Daily Archives: June 28, 2011

Evaluating North Carolina’s Community College System

Written on June 28, 2011 at 3:03 pm, by

In today’s Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee, a significant portion of their time was spent hearing about and discussing a study done by the NCGA’s evaluation team on North Carolina’s Community College system. The evaluation team had four findings. North Carolina’s 58 community colleges were purposefully established to meet community needs, but their independenceContinue Reading

What’s the best label for Obama?

Written on June 28, 2011 at 2:43 pm, by

Abraham Miller makes a very good argument here that Obama is a Peronist. His technique for getting hold of power is much like that of Peron. Let us hope that we won’t be saying that his ability to hold on to power was also similar to Peron. Argentina went from being a very prosperous, stableContinue Reading

New at CJO: Property linked to Jim Black scandal loses value for Wake schools

Written on June 28, 2011 at 2:22 pm, by

David Bass’ latest Carolina Journal Online report details the loss in value associated with property that former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black surrendered to the Wake County public schools while paying off a state fine linked to his corruption case.

Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee

Written on June 28, 2011 at 1:21 pm, by

Today the committee discussed several of the matters they are dealing with this year, which includes: -       Completing a report on the state retirement system by this fall -       Taking a look at the state motor vehicle fleet -       A follow-up on the original state aircraft report -       The examination of motor vehicle registration and license plate services offeredContinue Reading

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Violent Video Games

Written on June 28, 2011 at 10:49 am, by

Yesterday, in a 7-2 decision, the nation’s highest court overruled a California law that prohibited the sale of violent video games to minors. Some conservatives, including a dissenting Justice Thomas, argue that this puts more pressure on parents to limit the games their kids play. However, proponents of the Supreme Court’s decision assert that theContinue Reading

Breaking news: Perdue comes out against ObamaCare!

Written on June 28, 2011 at 10:07 am, by

Gov. Bev Perdue issued this statement yesterday: This bill is a dangerous intrusion into the confidential relationship that exists between women and their doctors. The bill contains provisions that are the most extreme in the nation in terms of interfering with that relationship. Physicians must be free to advise and treat their patients based onContinue Reading

Justice Kagan: Judicial Activist

Written on June 28, 2011 at 9:43 am, by

If there was any doubt whether Supreme Court Justice Kagan was going to be a judicial activist, that question was answered in her dissent in the taxpayer financing of campaigns/matching funds case, Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett. At the start of her dissent, she writes about two hypothetical states: A personContinue Reading

Thanks for making the “great swindle” so easy

Written on June 28, 2011 at 9:10 am, by

Rob Long over at Ricochet here wonders, “Are young people in their 20s too stupid to realize that they are being ripped off?” And yet: no protests in the streets.  No marches.  No student sit-ins.  No youth agitation at all, really, except for a couple of College Republicans in blue blazers.  What?  Are they stupid?Continue Reading