Political commentary, opinion & insight into the state of the United States of America.

First,  the wisdom. John Kasich, Republican governor of Ohio has established a severance tax for the oil companies drilling in Ohio. Here’s how it works. From the Wall Street Journal. The U.S. fracking boom is leading an economic transformation, at least in the states with the wisdom to manage it well—c.f., gas-rich North Dakota’s unemployment rate Read the full article…