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Regulating the internet still a bad idea at the state level

Apr 02, 2012 Comments Off by

The panic over federal legislation regulating the Internet is over, but now states are jumping on the bandwagon.  As with many things, Arizona seems to want to be “first”.  A bill has worked its way through both houses of Arizona’s legislature giving the state …

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Supreme Court: Reading 2,700-page ACA cruel and unusual punishment

Mar 28, 2012 Comments Off by

This just in:  the misnamed Affordable Care Act was passed by a Congress that didn’t read it, and now is about to be ruled on by a Supreme Court that refuses to read it.

“Mr. Kneedler, what happened to the Eighth Amendment?” Scalia asked — …

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Small Town Near Grand Canyon Practices ‘Big Politics’: Tusayan Stilo Development

Feb 16, 2012 Comments Off by

Powerful environmental groups could notch two high-profile victories this year in their quest to squelch business interests near the Grand Canyon, but a political battle raging in a tiny town close by could soon give hope to private property rights advocates nationwide.

At first glance, Tusayan, …

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Athens burns as Greece struggles to implement spartan budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off

Athens, reputed to be the origin of democracy, is in the 21st century a pariah of the worst extremes of what government by the welfare state can do for an economy.  Civilization has ground to a halt as as the irate, impoverished population spasms in …

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Unemployment hasn’t actually fallen at all under Obama

Feb 09, 2012 Comments Off

That sounds like a wild thing to say, but here is the rationale, and it’s actually quite simple:

For starters, almost the entire decline in the unemployment rate over the last year has been ephemeral. The rate is calculated by dividing the people who do …

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