Op-Eds

Let’s Avoid Government-Backed Internet Boondoggles

Let’s Avoid Government-Backed Internet Boondoggles

"Instead of placing their thumb on the scale of enterprise and diverting investment to unsustainable projects, governments should focus on creating the conditions for privately driven investment to flourish."

By Tanner Avery

Federal Housing Proposals Deserve Scrutiny

Federal Housing Proposals Deserve Scrutiny

"Federal politicians should take note of Montana’s example for tackling the housing crisis and focus efforts on boosting the supply of housing, which will help reduce costs for everyone."

By Kendall Cotton

Election Crabs-In-The-Bucket

Election Crabs-In-The-Bucket

"We should want “Montanan” to mean anyone, longtime residents and newcomers alike, who embrace the frontier spirit. We should want “Montanan” to mean success and wealth and prosperity and vitality."

By Kendall Cotton

Montana At A Crossroads

Montana At A Crossroads

"I don’t think the ‘Montana Miracle’ is a one-time fluke. I think it can represent a new paradigm of politics in Montana, where the left and right join together in common belief that Montanans must be free to build, innovate, and progress in order to overcome the biggest challenges facing our state."

By Kendall Cotton

Bullish On AI

Bullish On AI

"Montana has every reason to be bullish on AI, but without leaders doing more to champion these innovations, we may have our incoming productivity boom prematurely thwarted."

By Tanner Avery

On Earth Day, Thank A Logger

On Earth Day, Thank A Logger

"More active forest management is great news for those who love Montana’s “clean and healthful” environment and want to improve the global climate."

By Kendall Cotton

Make Berkeley Pit Great Again

Make Berkeley Pit Great Again

"In 25 years, Montana energy companies could be installing wind turbines and solar panels built in Montana, with semiconductors and photonic technology manufactured in Montana, utilizing Rare Earth Elements extracted and processed in Montana, to export clean Montana-made energy to power the nation."

By Kendall Cotton

End The Property Tax Blame Game

End The Property Tax Blame Game

"Local governments must accept responsibility for what they can control: the growth of their annual budget as a means to enable property tax relief."

By Kendall Cotton

Standing Up To Bullies

Standing Up To Bullies

"The education establishment’s bullies have made clear from the get-go they will stop at nothing to block Choice Schools for students."

By Kendall Cotton

Escalating Conflict

Escalating Conflict

"Whatever the merits of this case may be, moving the complaint forward is sure to only inflame rather than mend a bitter feud between co-equal branches of Montana government."

By Kendall Cotton

Americanism, Not Doomerism

Americanism, Not Doomerism

"The framers clearly had a belief that people, left free to pursue happiness, would actually find happiness. That free people would make the world better, not worse."

By Kendall Cotton

Towards A New Green Coalition

Towards A New Green Coalition

"Emerging from this breakdown in the environmental movement, I believe, is the possibility of a new green coalition that is pro-innovation, pro – private property and yes, even pro – family."

By Kendall Cotton

Permit Montana To Build

Permit Montana To Build

"Readers should consider which is better for the climate: forcing critical projects through years of red tape and endless litigation, or building the infrastructure necessary for a clean and abundant energy future as fast as we possibly can?"

By Kendall Cotton