Daily Archives: July 1, 2011

Shorter Brad Miller: I may sue to keep the congressional seat I drew for myself

Written on July 1, 2011 at 4:58 pm, by

News 14 Carolina’s Tim Boyum posts 13th District Rep. Brad Miller’s reaction to his new congressional district. For David Bass’ take on the GOP map, read his Carolina Journal Online report here.  

New at CJO: Proposed N.C. congressional maps released

Written on July 1, 2011 at 2:42 pm, by

David Bass’ latest Carolina Journal Online report examines the potential political changes associated with proposed congressional maps unveiled for North Carolina.

Don’t miss this story about Joe Bast’s 8 year college education

Written on July 1, 2011 at 12:08 pm, by

Joe Bast is the founding president of the Heartland Institute in Chicago and one of the founders of the State Policy Network.  I have known him since the late 1980s, but I never knew about his eight  year college education.  Thanks to the Pope Center for publishing his inspiring story here. A sample: Looking back,Continue Reading

Scalia and Thomas part company over violent videos

Written on July 1, 2011 at 11:34 am, by

Ken Thomas writes about Justice Thomas’ dissent in the violent video game case on the “No Right Turns” blog at the Ashbrook Center here. Justice Scalia wrote the majority opinion striking down the California law that restricts the sale of violent videos to minors.  I think Thomas has the better argument. Justice Clarence Thomas hasContinue Reading

Ben Stein’s Day Off

Written on July 1, 2011 at 11:10 am, by

Bert Folsom takes actor/economist Ben Stein to task for his criticism of the Laffer curve here. The actor Stein’s two minute role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” made him a movie icon. But as Folsom notes, economist Stein’s call for higher taxes on the rich puts him at odds with his famous economist father HerbertContinue Reading

Don Boudreaux challenges Bennett and Califano

Written on July 1, 2011 at 10:40 am, by

Today’s Wall Street Journal has an op-ed piece by William Bennett and Joe Califano advocating further escalation of the war on drugs. Don Boudreaux assails their logic in this letter: Dear Editor: Joe Califano and Bill Bennett – the éminences grises of American scolds and busybodies – predict that if drugs were legalized “needle parks”Continue Reading

Public school teachers indoctrinating children

Written on July 1, 2011 at 9:54 am, by

In Wisconsin, teachers are using their classes to indoctrinate their students with pro-union messages, Kyle Olson reports here. If a teacher in a non-government school abused her position like this, she’d at least have to worry about repercussions, but in “public education” it’s almost impossible to discipline a teacher for wasting time and introducing extraneous,Continue Reading

Jonah Goldberg on Obama’s “corporate jets” demagoguery

Written on July 1, 2011 at 9:34 am, by

Jonah Goldberg’s column on Obama’s recent talk about the budget is well worth reading. Instead of leadership, once again Obama gives the nation cheap demagoguery aimed at inciting the clueless. BTW, who has the biggest and most expensive corporate jet of all?