does best during Hurricane Idalia: Govern
Off the campaign trail and far away from the national culture wars, Hurricane Idalia allowed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to get back to what he does best — govern!
Seeing green: Why climate change activists failed to score public support
Owing to its huge costs and debatable science, the climate change still has work to do in order to convince the public their crisis is real
Meta's 'Twitter-Killer' is more of the same — another tech war where we may be casualties
Threads from Meta promises to be yet another social media app that brings out the worst in users -- and the company itself.
It's time for Biden diplomacy — not dithering — in Ukraine
The escalation is here. What happens now? Having recently returned from Ukraine, where I saw unmistakable evidence of Russian attacks on civilian targets, there is one thing of which I...
Why unopposed mayoral races are bad for the Dems
No American city with a population over 1 million has a Republican mayor — and many big-city Democratic mayors are running unopposed. This is bad for democracy.
High inflation and low wage growth are bad for Biden's reelection
As kicks off his re-election campaign, Biden will need to overcome the fallout from persistently high inflation coupled with low job wage growth.
The real reason why Palm Beach is booming
There is more to Florida than sunshine and low taxes. Freedom, for example. The New York Times notes in an article last weekend that Palm Beach is booming, so much...
The real solution to wage growth is jobs — not government interference
Remember all that progressive bellyaching about income inequality a few years ago? Whatever became of that? Nothing, of course. As it turns out, US income inequality has not risen in...
Biden's focus on semiautomatic weapons is ignorance manifest
Semiautomatic rifles make up at most 2.6% of the firearms used in murders, even though these guns are very common.
The LA City Council Scandal reveals progressive racial bull
Contemporary progressives tout themselves as looking after the interests of “people of color.” But there is no such thing as “people of color,” and what Democrats are good at is...
Blue state governors bash red states because they’re feeling the heat
Kathy Hochul of New York and Gavin Newsom of California can run down Ron DeSantis or Greg Abbott’s right-wing politics all they like — people are voting with their feet,...
Being 'nice' on illegal immigration is actually not 'kind'
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s theatrical project to highlight the influx of illegal immigrants into his state—he is putting them on buses bound for New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal along...
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is paying the price for going ‘woke’
Here are two things that don’t go together very well: 1.) Selling caffeinated adult milkshakes for six bucks a cup and 2.) hepatitis.
Inflation proves Biden has done everything wrong all at once
The Biden administration’s first response to any problem is to pretend that it isn’t a problem.
Why it’s so much fun watching Elon Musk slap Twitter in the face
Billionaire Elon Musk has Twitter all atwitter at the prospect of his taking over the company with a $43 billion offer.
Student loan forgiveness proves Democrats are the party of the rich
If you know anything about higher education, you will not be surprised to learn that the people with the most college debt are the people with the highest incomes.
Joe Biden's made-up stories and manner raise serious questions about his mental health
President Joe Biden’s ailing mental health is becoming more obvious every day as he makes preposterous claims about himself to the press, Kevin D. Willliamson writes.