Slaying Fear with Facts: A Nobel Laureate and the U.S. Supreme Court Debunk Alarmists
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We all know climate change is happening and that humans are contributing, but is this a “crisis”? An “Emergency”? Not according to Dr. John Clauser, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics who says, “I can confidently say that there is no real climate crisis,” and “we are totally awash in pseudoscience.” Jacki shares more. - - - - - It seems like no one is happy with the U.S. Supreme Court these days, but how much do the scathing critics really know about the Court? Liberal Justices Sotomayor and Jackson were on the winning side more often than conservative justices Thomas and Alito. Moreover, the “conservative” rulings that firmed up religious accommodation and kicked the EPA in the teeth were unanimous! Curt Levey of the Committee for Justice unpacks the court’s last term and debunks the critics from both sides of the political aisle. 
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