It has been a long fought battle, but well worth it, today, I am happy to tell you, Sam Alito was confirmed as the 110th Supreme Court Justice of the United States. The day is getting closer and closer when us voters can actually decide moral issues for ourselves, and not have them forced down […]
Archive for January, 2006
Jan31st2006
Jan31st2006
Liberals In 1968 And Now - Ignoring The Lessons Of History
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Economics, Foreign Policy, General and Myths. 0 CommentsEconomist Arnold Kling writes:
The Conventional Wisdom among well-educated liberals in 1968 included the following:
* Anti-Communism was a greater menace than Communism.
* The planet could not possibly support the population increases that would take place by the end of the twentieth century.
* Conservatives stood in the way of progress for minorities.
* Government programs were […]
Jan31st2006
“Reflecting this culture, our legislators often behave as if business is a problem to be solved. On Jan. 17, they also overrode a gubernatorial veto of a $1-an-hour increase in the state’s minimum wage. Like the health-care mandate, the hike is a job killer–though not in affluent areas of the state, where strong labor demand […]
Jan30th2006
Apparently, for liberals, judges are for pushing their liberal agenda:
“I think he is the wrong judge at the wrong time in the wrong place,” said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., a longtime liberal stalwart. “I do not believe he is going to be part of the whole movement of the continued march towards progress in this […]
Jan30th2006
Fox News reports:
To more effectively oppose Supreme Court nominees in the future, Democrats need to convince the public “their values are at stake” rather than use stalling tactics to try to thwart the president, said a senator who opposes Samuel Alito’s confirmation.
“We need to recognize, because Judge Alito will be confirmed, that, if we’re […]
Jan30th2006
“Education works by countering ignorance. That’s why initial anti-smoking education worked well. But after people knew that smoking caused cancer, telling them so again didn’t much deter them. Likewise, once people know how to get pregnant, and how to prevent it, telling them so more elaborately doesn’t get you much bang for your buck”.– Jane […]
Jan27th2006
Big Labor’s Attack On The Poor In Maryland
Published by in Economics, General, Minimum Wage, Unions and Wal-Mart. 0 CommentsProfessor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University Steve Hanke and Professor of economics at Loyola College in Maryland Stephen Walters have a post in the Wall Street Journal detailing the attack on the poor by big labor:
Hard Line State
Big Labor’s war on Wal-Mart claims casualties among poor Marylanders.
BY STEVE H. HANKE AND STEPHEN J.K. […]
Jan27th2006
“The Democrats are trying to “reframe” their message to make people think they believe abortion is wrong. I think this is going to be a hard sell if they plan to continue ferociously defending abortion-on-demand right up until the moment the baby’s head is through the birth canal”. –Ann Coulter
Jan26th2006
The Assumptions Made By (modern) Liberals - Part I
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Economics and General. 1 CommentEconomist Arnold Kling has started a new series of essays about the assumptions made by (modern) liberals that he would like liberals to read. His first one is about,
Liberals see the market as an arena in which evil corporations inflict their greed on innocent victims. I wish you would see that motives matter less than […]
Jan26th2006
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Communism, Economics, FreeTrade, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Myths. 0 Comments“In all times and in all places there has been too much government. We now know what prosperity is: it is the gradual extension of the division of labour through the free exchange of goods and ideas, and the consequent introduction of efficiencies by the invention of new technologies. This is the process that has […]
Jan25th2006
Apparently, the slippery slope from gay marriage to polygamy is not too far fetched for countries that have already legalized gay marriage:
Study recommends repealing polygamy ban in Canada
OTTAWA — A new study for the federal Justice Department says Canada should get rid of its law banning polygamy, and change other legislation to help women and […]
Jan25th2006
Quote Of The Day
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, General and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 1 Comment“Walter Williams, who notes a formula that any American, regardless of race, can use to dramatically improve one’s life. I strip down Professor Williams’ erudite rhetoric:
- graduate from high school
- don’t have children before marriage
- stay out of jail
- don’t be a lazy ass
The 26% of black folks who remain poor have typically broken one […]
Jan24th2006
Richard Epstein On Florida Vouchers Ruling
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Education, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 0 CommentsUniversity of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein weighs in on the Florida voucher decision earlier this month with an analysis of the state constitution’s uniformity clause, the issue the case was decided on.
He writes:
The battle between these two points of view, and the interest groups that they represent, took an odd turn recently n […]
Jan24th2006
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Education, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 0 Comments“I am a staunch advocate for school vouchers, and a recent controversy help reaffirm my support….School choice advocates say tax dollars should follow a child to the schools of their choice, not the school itself. We say school choice would drive reform in public education through competition. We say what stands in our way are […]
Jan23rd2006
John Stossel, writing in ABC News, gives 10 media-fed myths,
MYTH #10 — We Have Less Free Time
MYTH #9 — Money Can Buy Happiness
MYTH #8 — Republicans Shrink the Government
MYTH #7 — The World Is Getting Too Crowded
MYTH #6 — Chemicals Are Killing Us
MYTH # 5 — Guns Are Always Bad for Us
MYTH # 4 — […]
Jan23rd2006
Quote Of The Day
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Foreign Policy, General and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 0 Comments“That being said, I am a registered Republican because I cannot in good conscience vote for a Party which has largely been on the wrong side of history, with regards to its economic philosophy and its foreign relations policies, since Roosevelt. To be fair, however, Democrats held power for most of that time, so their […]
