Daily Archives: March 15, 2012

Local young Republican group produces ‘Debt Generation’ video

Written on March 15, 2012 at 5:52 pm, by

The Lower Cape Fear Young Republicans have produced a video discussing the dim economic future that Millennials face due to government debt:

The “all of the above” energy strategy

Written on March 15, 2012 at 4:44 pm, by

This reflects a central planning mentality that is not only, at least rhetorically, held by the president but by all four of the Republican candidates–including Ron Paul. This is from my friend Ken Green at the Enterprise Blog: I don’t agree with the whole “all of the above” thing, but most of Mr. Obama’s opponentsContinue Reading

Marriage and the GOP primary in North Carolina

Written on March 15, 2012 at 2:57 pm, by

As The Charlotte Observer‘s Jim Morrill reports today, the chances of North Carolina having much of an impact on the GOP presidential primary increased after the split results Tuesday. That raises the possibility that supporters of the marriage amendment might benefit from greater Republican turnout on May 8 after all, as voters head to theContinue Reading

Gov. Perdue changes her fracking mind?

Written on March 15, 2012 at 1:09 pm, by

Today’s Rights & Regulation newsletter discusses Gov. Perdue’s apparent reversal of opinion on hydraulic fracturing.

Another costly mandate

Written on March 15, 2012 at 12:33 pm, by

Federal bureaucrats are constantly coming up with new regulations that impose high costs on businesses and property owners to solve non-existent problems. In this post, Cato’s Walter Olson writes about an impending swimming pool regulation, mandating that hotels equip pools and hot tubs with expensive equipment designed to make it easier for handicapped people toContinue Reading

Re: CON laws repeal in New Hampshire

Written on March 15, 2012 at 11:41 am, by

As a follow up to John Sander’s post below on the repeal of certificate of need laws in New Hampshire, I’d like to point out a recent study from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy making the case for repeal with specific reference to the New Hampshire law. It is a good compliment toContinue Reading

Our medical care system was not “broken” before Obamacare

Written on March 15, 2012 at 11:28 am, by

Duke professor Chris Conover shows in this piece that our medical care system was not, as Obama and so many of his statist cheerleaders said, “broken” before the passage of Obamacare. Now, saying that the system was not broken doesn’t mean that it couldn’t have been improved. It could have, by getting rid of governmentContinue Reading

AFP, Civitas launch new ‘NC Real Solutions’ campaign

Written on March 15, 2012 at 11:25 am, by

The leaders of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina and the Civitas Institute announced this morning a new campaign dubbed NCRealSolutions.com. The first stage is a roughly $500,000 purchase of commercial and cable television airtime for a new 30-second ad. Click play below to watch the 14-minute news conference unveiling the campaign. AFP State Director DallasContinue Reading