Special thanks to Americans for Prosperity and The Competitive Enterprise Institute for having me in on this very important study into NJ finances. This post up at Big Government.Com pulls in some of the highlights of a press conference in Trenton announcing our results. Viewed from outside of N.J., Gov. Christ Christie is seen a [...]
Viewed from outside of N.J., Gov. Christ Christie is seen a conservative champion, but it is worth recalling that he was actually challenged from his right in that state’s Republican primary for governor. While Christie certainly deserves credit for defying union bosses and for challenging N.J.’s highly activist court, the state still has a long [...]
Outstanding report from Rob Bluey who heads up the Center for Media and Public Policy at the Heritage Foundation and its new investigative journalism unit. With traditional news outlets dying out, there’s a huge opening for free-market, right leaning think tanks, which are part of the State Policy Network (SPN). Another key player here is [...]
Many thanks to Robert Bradley for posting my sequel on the oil rig story at his Master Resource blog. An important report to say the least that originated at the Pelican Institute for Public Policy. Up to 20 oil rigs could leave the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to the 11 that have already left, [...]
Many thanks to Michael Barone for highlighting this report in his Beltway Confidential blog. The Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit against ObamaCare is unique in that it is only suit that is challenging the constitutionality of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IAPB) as I explain in the report linked below to the Pelican Institute. Unelected bureaucrats could [...]
Gov. Bobby Jindal is up for re-election this fall in Louisiana. He is expected to campaign on behalf of school board candidates who support school vouchers and oppose existing tenure laws. Meanwhile, the teachers unions are backing their own slate of candidates. The Pelican Institute has the report. Union-backed school board candidates who oppose school [...]
A lot of conservatives are understandably uncomfortable with the idea of calling a constitutional convention since it could possibly open the way to perfidy. But the sharp legal minds at the Goldwater Institute have offered up some compelling arguments that are not easily dismissed. Lots of reaction to this post at Net Right Daily. Here [...]