I have been going through government documents and unelected bureaucracies’ documents while researching policies being put in place locally. I say “being put in place” because these policies are obfuscated from the public and sold to the public with false premises and false predictions. One thing in particular stands out in all of these documents. The […]
In case you thought “talking points” was just a catch-phrase… it’s not. But rarely does the public get a peek behind the political veil like we’re getting now. In a 38-page memo leaked to the media, North Carolina progressives lay out the poll-tested line of attack against their Republican opponents. Read the entire memo here. First, kudos […]
China appears to be on the verge of closing, or, at minimum, seriously reforming its 350 forced labor camps, together with injecting due process into its system. It is an historic development, one under-reported in the mainstream Western media. The New York Times and Reuters, but far too few other media, are on this story. This may turn […]
Even the local mainstream media can no longer ignore the shortage of ammunition that’s sweeping the nation. As demand soars in an environment of diminished supply, prices are following suit; they’re soaring to record, and in some cases obscene, levels. “We just didn’t see this coming,” said Larry Hyatt, owner of Hyatt Gun and Coin […]
First it was bailouts for Wall Street. Taxpayer cash for Fannie, Freddie, and AIG. Then bailouts for “automakers” (which was really code for Obama’s Union cronies.) Then the failed “stimulus.” Then a complete cave-in on the fiscal cliff, with taxes going up for everyone with no spending cuts. But that’s not enough. When it comes […]
“Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.” – Mark Twain. Whether Twain actually said that quote is somewhat in dispute. It has been attributed to several people over the years. What does not appear to be in dispute is the somewhat public dust up between the Lake Norman Citizen and […]
Thank goodness the Associated Press was able to cut through the wonkish bromides, promises of greater things, and platitudes of excellence imbued in the State of the Union speech and the GOP response: Social media erupted with all sorts of jokes. Soon after Rubio ended the address, he tweeted this picture under the heading “GOP […]
Is the GOP going the way of the Whigs? And, if so, can a new enthusiastic determination to defend our Constitutional rights save it? Jeffrey Bell, policy director for the American Principles Project (which this columnist professionally advises), presents a compellingly grim scenario in a recent column, entitled Losing Streak: The Democratic Ascendency and Why It […]
North Carolina is one of the reddest states in America. We have a Republican Governor and Lt. Governor … A Republican majority on the state Supreme Court… Nine of our thirteen U.S. Congressmen are Republican. Our state General Assembly is dominated by Republicans — with a 33-17 majority in the State Senate, and a 77–43 […]
Sometimes, it is just smarter (and easier) to let people who are smarter than you explain complicated things. Such is the case with Chuck Blahous, a long-time friend from Washington DC who is now a trustee on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund. I was about to plow through the CBO update on long-term economic and […]
