Daily Archives: July 18, 2011

Redistricting is the talk this week.  Well, also last week.  And next week too. Oh yeah, and there will be lots of talk next January when filing for the new thirteen congressional, fifty state Senate and one hundred twenty state House seats kicks off.  And if the 2000 redistricting is any predictor, we’ll be talkingContinue Reading

Here in North Carolina, Charter Schools emerged as an alternative to traditional public schools with the passage of legislation in 1996.  Until recently, the number of Charter Schools across the state was capped at 100.   History has shown that North Carolina’s Charter Schools have been beneficial to public school children across the state. This year,Continue Reading

Global warming alarmism does more damage than you might expect, invading much of our federal government’s policy and affecting all of our lives. Patrick Michaels, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, makes that argument in the new book Climate Coup. He discussed key themes from that book during a presentation today to the John LockeContinue Reading

Here we go again. Judge Howard Manning, who oversees the Leandro school-adequacy lawsuit, issued an order that requires the NC General Assembly to revise a budget provision that caps at-risk student enrollment in state pre-kindergarten programs at 20 percent. This is a HUGE blow to the Leandro plaintiffs, who hoped that Judge Manning would orderContinue Reading

Judge Howard Manning just issued another order telling the General Assembly how to allocate money. This time he says they can”t limit the number of at-risk four year olds who participate in Easley’s pet pre-kindergarten program previously known as More at Four. Manning keeps confusing the constitutional requirement to provide a good basic education withContinue Reading

As discussed here, in 2008, Kinston voters passed a referendum by about a 2-1 margin changing municipal elections from partisan to nonpartisan. Since Kinston is in Lenoir County, which is subject to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the change made by the referendum couldn’t be implemented without the approval of the United StatesContinue Reading

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, is no Republican. However, judging from today’s strip, he at least seems to be developing conservative sympathies (and, given the recent bombardment he’s received from angry feminists, it’s understandable).

It’s one of the most audacious arguments of all time. Our ever-expanding federal Leviathan creates the boom and bust cycle and its desperate (and intellectually dishonest) defenders try to pin the blame on libertarianism. To the devotees of the state, no problem is ever its fault and the people must be told that problems ariseContinue Reading