Daily Archives: March 25, 2011

Undermining PPACA Lawsuit Efforts

Written on March 25, 2011 at 2:55 pm, by

It doesn’t matter what Governors or state legislators call it (health reform, ObamaCare, PPACA) or whether they even support the federal reform of health care. What does matter is that so many of them are undermining their state’s stance on the issue and don’t even realize it. States that are participating in a lawsuit, declaringContinue Reading

Restructuring state government a good move by the governor

Written on March 25, 2011 at 2:33 pm, by

The News & Observer reports: Perdue is proposing to combine the departments of Juvenile Justice, Correction and Crime Control, and Public Safety into a new Department of Public Safety. She is also proposing to move the Employment Security Commission into the Department of Commerce. She further plans to move the Department of Administration into aContinue Reading

New at CJO: House approves Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Written on March 25, 2011 at 1:07 pm, by

Anthony Greco’s latest CarolinaJournal.tv report covers the N.C. House’s vote to approve Ethen’s Law, also known as the Unborn Victims of Violence Act.

This is the best explanation of “hide the decline” I have seen

Written on March 25, 2011 at 12:45 pm, by

This is why the Michael Mann’s “Hockey Stick” graph is a fraud.

New at CJO: This week’s legislative business recapped

Written on March 25, 2011 at 11:27 am, by

David Bass’ latest Carolina Journal Online report highlights the top news of the week from the N.C. General Assembly.

Another disturbing expansion of federal law

Written on March 25, 2011 at 11:17 am, by

In his column today, Sheldon Richman writes about the prosecution of a man for the supposed crime of producing coins. He wasn’t counterfeiting the clad junk coins that are legal tender, but was producing coins from silver. The feds evidently employed a tortured reading of the law to make their case, a phenomenon we’ve beenContinue Reading

Progressive economic analysis 101

Written on March 25, 2011 at 10:34 am, by

Force a wealth transfer from Peter to Paul, ignore all impacts on Peter, and call it wealth creation.

Krauthammer analyzes the ‘professor’s war’

Written on March 25, 2011 at 10:07 am, by

Charles Krauthammer‘s latest column posted at Human Events dissects President Obama’s approach to the Libyan conflict: President Obama is proud of how he put together the Libyan operation. A model of international cooperation. All the necessary paperwork. Arab League backing. A Security Council resolution. (Everything but a resolution from the Congress of the United States,Continue Reading