Terry Mclaughlin

1 week ago | theunion.com | Terry McLaughlin |Terry Mclaughlin

California State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R-San Diego) is warning Californians that gas prices could soar to over $8 per gallon in 2026 due to the potential shutdown of two major in-state refineries. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Mische’s analysis makes it clear that “California’s high gasoline prices and pending gasoline insecurity and shortage are largely self-created.

3 weeks ago | theunion.com | Terry McLaughlin |Terry Mclaughlin

The March 16 New York Times headline read “We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives.” It took them five years to acknowledge what commonsense had been telling the rest of us since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, so journalist Zeynep Tufekci’s declaration that the Times was misled about the Wuhan Lab leak theory and much else during the Covid-19 lockdowns, may be a bit late. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 month ago | theunion.com | Terry McLaughlin |Terry Mclaughlin

During President Trump’s speech to Congress on March 4, 2025, he called on lawmakers to pass a bill banning transgender surgeries on minors saying, “Our message to every child in America is that you are perfect exactly the way God made you.” Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Two groups of adults over 18 with gender dysphoria were compared — one group had undergone surgeries and the other had not.

2 months ago | theunion.com | Terry McLaughlin |Terry Mclaughlin

Owning an all-electric Tesla vehicle was once the ultimate status symbol for the environmentally conscious climate crusaders who are now trading their protests for outright vandalism and destruction. Haters of Donald Trump and Elon Musk are intentionally sabotaging their own cause by spray-painting, keying, and burning electric vehicles, dealerships, and charging stations around the country.

2 months ago | theunion.com | Terry McLaughlin |Terry Mclaughlin

One of the more popular narratives among some Union readers appears to be that President Trump is intent on forming a relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin that is favorable to Russia, or even worse, that the president is somehow in collusion with Putin to the detriment of the United States. When considering this narrative, it might be valuable to review actions taken in the past by our current and prior presidents.