Daily Archives: September 9, 2011
Did N.C. Judge Wynn endorse an unconstitutional ObamaCare tax?
That’s one conclusion you could draw from George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin’s analysis of Liberty University v. Geithner, one of the two lawsuits challenging the federal health care law that the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out Thursday. (PDF of opinion here.) Most of the media coverage focused on Virginia v.Continue Reading
Professor Inadvertently Calls UNC Stupid
As we know, the local magazine Independent Weekly loves to hate on all things Pope-backed. I suspect they think it’s courageous in a “stick it to the Man, man” kind of way. Regardless of the thinking, though, it sometimes leads them to print rather silly quotes like the one below from UNC-Chapel Hill professor HassanContinue Reading
Study: Low-income couples on government assistance report less marital satisfaction
A study from the University of Missouri finds that married couples who make less than $20,000 a year and receive government assistance, such as food stamps and Medicaid, report significantly less marital satisfaction and commitment. The report was published in the September issue of the Journal of Family and Economic Issues: “We found that there’sContinue Reading
The American Jobs Act: Even the AP is Skeptical
One would expect a report coming out of Cybercastt News Service (CNS) or even Fox News to show some skepticism toward Obama’s “pass it now” non-stimulus stimulus plan proposed in last night’s speech, but even the Associated Press seems to be rolling its eyes at the President’s chutzpah. Here’s how AP reporters Calvin Woodward andContinue Reading
Goldberg’s analysis of the speech
Jonah Goldberg comments on Obama’s speech to Congress. Sign up for his weekly email newsletter, The Goldberg File, here. Here are the good parts: …He’s [Obama] the political equivalent of an aging Vegas crooner who doesn’t understand why 25-year-old girls don’t still give him their hotel room keys when he sings “Fly Me to theContinue Reading
Obama’s “pass this jobs bill” remix
How do you spell crony capitalism?
S – O – L – Y – N – D – R – A Barton Hinkle of the Richmond Times has a magnificent column on this deep-seated problem. Both parties have been doing it for a long time. Republicans often say they’re for free enterprise and limited government, but then ladle out tax dollarsContinue Reading