Daily Archives: December 22, 2011

Kids reject “healthy” lunches, create black market for junk food

Written on December 22, 2011 at 2:11 pm, by

This year, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) implemented a plan to make school lunches healthier.  Students did not respond well to the change.  Education Week reports, Many of the meals are being rejected en masse. Participation in the school lunch program has dropped by thousands of students. Principals report massive waste, with unopenedContinue Reading

A ‘military strategy’ that failed

Written on December 22, 2011 at 1:13 pm, by

One of the great strengths of a free-market system is that it allows business to experiment, to try out new products and markets. Sometimes they will succeed, and yes, sometimes they will not. Which brings us to American Airlines and its “military strategy.” OK, it’s really more like an Army strategy — connecting far-flung majorContinue Reading

The relentless, unceasing campaign to keep Obama in office

Written on December 22, 2011 at 12:09 pm, by

The Dear Leader is encouraging young people who are still under his spell to push his cult of personality during the holidays. Read about it here.

Annexation Lawsuit

Written on December 22, 2011 at 11:14 am, by

As reported in the Carolina Journal, several cities are challenging the new annexation law in court. The first issue that the court must address is whether the protest petition process is a vote.  The DOJ has already rejected the argument that it is a vote under the Voting Rights Act.  It also wouldn’t be aContinue Reading

Newt Gingrich and the politics of history

Written on December 22, 2011 at 11:11 am, by

Yesterday, Reuters ran a really dumb story, “Gingrich’s nods to history don’t impress scholars.” I am not an apologist for Newt, and do not take this as an endorsement.  Rather, I object to a story designed to assail Gingrich’s intellect generally, rather than address his policy proposals and ideas.  The folks at Reuters should askContinue Reading

Do you “like” North Carolina’s newspapers?

Written on December 22, 2011 at 9:48 am, by

How many Facebook users “like” each of North Carolina’s major newspapers? Here is the ranking (as of 12/22): 1. Fayetteville Observer: 7,629 2. Charlotte Observer: 7,547 3. Carolina Journal/JLF: 6,725 4. Wilmington Star-News: 6,436 5. Independent Weekly: 5,246 6. Greensboro News & Record: 4,662 7. Winston-Salem Journal: 4,208 8. News & Observer: 3,722 9. AshevilleContinue Reading

Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: Thursday, December 22, 2011

Written on December 22, 2011 at 8:00 am, by

Americans Elect, a nonprofit group, is trying to get a third-party option on North Carolina’s presidential ballot (WRAL-TV) Republican Chris Carney is sworn in as the new District 41 senator (Record & Landmark) Blue Dog Democrats Mike McIntyre, Heath Shuler targeted by robocalls on payroll tax-cut extension (WECT-TV) U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers, a Republican ofContinue Reading

Human Events names Paul Ryan its conservative of the year

Written on December 22, 2011 at 6:59 am, by

Lawrence Kudlow profiles Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan for Human Events, which just named the U.S. House budget chief its conservative of the year for 2011. Ryan has old-fashioned goals, too, like saving America from fiscal bankruptcy, economic stagnation and a European-style entitlement state. “Just look at what happened across the Atlantic,” Ryan told me inContinue Reading