California’s state government is so concerned about the survival of an obscure species of smelt that it has effectively rendered some of the most productive farmland in that state a desert wasteland devoid of water. Having so successfully <ahem> managed that crisis, California state legislators have now turned their attention to the plight of poultry […]
OBAMACARE: When You Put Out a Fire, What Do You Replace It With?
No matter how disastrously some policy has turned out, anyone who criticizes it can expect to hear: “But what would you replace it with?” When you put out a fire, what do you replace it with? — Thomas Sowell I agree wholeheartedly with Thomas Sowell, so you may be surprised to learn that the purpose […]
Money for Nothing and Health Care for Free
Author’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series – see the […]
Sending Granny (and Gramps) to the Home
Author’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series, and see the […]
Government’s Getting Us Where it Wants Us — Eating Out of Its Hand
About the time I began homeschooling my two sons 12 years ago, there was a spoof of a “news” story circulating around the internet on homeschool discussion boards. The fake newspaper article was a send-up of every argument leveled against homeschooling by teachers’ unions and other advocates for public education who insisted homeschooling needed to […]
People Don’t Walk Away From a Fool and His Money
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series, see the bottom for a complete list. * * * * * * * * * * You’re probably familiar with the old adage “a fool and his money are soon parted.” Paul McCartney put a twist on this proverb in his lyrics for the song […]
Obama Versus Someone Who Actually Knows What He’s Talking About
I’ve been studying economics this school year along with my two teenaged sons in our homeschool. We listened to a lecture the other day during which Nobel Laureate economist Robert E. Lucas, Jr., was quoted. After hearing our president’s remarks on the occasion of his second inauguration, I felt compelled to go back and listen […]
NE Medicaid Expansion: The Race is On
Author’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. See the bottom of this article for a complete series list. * * * * * * * * * * Last […]
NE Ballots: Deciding How to Vote on Those Four Proposed Amendments
If YOU landed here for the first time, looking for a sample ballot or additional information and opinions regarding items that will appear on your ballot, know that you are decidedly not alone. Traffic statistics for our site are proving, once again, voters want to see sample ballots as early as possible, and they want […]
Arbor Day’s J. Sterling Morton: We Don’t Know Him
Some men, long dead, are famous for what they DIDN’T do. For example, George Washington almost certainly didn’t chop down a cherry tree and later confess because, as he is reputed to have told his father, he “could not tell a lie.”1 This myth was popularized in a fable written by Mason Locke Weems about […]
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