Colorado Amendment 63 vs. the “endless lawsuit” argument
A common argument against Amendment 63 is that it “will lead to endless lawsuits.” This is like opposing the First Amendment because of potential lawsuits from people seeking to use government to restrict your free speech.
Another County Heard From
Article on high-speed rail in the on-line edition of USA Today. Key point: “The history of transportation shows that we adopt new technologies when they are faster, more convenient, and less expensive than the technologies they replace. High-speed rail is slower than flying, less convenient than driving, and far more expensive than either one. As […]
Colorado Succeeds Report Makes Case for Following Florida’s Reform Success
An article in yesterday’s Denver Post brought attention to a new report by our friends at Colorado Succeeds that urges Colorado to follow Florida’s lead on education reforms. Where have I heard that before? Oh, yeah…
Jeb Bush’s Stellar Education Reform Record Worthy of Colorado Emulation (July 2008)
Bolstering the Case for Jeb Bush’s Education Reform Success […]
“You can keep your health insurance…if you BEG hard enough for an Obamacare waiver.”
That’s Michelle Malkin on ObamaCare (HR 3590), in her post titled “Obamacare waivers: Torquemada Sebelius spares McDonald’s, unions.” (via Ari Armstrong.)
Postcards from Asia
My visit to Korea was courtesy of the Korean Institute of Public Administration (KIPA), which asked me to speak at a conference on “Conflict Management and Collaborative Governance.” Apparently, since Korea became a democracy in 1987, people have expressed their new-found freedom by protesting and debating all sorts of things, conflicts that one analyst estimates […]
Fair and Balanced?: Union Dominates Local TV “Waiting for Superman” Panel
Look, I’m going to admit up front that little Eddie isn’t inherently balanced, not when it comes to discussions education issues anyway. I have a point of view. It’s no secret. I try to back up my arguments with evidence as much as I can, but in the end I have some pretty strong beliefs […]
Puerto Rico Law Limiting Use of Shooting Ranges
An official with Puerto Rico’s Justice Department has announced that the Department will propose changes in the island’s firearms laws, to bring them into line with Heller and McDonald. However, two of the proposed changes appear to be unconstitutional: Torres said the measures will include a requirement that shooting ranges keep logs of how much ammunition […]
Rep. Max Tyler Is Wrong about Wind Power
Forcing Xcel customers to pay more for less energy hurts the State’s economy. Period.
Amendment 63: keeping you out of jail
Check out this new video on Colorado Amendment 63: See also this related post: Jail time for not having (legal) health insurance? and read the text of the Amendment. More health care videos.
Rest in Peace, Old Friend
July 1, 1993 – October 11, 2010 Chip on Christmas, 2009. Knowing this day would eventually arrive didn’t make it any easier, nor did the fact that, at 17 years three months, Chip outlived most other dogs of his size by several years. If I live to share my home with a hundred more dogs, […]
Dave Kopel on Michigan ObamaCare lawsuit
Dave Kopel writes in the Daily Caller: Thursday’s decision in Thomas More Law Center v. Obama is a short-term victory for President Obama’s health control law. Yet a close reading of the case suggests that the law may have a very tough time once it gets before the Supreme Court. … The choice not to […]
9/22/10
Newsletter September 22 2010
