February 2, 2012
Legislation to Beat Cities and Towns Senseless with Their Own Amputated Legs
A recent bill from some union-friendly reps. illustrates the method of favoring unions in RI.
January 31, 2012
False Denials of Comparison Between Roads and Families
Calculating the cost of heavy vehicles isn't different than calculating the cost of divorce and illegitimacy.
January 30, 2012
Municipal Pensions as Covenant
It seems as if COLAs in municipal pensions are conveniently above the law.
January 27, 2012
The Market Undoes Pension Reform
A really bad year of investment returns could put the RI state retirement system right back where it was before our ballyhooed reform.
January 25, 2012
Dismissing the Fundamental Political Question
Conversation on Anchor Rising has brought us to the question of the necessity of social pressure.
January 24, 2012
A Gift That Turns into an Expense
RI is fluffing its higher ed. bed with federal dollars, emphasizing the poor gauge that money represents.
January 23, 2012
Mostly in order to avoid any "figure's AR wouldn't mention Watson's latest arrest" comments
Rep. Bob Watson has made the news for another possible DUI incident, and it's no longer possible not to question his judgment.
January 21, 2012
There's the "Business Community" and There's the Business Community
RI business insiders may survive as long as tax increases are only moderate, but their survival isn't good enough to save the state.
January 19, 2012
Sympathy for Zimbabwe
Like Zimbabwe, Rhode Island is a land with few prospects for those who wish to build a life.
January 18, 2012
Life Before Entitlement
Yes, society did have mechanisms to care for the unfortunate before the era of huge government.
January 17, 2012
Trapping the Motivated in Failing Schools
At least one argument against mayoral academies is that motivated parents should not have choices because unmotivated parents might not make them.
Reform Is Good for Education
A study from the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity should provide the impetus for major changes in Rhode Island education.
January 16, 2012
More Deception on In-State Tuition for Illegals
Another pillar of the case for in-state tuition for illegal immigrants proves to be less than advertised, upon closer inspection.
January 14, 2012
The Appropriate Response to Totalitarians
The public reaction to the judiciary's prayer banner decision in Cranston is founded in a defense not so much of religion, but of self governance.
January 13, 2012
East Coast Law Enforcement
Nothing discomforts the ruling class like law-abiding citizens willing to protect themselves and their belongings.
Unconstitutional Judiciary Orders Destruction of Prayer
The judge's decree to remove an old prayer banner from a Cranston public school points to the government's establishment of atheism as the state religion and partially explains the divisiveness of national politics.
