Real Clear Politics extends a Samizdat Prize for those that fight for freedom of speech. The name of the prize invokes the tyranny against free speech that took place in the former Soviet Union. I am not a fan of Dave Rubin or his ways, but the discussion is otherwise […]
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RFK, Jr.: How I Would Have Handled It Differently
I will not be voting for him. But it is impossible to refute the logic he displays in this video:
Latest Republican Betrayers From NC
The Republicans from our state who voted for the most recent bloated debt-laden funding bill include Chuck Edwards (who replaced Madison Cawthorn), Virginia Foxx, Richard Hudson, Pat McHenry and David Rouzer. Foxx has long represented the western parts of the Triad. Both Foxx and Hudson will represent parts of Guilford […]
Hospital Systems Charge “Facility Fees”
A Wall Street Journal article describes a phenomenon that many health care consumers have painfully discovered. Hospital systems buy up medical practices and other health care facilities. Then, customers learn they must pay a “facility fee” they previously did not have to pay. That adds substantially to out-of-pocket charges. (HT: […]
Two Illustrative Local Stories
There were two stories that appeared over the last couple of days that illustrate the depravity of our local institutions and particularly our local political culture. First, a Guilford County District Court Judge– Angela Foster– was suspended because her son was charged with a crime, and she reportedly attempted to […]
Spreading Greensboro Homicides To the County
The message was beyond parody. Mayor Nancy Vaughan asked during her State of the City address regarding the city’s high homicide rate, “Where is the outrage?”. She asked this after having spent many years undermining the police, playing identity group politics and hamstringing law enforcement. She and her fellow council […]
Why Are Republican Congressmen Dropping Like Flies?
On Friday, a Republican congressman– Mike Gallagher– announced he was resigning from Congress in a few weeks. Over the last several months, there has been a series of multiple GOP members who have resigned. That is highly unusual, because politicians tend to crave power and attention, and voluntarily resigning is […]
NC Electric Rates are Higher… Why?
An article in the News and Record piqued some interest. Electricity rates in North Carolina increased 8.5% a couple of months ago. They will go up two more times over the next two years. Why did these rates increase? We are told it is because of all the work performed […]
Murthy v. Missouri: Will Freedom of Speech Survive in America?
The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on Monday in the major Covid-related case, Murthy v. Missouri. It will examine the various attempts by federal agencies and Joe Biden to shut down freedom of speech over the last several years. The stakes are very high. If the justices allow […]
NC Dept. Of Labor Rejects New Covid Workplace Rules
We had posted about this issue here previously. This is a victory, although it is almost unimaginable that this should have been an issue in the first place.