Daily Archives: July 13, 2012

Do not read the latest News & Observer communiqué on education reform in North Carolina.  I will save you time by summarizing it for you: Education reformers – give up. The editors of the N&O contend, “[T]here’s a grating edge to many of the “education reform” proposals we’ve seen lately. They seem to take aim at,Continue Reading

• The Secret Service hopes to erect some imposing physical barriers to secure the venues for Charlotte’s Democratic National Convention.   • The 9th District Republican runoff takes an even nastier turn, as Jim Pendergraph accuses Robert Pittenger of committing a crime.   • Meantime, Pittenger wins the endorsement of former Arkansas Gov. and GOPContinue Reading

Think Mitt Romney needs to offer more detailed policy proposals now to win the presidential election in November? The Weekly Standard‘s Jay Cost says the recent historical record suggests that’s just not true. I gave a close read to the nine convention addresses of nominees who eventually defeated the incumbent party – FDR in 1932,Continue Reading

The Supreme Court recently taught us that the federal government can tax us for not buying private health insurance. Now Deroy Murdock tells us the Environmental Protection Agency wants to tax — er, penalize — oil refiners for failing to use a product that doesn’t exist. The Environmental Protection Agency has slapped a $6.8 millionContinue Reading

Rich Lowry‘s latest National Review Online column examines just how well things have worked out for those young people who supported Barack Obama’s presidential bid in 2008. The cadres of college students and recent graduates who swooned and fainted for Barack Obama four years ago will long be remembered for one of the most ill-consideredContinue Reading

Jonah Goldberg devotes his latest column to the campaign — often described as quixotic — to wean the United States away from the United Nations. The International Telecommunications Union, a U.N. organization, is secretly debating proposals to claim jurisdiction over the Web and take it out of America’s hands. The major forces behind this push:Continue Reading

Recently a New York Times writer argued in favor of restoring conscription of young people. Bill Anderson replies forcefully here against this appalling idea. I often lament that the word “liberal” is generally applied to people who favor the exact opposite of liberty, advancing all manner of coercive ideas. This is another instance.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the federal health care law, what does that ruling mean for North Carolina? John Hood addresses that question during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Becki Gray recaps key developments from the 2012 legislative session, and we’ll hear highlights from some of the final legislative debatesContinue Reading