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The Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, is a federal program mandating a minimum addition of "renewable" fuels to transportation fuels in the United States. These renewables can include ethanol, biodiesel, and other biofuels. The Environmental Protection Agency administers this program, created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and revised by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The problem is, it's costing American taxpayers a lot of money at the pump. The Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRF) has crunched some numbers on this, and the findings paint an expensive and unpleasant picture. These and the other various regulations and requirements

So there we were on Sunday, June 7, 2026, some 15,000 strong, gathered at the aging but still respectable Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, located across a parking lot from the gleaming SoFi Stadium where World Cup and Super Bowl matches come to be played. It was a pleasant Southern California afternoon settling into evening as we wandered about the arena, most taking time to shop at one of the numerous souvenir stands or sip ridiculously priced adult beverages from the even more numerous concession stands. It was an assemblage of the familiar, old friends growing older, talking about children growing up, and reminiscing about the days

I know that experts agree that our liberal and Democratic friends are the sharpest knives in the drawer, because education and credentials. After all, how would they have got to be the ruling class without intelligence and cunning? But in the last week, we have all started to wonder. When the Democrats all sing in chorus about the evils of Elon Musk’s first trillion, as though he were a feudal lord with gold in them thar dungeons, you start to wonder. When all the Democrats sing in unison about the splendor of tat-laden rich-kid Graham Platner, you ask yourself: really? When California strangely promotes third-place Nithya Raman to second place in the sharp-as-a-tack post-election-day

Democrats running for Congress in New York just couldn’t bring themselves to root for America when given the easiest possible question about the World Cup. I mean, this is about as basic a question as there is when it comes to campaigning for a seat in the United States Congress, and yet the resistance party appears to have its brains hardwired to automatically take an America-last stance at every opportunity. During a recent PIX11 forum in the heated NY-13 Democratic primary, Rep. Adriano Espaillat and challenger Darializa Chevalier were asked who they’re rooting for to win it all on the pitch. They fumbled the answer. Hard core. They committed a "howler"