I try to keep an open mind about policies and regulations that impact communities of color. After all, the government’s No. 1 priority should be the welfare of its people. But with interest groups now linking arms despite having little if anything to do with each other, it can be hard for the average person to discern which policies will serve them best. For example, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released...

Strong U.S. natural gas and oil production is revitalizing communities in state after state. It’s well-known that increased energy production has cut costs for families – at the pump and in-home utility bills. But leading the world in production has also given U.S. businesses a leg up, generating a manufacturing resurgence. To list just a few examples, affordable energy has brought a Louisiana steel plant back from overseas, where it employs 150 workers at twice...