Elections & Public Integrity
A Tea Party of the left
Pundits tried to paint the Occupy movement as a left-of-center version of the Tea Party phenomenon. Now some see signs of a left-wing Tea Party brewing today. James Antle of…
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Elections & Public Integrity
Dissecting the latest intelligence report
John Hinderaker of the Power Line blog takes American intelligence agencies to task. While failing utterly to provide evidence (let alone persuasive evidence) that Russia intruded into the DNC’s email…
Law & Public Safety
Not worried about President Obama’s executive overreach? Imagine someone else in the White House
Dan Hannan uses a Washington Examiner column to send a message to liberals who have cheered President Obama’s misuse of executive power. Sticklers for constitutional propriety are so used to…
Elections & Public Integrity
A coronation gone awry
Ian Tuttle argues at National Review Online that Democrats might regret their attempt to treat their presidential nomination process as a “coronation” of sorts for Hillary Clinton. If Hillary Clinton…
Liberty
The rise of the European left
Dan Hannan explores for Washington Examiner readers the recent rise of the political left in Europe. My American friends keep telling me that Bernie Sanders is a left-wing crackpot. “If…
Liberty
Meet The ‘Occupy’ Malcontent Sentenced To 3 Months In Jail
A judge has sentenced Cecily McMillan to 90 days in jail for her actions as part of the ‘Occupy’ malcontent movement. Her jail sentence is for assaulting and injuring a…
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Carolina Journal writers offer expert insights and other items of interest
During his latest appearance on News 14 Carolina’s statewide “Capital Tonight” program, Carolina Journal Associate Editor Barry Smith tackled topics such as N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger‘s announcement that he…
Liberty
Flushing out the Fake Indies
There are rumors that Occupy Asheville may be afoot, refusing to die with the formal ceremony organized by the group’s leaders.
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An Ijut Reads the Headlines – Part III
In a third lesson, I read, “Occupy Asheville Dissolved Itself – For Now.” Unacquainted with commonsense, I ask why those opposing the establishment are being so formal, unless it is…
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I Deserve It And Somebody Else Should Pay For It
It’s hard to know where to begin to address all the flawed, misguided, troubling thinking espoused in this NC State Technician piece about student loan debt. The story profiles members…
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Missed Photo Ops
Last year, I wished I had a camera when about three or four people were standing on a corner in Hendersonville. They were that town’s Occupy movement. Unlike most places,…
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Historian Ferguson ponders Europe’s flirtation with fascism
No historian from Europe can afford to take the topic of fascism too lightly. Harvard’s Niall Ferguson understands that, but he offers an interesting perspective in Newsweek about the Continent’s…