Daily Archives: March 26, 2012

We need a “none-of-the-above” energy policy

Written on March 26, 2012 at 4:05 pm, by

There has bee a great deal of talk lately by presidential candidates from both parties and pundits everywhere that what American needs is an “all-of-the-above” energy policy. In fact what the country needs is a “none-of-the-above” energy policy. Let the market decide. The government shouldn’t be picking winners and losers and that means it alsoContinue Reading

Malone, Cutlip already trading barbs in House District 35

Written on March 26, 2012 at 2:43 pm, by

One of a dozen or so Republican primaries in the House to keep an eye on is in district 35. Chris Malone, a member of the Wake County School Board, and Duane Cutlip, who ran unsucessfully for state legislative office in 2008 and 2010, are competing there. The Eastern Wake News has a tidy rundownContinue Reading

Beware “creative financing” when taxpayers are on the hook

Written on March 26, 2012 at 2:36 pm, by

The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups. Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson This weekend The News & Observer reported on aContinue Reading

Historical novelist discusses the work of the World War II era Monuments Men

Written on March 26, 2012 at 2:08 pm, by

The Nazis looted 22 million works of art during World War II — including great masterpieces of European painting, sculpture, literature, and music. That’s according to author Thomas Thibeault,whose historical novel Balto’s Nose focuses on American efforts to recover the looted treasures. In a presentation today to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society, Thibeault discussedContinue Reading

More highlights of the NCAE convention

Written on March 26, 2012 at 11:42 am, by

The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) Convention 2012 rocked the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem this weekend.  Here are some additional highlights of the conference (courtesy of Twitter): MaryBethTeaches: There are 42,629 @NCAE members but only 10,497 (25%) have “flipped” to EFT [Electronic Funds Transfer]. R U going 2 quit, let politicians have theContinue Reading

EPA ignores Congress and the Constitution. What else is new?

Written on March 26, 2012 at 10:33 am, by

EPA’s power grab.  The Obama administration’s fuel economy standards will require an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.  CEI’s Marlow Lewis notes that this is not just about the costs but an administrative agency ignoring the Constitution and the will of Congress. The laws used by the EPA to write the regulations wereContinue Reading

Washington Examiner’s take on Liberal attack on Supreme Court

Written on March 26, 2012 at 10:22 am, by

Liberals are already trying to discredit a possible unconstitutional ruling by the Supreme Court on Obamacare. See this editorial. Sahil Kapur of Talking Points Memo informs us that if the justices respect precedent, “they’ll uphold the law. An ideology-driven move to strike down the mandate, a central component of the law, would mark a rare,Continue Reading

Face Off: Will vs. Marcus

Written on March 26, 2012 at 9:38 am, by

Sunday’s N&O featured a wonder example of how the left and right approach the the Obamacare health care law.  George Will provides a powerful legal argument based not on the commerce clause, but on contract law.  Will cites the argument provided by the Institute for Justice (IJ) amicus brief. The brief, the primary authors ofContinue Reading