Liberty
Ira Stoll notes the Charlotte scandal and draws the right conclusion
Columnist Ira Stoll takes note of the scandal in Charlotte in this piece and draws the right conclusion from it: big government invites corruption.
Corruption
form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain
Liberty
Latest arrogance, oops, audit at DPI
State Auditor Beth Wood released a new investigative report today on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI). For nine months a technical services analyst at DPI filed for…
Liberty
Drifting, Floating
Now that the extended holiday is over and you have read your reams of articles on how to keep your dogs relaxed and how to make the best chili for…
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Peculation, corruption, oppression….
Ed Cline’s latest essay looks at the Obama administration through the eyes of James Madison, who feared unbridled executive power.
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Good news on the horizon for India?
One certainly gets the sense that the Indian government is moving in the right direction by relying on advice from University of Chicago economist Raghuram Rajan. Bloomberg Businessweek offers the…
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Who You Gonna Call?
I do not like to use this space to call attention to the frailties of mere mortals. However, following mismanagement of the Asheville Police Department’s evidence room, sending of the…
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Bellying Up To The Public Pension Trough
I have relatives in southern California and, thus, have been following the outrageous shenanigans of former officials of Bell, California, where top officials raked in six-figure salaries and laughed among…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Colvin characterizes the chaos
Geoff Colvin‘s latest Fortune column assesses the “politically, economically, and culturally momentous news” contributing to a worldwide sense of chaos. A is for anger. The whole world seems to be…
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Because the Public Can’t Be Trusted with Alcohol Sales
Years ago, Asheville City Council cleaned house on the ABC Board after allegations of wild parties, lavish spending on personal comforts, and documents indicating astronomical breakage as part of an…
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City Council: Cartels-R-US
Only in Charlotte. Only in the QC would city staff and the dopey pols who rubber stamp them argue that outlawing nine cab companies would be good for consumers. But…
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Fire Sylvia Cherry
Wow. Yet another scandal in plain sight; yet another criminal justice scandal in plain sight in Mecklenburg County. Recall the public was initially told that Martin Diamond, 23, was “accidentally”…
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Corruption and waste in education
Cato’s Andrew Coulson writes here about the prevalence of corruption and waste in education. PUBLIC education. I’m aware of no evidence of large-scale corruption and waste in private education, or…