Liberty
The big money behind the ‘Reductio ad Kocham’
Wonder why some people get so worked up about the Koch brothers? Lachlan Markay of the Washington Free Beacon reminds us that it’s a good idea to follow the money.…
Koch family
American family engaged in business
Liberty
Purity of the cause for sensible outdoor dining rules in Raleigh has been ruined
Reductio ad Kocham strikes again, and I can only imagine the conundrum it must be causing Raleigh leftists who want to see sensible outdoor dining rules in downtown. IndyWeek, which…
Energy
Civitas: OK, WRAL, let’s play your game, but let’s do it completely
Civitas’ Susan Myrick shows all the reductio ad hominem that WRAL’s ridiculously Koch-obsessed report missed. Turns out, there was a bunch. Myrick’s report gives “the rest of the story: the…
Energy
WRAL: Reductio ad Kocham
Apparently in the Monopoly game of liberal argumentation, invoking the name of Koch … is treated like drawing a Get Out of Fail Free card. — Yours truly, here, here and…
Elections & Public Integrity
Rent-seeking, the renewable energy business model
Rent-seeking is a strange term; it’s the economists’ version of the infield fly rule. If you’re in the know about rent-seeking, it’s likely you are conversant in economics. The president…
Energy
Inigo Montoya can only do so much
The president gave a speech earlier this week praising his administration’s regulations dictating energy-efficiency standards, its recently unveiled unprecedented onslaught of federal regulations vis-a-vis his “Clean Power Plan,” and its exorbitant menu of federal…
Liberty
Is Anything Wrong with This Picture? I’m Asking
News from those who would tinker with the Constitution and pro-social views of justice remains thin. Those in the public eye are still celebrating time off work. Maybe they’re driving…
Elections & Public Integrity
Barron’s D.C. man narrows GOP presidential field to seven
The latest Barron’s cover story features “D.C. Current” columnist Jim McTague‘s assessment of the Republicans most likely to contend for the 2016 presidential nomination. Loath to be outdone by Fox’s…
Liberty
TIME magazine joins the Koch conspiracy
The latest addition to the evil Koch brothers conspiracy? TIME magazine. How else might one explains the decision to let Sen. Rand Paul write such a nice tribute to the…
Liberty
Stossel focuses on the Kochs
John Stossel‘s latest column at Human Events focuses on the high degree of antipathy directed toward Charles and David Koch. It is disgusting when big shots use their money to…
Liberty
Yes, progressives, the minimum wage does kill jobs
In the debates over raising the minimum wage, we often hear the advocates of the law declaring that it has been proven that raising it does not lead to job…
Education
The Kochs (!!!) are so powerful that even Democrats are under their control
Wait, what? The News & Observer warns that Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson and her staff are working with the Bill of Rights Institute, an organization partially funded…