It’s been often said that, “elections have consequences.” While that’s true, a careful analysis reveals that the most important policies, those that govern our economy and foreign policy, don’t substantially change, regardless of which party is in power. What follows are 50 statistics that illustrate just how close the U.S. economy is to total implosion, […]
So, it seems that the Democrats of South Carolina have duly nominated, as their Senate candidate, a man with no job, no money, no campaign organization, and (the less charitable might say) no clue. And everyone’s trying to figure out how this could have happened. Leaving aside crackpot theories wherein the Republicans secretly inserted an […]
Famed theoretician of economic thought Adam Smith, in his landmark work “The Wealth of Nations,” published in 1776, introduced us to the concept of the “invisible hand” to describe the actions of entrepreneurs in competitive free markets. As the Library of Economics and Liberty puts it: “Someone earning money by his own labor benefits himself. […]
Twenty-one states have issued “Choose Life” license plates. Four states have approved the plates and legislation is pending in sixteen others. Where does North Carolina fit in, and why do the plates draw opposition in some circles? Legislation to issue a pro-life license plate was introduced in both the North Carolina Senate (S210) and House […]
We called him socialist, and we were wrong. We called him many things and we were often wrong. We weren’t paying close enough attention. Barack Hussein Obama got himself elected president but shows no presidential abilities. He shows no leadership, even in a wrong direction. He follows the lead of Socialist Nancy Pelosi, and so […]
On Monday, June 7, the Huntersville’s Town Board of Commissioners did something that had never been done in the town’s history, voting to condemn private property. I was the only commissioner to vote against this land grab. For those keeping score at home, private property rights in Huntersville lived to be 137 years old: RIP […]
It’s refreshing to see that the Main Stream Media is actually taking a serious look at an Obama administration scandal. Unlike the “Messiah” of two years ago, today’s all too human Obama is actually being held to some ethical standards (if by “held to” you mean “caught by”). His tampering with Democratic primaries by offering […]
If you’re anything more than a casual observer of conservative North Carolina politics, you know that this past weekend saw the 2010 NCGOP State Convention in Winston-Salem. As the marquee Republican event in the state leading up to what could be a historic mid-term election, most of the official attention paid to the event was […]
Much ado has been made over the NC 8th Congressional District race, which grows stranger by the day. With more plot twists than an indie film, this primary runoff election has it all: from The Big Guy to The Machine Gun, from threatened lawsuits to heroin, from the military-industrial complex to the sports segment on […]
Most fashion trends fade as quickly as they appear. The 1960s produced Nehru jackets and bell-bottom pants. Multi-colored toe socks and leisure suits permeated the ’70s. Members Only jackets and parachute pants marked the Reagan era and black rain coats and unlaced boots ruled the ’90s. Fortunately, these trendy fashions came and went in relative […]
