Collapse of Higher-Ed Bubble Draws Near [Mackinac Center]
Legislators had better start paying attention, because like the implosion of the housing bubble, the higher ed one is all but certain to have an impact on future budgets.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Liberal tax leaves bitter taste in some smoothie drinkers' mouths
Liberal tax leaves bitter taste in some smoothie drinkers' mouths | ksl.com
Burnett said his goal isn't to offend. First, it's to provide people with a healthy product.
Second, it's to start a conversation about what he sees as the over-regulation of the energy industry and the continued financial problems facing the United States.
Burnett said his goal isn't to offend. First, it's to provide people with a healthy product.
Second, it's to start a conversation about what he sees as the over-regulation of the energy industry and the continued financial problems facing the United States.
New Study Shows Better Results For Public Charter School Students Compared To Students In Conventional ...
New Study Shows Better Results For Public Charter School Students Compared To Students In Conventional ... [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
The students who took advantage of school choice had academic growth 82 percent above the state average in reading and 72 percent above the state average in math.
The students who took advantage of school choice had academic growth 82 percent above the state average in reading and 72 percent above the state average in math.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Calling All Cauliflower
Calling All Cauliflower - NYTimes.com
At my house we eat cauliflower like popcorn.
Using a simple recipe from Alice Waters, we slice it thin, toss in olive oil and salt, and roast.
One head of cauliflower is never enough
At my house we eat cauliflower like popcorn.
Using a simple recipe from Alice Waters, we slice it thin, toss in olive oil and salt, and roast.
One head of cauliflower is never enough
New pay-per-mile scheme would boost taxes 250 percent
New pay-per-mile scheme would boost taxes 250 percent | WashingtonExaminer.com
An on-again, off-again move by the Obama administration to scrap the federal gas tax in favor of a pay-per-mile fee would boost the tab to Americans as high as 250 percent, raising their current tax of 18.4 cents a gallon to as high as 46 cents, according to a new government study.
An on-again, off-again move by the Obama administration to scrap the federal gas tax in favor of a pay-per-mile fee would boost the tab to Americans as high as 250 percent, raising their current tax of 18.4 cents a gallon to as high as 46 cents, according to a new government study.
Most of the Arrested Anti-Right-to-Work Protesters Have SEIU 'Dues Skim' Connections
Most of the Arrested Anti-Right-to-Work Protesters Have SEIU 'Dues Skim' Connections [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"Seven of the eight people facing felony charges for their alleged actions on Dec.6 at the State Capitol are affiliated with the SEIU Healthcare Michigan union.
That's the union that has taken more than $33 million from home-based caregivers in Michigan."
"Seven of the eight people facing felony charges for their alleged actions on Dec.6 at the State Capitol are affiliated with the SEIU Healthcare Michigan union.
That's the union that has taken more than $33 million from home-based caregivers in Michigan."
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Obama faces 'limited' options on executive action on gun violence
Obama faces 'limited' options on executive action on gun violence - The Hill
"His options are limited," Adam Winkler, constitutional scholar at the UCLA School of Law, said by phone Friday.
"He can seek to better enforce existing federal law, but he can't act contrary to existing federal law."
Winkler and others say Obama can install changes like new importation limits on weapons, tougher law-enforcement policies and greater cooperation between federal agencies sharing criminal and mental-health records – all without Congress's blessing.
.....Much of the focus seems to be on efforts to strengthen the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), an FBI database through which licensed gun dealers are required to screen potential buyers before selling weapons.
Under federal law, felons, illegal immigrants, drug abusers, spousal abusers and the severely mentally ill may not buy or own firearms.
But the system is riddled with holes, as many states – and even federal agencies – have declined to share records with NICS.
Indeed, an examination of 60 federal agencies in October 2011 revealed that only eight had shared mental-health records with NICS, while only three had submitted drug-abuse records, according to FBI data provided to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an advocacy group.
Among the agencies that had not shared any records on substance abusers was the Drug Enforcement Administration.
"His options are limited," Adam Winkler, constitutional scholar at the UCLA School of Law, said by phone Friday.
"He can seek to better enforce existing federal law, but he can't act contrary to existing federal law."
Winkler and others say Obama can install changes like new importation limits on weapons, tougher law-enforcement policies and greater cooperation between federal agencies sharing criminal and mental-health records – all without Congress's blessing.
.....Much of the focus seems to be on efforts to strengthen the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), an FBI database through which licensed gun dealers are required to screen potential buyers before selling weapons.
Under federal law, felons, illegal immigrants, drug abusers, spousal abusers and the severely mentally ill may not buy or own firearms.
But the system is riddled with holes, as many states – and even federal agencies – have declined to share records with NICS.
Indeed, an examination of 60 federal agencies in October 2011 revealed that only eight had shared mental-health records with NICS, while only three had submitted drug-abuse records, according to FBI data provided to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an advocacy group.
Among the agencies that had not shared any records on substance abusers was the Drug Enforcement Administration.
James M. Buchanan | Fellows | Cato Institute
James M. Buchanan | Fellows | Cato Institute
Buchanan and Tullock’s 1962book, The Calculus of Consent, aggressively questionedthis scenario: why do we assume that because a government acts, itnecessarily solves a given problem?
Don’t public as well as privateactors pursue their self-interest?
For his work in Public Choice economics, Buchanan received theNobel Prize in 1986
Buchanan and Tullock’s 1962book, The Calculus of Consent, aggressively questionedthis scenario: why do we assume that because a government acts, itnecessarily solves a given problem?
Don’t public as well as privateactors pursue their self-interest?
For his work in Public Choice economics, Buchanan received theNobel Prize in 1986
Patient Prescription Drug Records May be Used to Deny Americans their Constitutional Rights
Patient Prescription Drug Records May be Used to Deny Americans their Constitutional Rights
All Americans who have been prescribed psychiatric medications could be denied their constitutional rights under gun control legislation expected to be introduced into the U.S. Senate on January 22nd.
Although the actual text of the bill is not yet available to the public, the heavy emphasis on “mental health” in recent gun control discussions echoes the present-day denial of Second Amendment rights to veterans diagnosed with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder).
In an effort to deny gun ownership “privileges” to as many Americans as possible, Sen. Feinstein and other proponents of total citizen disarmament could simply expand the definition of those deemed “mentally unfit” for gun purchases to include anyone who has ever been prescribed an antidepressant or a drug for ADHD.
I give credit for this realization to Jon Rappoport, editor of No More Fake News.
In a phone conversation yesterday evening, he brought this to my attention, even describing psychiatrists as “the new cops” who get to determine whether you have any rights at all.
Conducting further research on the subject, I found that a national database of prescription drug users already exists. It was created by the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act (NASPER) signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2005.
All Americans who have been prescribed psychiatric medications could be denied their constitutional rights under gun control legislation expected to be introduced into the U.S. Senate on January 22nd.
Although the actual text of the bill is not yet available to the public, the heavy emphasis on “mental health” in recent gun control discussions echoes the present-day denial of Second Amendment rights to veterans diagnosed with PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder).
In an effort to deny gun ownership “privileges” to as many Americans as possible, Sen. Feinstein and other proponents of total citizen disarmament could simply expand the definition of those deemed “mentally unfit” for gun purchases to include anyone who has ever been prescribed an antidepressant or a drug for ADHD.
I give credit for this realization to Jon Rappoport, editor of No More Fake News.
In a phone conversation yesterday evening, he brought this to my attention, even describing psychiatrists as “the new cops” who get to determine whether you have any rights at all.
Conducting further research on the subject, I found that a national database of prescription drug users already exists. It was created by the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act (NASPER) signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2005.
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