Daily Archives: September 14, 2011
Congrats to NCSU Young Americans for Liberty chapter…
Heartland’s James Taylor exposes Huntsman’s “98% of climate scientists agree” claim
In last week’s Republican presidential debate sponsored by MSNBC and Politico, candidate John Huntsman, the only serious Al Gorite in the Republican presidential field, claimed that there is a 98% percent consensus among climate scientists on the issue of global warming. So the question arises, what was he referring to. The Heartland Institute’s James Taylor,Continue Reading
SAT performance: Nothing to see here
Resist the temptation to get upset about the drop in North Carolina’s average SAT score. Here are the details: In North Carolina, Critical Reading scores decreased by two points to 493 while Math scores declined by one point to 508. The average Writing score in 2011 was 474 – a drop of two points fromContinue Reading
JLF expert urges Buncombe County voters to question a proposed sales tax hike
Buncombe County voters will decide this fall whether to endorse a 0.25-cent sales tax hike. Michael Sanera believes those voters should ask some questions first. “Voters are told that an extra $7 million per year in sales tax will pay for new buildings and renovations at Asheville-Buncombe County Technical Community College,” said Dr. Michael Sanera,Continue Reading
The most important members of the president’s entourage arrive at Reynolds Coliseum
If President Obama really wants to help create jobs …
As the president visits North Carolina today, Byron York highlights for Washington Examiner readers the impact of the Obama administration’s efforts to curb overregulation: The number and scope of federal regulations, along with the costs of those regulations and the number of federal regulators, are all growing despite an executive order from President Obama thatContinue Reading
Think an overly extended welfare state doesn’t matter?
It’s not just my Hungarian heritage that leads me to highlight a Bloomberg Businessweek article about great-grandfather Kokai’s homeland. Wielding scythes and pitchforks, about 30 men and women hack through brambles on a hillside above the Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata. With the nearest road more than a half mile away, workers have to hike inContinue Reading
Government’s decision to throw $145 million at solar projects ‘heartens’ Businessweek editors
A new Bloomberg Businessweek editorial starts well enough: In a cringeworthy failure, California solar panel maker Solyndra collapsed on Aug. 31 and filed for bankruptcy, just two years after winning $535 million of federal loan guarantees. Solyndra’s rapid rise and fall should have played out entirely in the private sector. Silicon Valley is thick withContinue Reading