June 18, 2013
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Common Core the latest federal education fiasco
The latest threat to our rights as Kentucky parents to educate our children in ways that best fit each child’s needs comes from a federally imposed, one-size-fits-every-state educational curriculum...
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From economic standpoint, there’s no ‘need’ to bring in foreign workers
A common argument for allowing more immigration is that there is a “need” for foreign workers to do “jobs that Americans won’t do,” especially in agriculture. One of my most vivid memories of th...
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Leftist bullies infest regulatory state
WASHINGTON — As soon as the Constitution permitted him to run for Congress, Al Salvi did. In 1986, just 26 and fresh from the University of Illinois law school, he sank $1,000 of his own money, whi...
Jun 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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EXPERIENCE Washington should learn from a real job creator
Washington hasn’t figured it out yet, but outside the Beltway it’s painfully obvious that the federal government’s efforts to create jobs and revive the economy have been a bust. The government has...
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Children having children poses more serious risk than morning-after pill
If you’re having trouble following all of the twists and turns in the saga relating to the availability of what is commonly referred to as the “morning-after pill,” you’re not alone. First some ...
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Libertarianism’s ideals worth pursuit
“Why are there no libertarian countries?” In a much-discussed essay for Salon magazine, Michael Lind asks: “If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a mo...
Jun 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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ENDEMIC Corruption metastasizing throughout administration
CBS News committed an act of journalism this week. In doing so, it broke from the pack of major news agencies that have to be dragged kicking and screaming to report on abuses of power within the O...
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Privacy boundaries hard to agree on
When I first started teaching criminal law (decades ago), I spent weeks on the Fourth Amendment and the “zone of privacy.” The big case was Katz v. United States, decided in 1967. The FBI suspected...
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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BALANCE Fiscal Court makes right choices on school traffic
The McCracken County Fiscal Court made a reasonable decision to close the Y intersection on Old U.S. 60 at Old Hinkleville Road before school begins at the new county high school. Poor visibilit...
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Abuses show tyranny has moved into the open during Obama’s tenure
Remember the 2008 Democratic convention stadium rally in Denver? The one with the faux Greek columns and rhythmic chanting of nominee Obama’s name? After that disturbing display of mob psycholog...
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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