March 13, 2013 – 7:29 am
In case you missed it, the Council on Islamic-American Relations has been running ads attempting to paint “jihad” as being a positive thing. Some are fighting back by exposing the reality, and this has made some in San Fran unhappy as the campaign uses actual Islamist quotes (CBS SF) A controversy has been re-ignited this […]
March 12, 2013 – 3:25 pm
Why, because only 3/5ths of the money goes back to the people. The article actually provides a pretty good explanation of how the Boxer/Sanders legislation would work (I’ve got it somewhere back in the archives, too), then we get (Socialist Worker) But Boxer and Sanders undercut the “fee-and-dividend” plan in a crucial respect: Their legislation […]
March 12, 2013 – 7:49 am
In case you missed it, a judge has struck down Michael Bloomberg’s big sugary drink ban, partly due to Bloomberg sidestepping the city council, partly because it was “arbitrary and capricious” in what was banned and what wasn’t. Bloomberg vows to fight the ruling, because NYC has absolutely no other problems (Newsday) New York City Mayor […]
February 23, 2013 – 8:44 am
Forbes has put together the most miserable U.S. cities Economist Arthur Okun developed the original Misery Index in the 1960s. It combines unemployment and inflation (and was 10.2 last year nationally, down from an 18-year high of 12.1 in 2011). Our look at misery is more localized, and includes unemployment, as well as other things […]
February 7, 2013 – 8:05 am
Unsurprisingly most media outlets and lefty websites are ignoring this information (Washington Examiner) The Family Research Council shooter, who pleaded guilty today to a terrorism charge, picked his target off a “hate map” on the website of the ultra-liberal Southern Poverty Law Center which is upset with the conservative group’s opposition to gay rights. Floyd […]
February 5, 2013 – 11:38 am
Fortunately for them, ObamaCare is working on making a shorter work day a reality, as are the Obama economic policies (via Tom Nelson, of course) (US News And World Report) Want to reduce the effects of global warming? Stop working so hard. Working fewer hours might help slow global warming, according to a new study […]
February 1, 2013 – 7:02 am
The Democrat War On Women continues. Politico’s Roger Simon pens an opinion piece which tells women “hey, you’re safer just calling 911 than having a gun. Who cares if the criminal breaking in might rape, hurt, and/or kill you.” Guns, ammo and … sex I learned a lot about biology this week by watching a […]
January 23, 2013 – 3:02 pm
It seems that another group thinks the big sugary drinks regulation is a Bad Idea (WRAL) Â Opponents of the city’s limit on the size of sugary drinks are raising questions of racial fairness alongside other complaints as the novel restriction faces a court test. The NAACP’s New York state branch and the Hispanic Federation have […]
January 22, 2013 – 9:22 am
Starting off with a letter to the editor of the Washington Post, providing an uncomfortable truth The fact that President Obama’s second inauguration was held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is ripe with symbolism. But our nation’s first black president has done too little to champion the social equality at the core of King’s […]
January 21, 2013 – 8:30 am
We’ve already witnessed two 6 year olds suspended for playing cops and robbers, making gun hands (fortunately they weren’t playing cowboys and Indians, they would have been branded raaaaacists, too). Now we have this hysteria (ABC) A 5-year-old girl was suspended from school earlier this week after she made what the school called a “terrorist […]
