Strings Attached: How State Lawmakers Invite Federal Control
The South Carolina Policy Council, a free-market oriented think tank based in The Palmetto State, does yeoman’s work in the thankless task of trying to keep
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If the economy is improving ….
(I know. That post title makes me sound a little like Jeff Foxworthy. ‘If the economy is improving, you MIGHT be a redneck.’ ) The
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GOP leaders seek to shake “inflexibility” image
The New York Times is praising Speaker Boehner and Majority Whip Cantor for putting all that harsh conservative talk on the backburner: Unpopular
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NC Campaign 2012: And the beat goes on …
With Lt. Gov.Walter Dalton stepping up to the gubernatorial race, state Democrats have been desperate to find someone to carry the party banner in 2012
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The Financial Recession Excuse
Former US senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) — a PhD in Economics — and co-author Mike Solon put together a fantastic piece this week in
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Incomes on rise in energy mining areas, falling in manufacturing regions
According to data published this week in The Wall Street Journal, regions of the U.S. where energy mining is on the rise are seeing an economic boom, while industrial and manufacturing
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Pinehurst: A welcome-aboard briefing for the new police chief
Our thrice-weekly Nobel Prize-contending, Pulitzer Prize-winning local newspaper ran a nice article this week on new Pinehurst police chief Earl Phipps. Change was really needed at the PPD.
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Fudging the jobless numbers — and scamming the voters — to aid reelection campaigns
I’ve always cautioned people against believing what they see in the mainstream media. Today’s media-gasm on the drop in the unemployment rate is
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U.S. Senator Sock Puppet (D-NC) gets her dander up
The folks who enjoy abortion, and the generous government funding it enjoys, like to refer to themselves as “pro-choice.” But anyone who dares to make a “choice”
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Richard Burr’s EPIC FAIL on congressional insider trading ban
The U.S. Senate voted 93-2 to move forward on the STOCK bill, which lowers the boom on Members of Congress who use info they gain via
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