Where Did The "War on Women" Narrative Come From?

May 16, 2012 09:09 AM

Some laws should not be obeyed

That is Walter Williams’ argument in this column. Civil disobedience is merited for laws that unconstitutionally restrict freedom. That was the case with regard to the Fugitive Slave Act in the 1850s (which state officials in Wisconsin openly defied and refused to cooperate when ordered by the Supreme Court to enforce it, a point Tom WoodsContinue Reading

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May 16, 2012 08:45 AM

Latest dispatches from the campaign trail — May 16, 2012

• Former state Sen. Larry Shaw, D-Cumberland, will seek a recount after initial vote counts in the District 21 primary showed him losing to Cumberland County Commissioner Billy King by four votes. • Latest Public Policy Polling survey shows governor’s race between Pat McCrory and Walter Dalton tightening. • Meantime, Rasmussen Reports finds Mitt Romney’sContinue Reading

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May 16, 2012 08:28 AM

The road to serfdom or the road to freedom?

You might have read recent reviews of American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks‘ latest book, The Road To Freedom, which bases its title on Hayek’s classic Road to Serfdom. If Brooks’ ideas pique your interest, be sure to listen to his Carolina Journal Radio interview on the road to freedom.

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May 16, 2012 08:18 AM

Some of N.C. Chamber’s unemployment recommendations mirror JLF ideas

The N.C. Chamber is calling on state lawmakers to scale back maximum weekly unemployment benefits and cut the total number of state-funded weeks of unemployment from 26 to 20. Locker Room readers might recall similar ideas from Fergus Hodgson, who has unveiled a plan that would help North Carolina pay off a state unemployment debtContinue Reading

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May 16, 2012 08:13 AM

Losing money is no crime

Cafe Hayek’s Quotation of the Day: … is from Jonathan Macey’s fine essay in today’s Wall Street Journal – an essay whose title, “Losing Money Isn’t a Crime,” is spot-on correct and germane: The real lesson of what J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called the bank’s “egregious failure” in risk management is that hedgingContinue Reading

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May 16, 2012 07:21 AM

Some interesting insights amid the spin

While Andrew Romano peppers much of his Newsweek profile of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez with barbs aimed at Mitt Romney and the GOP, the article does offer occasional interesting anecdotes. [A]s she prepared to run for D.A., she decided to re-register as a Republican. Martinez has told her conversion story so many times thatContinue Reading

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May 03, 2012

Plastic Bags and Other Evils

When schools spend time preaching the virtues of a green lifestyle while ignoring basic education, they're ripping off taxpayers.

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Apr 25, 2012

CJ Editorial: Drilling Through the Dental Debate

Senate Bill 655 would set into law restrictive regulations controlling the financing and operation of dental practices, while adding others.

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Apr 20, 2012

The Opposition Fractures

Natural gas exploration using hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, may be moving forward in North Carolina. The General Assembly is ready to authorize it.

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Mar 21, 2012

Death of a narrative

The world's media found the neo-Nazi meme in stories about the school shooting in France just too enticing.

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Jan 16, 2012

Anatomy of a Newspaper Hit Piece

In a Sunday piece, <i>The Charlotte Observer</i> employs all the steps used by the mainstream media to mislead readers.

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Jan 03, 2012

A Pauline Kael Syndrome at The News & Observer?

When it comes to quoting blog sites in <i>The News & Observer</i>, the liberal Huffington Post seems to be a favorite.

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