Daily Archives: November 7, 2011

In the 1960s the protesters were being snatched up against there will–the draft–and sent off to a far off land to possibly be shot and killed. The OWS protesters are upset because they have student loans to pay off and banks want to charge them $5 a month to use a debit card. Yup, justContinue Reading

The AP headline reads “Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages.” The case revolves new FDA regulations requiring cigarette packs and advertisements to display picture of those suffering from the ravages of smoking related diseases. I think this reg. would set a very interesting precedent. How about forcing abortion clinics like planned parenthood to putContinue Reading

Via RealClearPolitics.com: What stinkin’ journalism ethics?

Many modern-day economists rely on John Locke’s arguments about such topics as property rights and the rule of law. But it’s not clear to John Mueller that Locke held all of the beliefs now described as “Lockean.” Mueller, Lehrman Institute Fellow in Economics and director of the Economics and Ethics Program at the Ethics andContinue Reading

It bespeaks of confusion or worse to offer the view that “right to work labor” leads to lower production costs. All that a right to work statute does is to give workers in a unionized operation the option of keeping their jobs even if they refuse to pay the union dues.  That has no effectContinue Reading

Elon University has new poll numbers tracking North Carolinians’ attitudes on Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party. Seventy-seven percent of respondents are “somewhat familiar” or “very familiar” with OSW. Asked if they have a favorable or unfavorable view of OSW, the results are split — 45 percent said unfavorable and 45 percent unfavorable. AContinue Reading

I live in the 4th District and recently received an email from Representative David Price, telling me how he’s on record as telling the so-called Super Committee not to cut any government spending — which he terms as “investment” — on education and job creation. He informs his constituents that we “know” that such spendingContinue Reading

When he is not spending his time calling Heather Losurdo a bankrupt-stripper-liar, Progress NC’s Justin Guillory offers insightful commentary on policy. Just for the record, I have never declared bankruptcy.  To the dismay of ladies everywhere, I have never been a stripper.  Occasionally, I tell a fib, tall tale, or whopper – like when IContinue Reading