Daily Archives: March 29, 2011

Earlier this afternoon, the House relegated House Bill 87, Sunshine Amendment, to the Rules Committee, where legislation often goes to die quietly. (HT: Josh Ellis.) As David Bass reported earlier this month, had it passed, voters would have had the opportunity to enshrine North Carolina’s open records law in the state constitution. Moreover, any moveContinue Reading

At a town hall hosted by the Univision, Barack Obama reflected on testing and student assessment.  According to the Associated Press, “One thing I never want to see happen is schools that are just teaching the test because then you’re not learning about the world, you’re not learning about different cultures, you’re not learning aboutContinue Reading

The Raleigh News & Observer ran an “unfortunate” article written by Rob Christensen on forced annexation. The article lets us know right up front where it is coming from.  The article is entitled “Many hail North Carolina annexation law.” Exactly who hails the law?  There are municipalities, the taxpayer-funded lobbying group the NC League ofContinue Reading

The price of taxing the rich? According to this Wall Street Journal article, the wealthiest segment of society has the most volatile income, so politicians who rely on taxing them to fund their social and political dream projects can wind up diving headlong into a budget nightmare. The Journal piece focuses on California in particular,Continue Reading

In a letter issued today, Joel Ario, head of the Health Insurance Exchange office within the US DHHS, admitted what I said weeks ago about the possibility of employers under ERISA dumping their employees into health insurance exchanges. The letter was issued after similar comments by Joel Ario were released. This morning the topic wasContinue Reading

Great-great-great-great grandchildren are dancing in the streets of the future! This is winning. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill shares the joyous tidings: Now you might hate polar bears so much as to wonder why thinking lower emissions since it requires a prolonged recession is good, but that would mean you haven’t adopted the Misery As IdealContinue Reading

Although many people are wary of political polling, a lot can be ascertained about the public’s general feelings toward ideas, situations, and legislation. And, while many are right in their skepticism, good polling does exist as an art form, perfected over many years by experts from many fields. Moreover, when polling is done well, policymakersContinue Reading

…the following phrases have suddenly disappeared from your lexicon (and your bumpers). No Blood for Oil! War is not the answer (or the related) If war is the answer you’re asking the wrong question. Who would Jesus bomb? Drop names not bombs Give peace a chance How many lives per gallon? Rich man’s war poorContinue Reading