August 31, 2011

Welcoming Patrick Laverty to the Contributors List

Anchor Rising has added commenter Patrick Laverty to its contributor list.

Posted by Justin Katz at 7:36 PM
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Speaking of Corruption and Inefficiency in Public Schools

Pulling back the curtain on the union's picks to decide about education reform reveals just how corrupt Rhode Island is.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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Vouchers for Private School Are Only Fair (and a Smart Way to Save Money)

Public schools deserve to lose money, considering that they pay twice as much for worse results.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:12 AM
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August 30, 2011

Missing Something with the Guilt Pieces

Somehow human interest stories,lately, seem to be missing the component that would actually make me oppose government "cuts."

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:29 AM
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August 28, 2011

And Here's the Storm

The storm's barely here, and we've already lost power.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:28 AM
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Snow Drifting Across the True Meaning of the Wall

A Dance with Dragons, by George R.R. Martin, presents an excellent metaphor for describing the error of a liberal worldview.

Posted by Justin Katz at 12:16 AM
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August 27, 2011

When the Municipal Dictator Has a Political Boss

Through the governor, the totalitarian receiver of Central Falls appears to be politically accessible, if one has sufficient power.

Posted by Justin Katz at 9:19 AM
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August 26, 2011

Changes of Season

An early end to summer has led my posting habits to be lighter than I'd expected.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:39 AM
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August 24, 2011

How a State Buries Itself with Wind and Overreaching Government

Green-energy madness provides an excellent example of the way in which government buries itself through a dictate-and-dig policy approach.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:36 AM
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August 23, 2011

Compressing the Same Workforce

How can Providence close five schools and keep all its teachers?

Posted by Justin Katz at 7:11 AM
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August 22, 2011

The Mainstream Advocate

Deep media scrutiny of Republican presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry makes me wish they'd devoted similar energy to the inexperienced Senator whom Americans elected to the office last time around.

Posted by Justin Katz at 7:46 AM
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August 21, 2011

We Still Have a Home on the Internet

Whatever happens with respect to content, Anchor Rising was able to renew its Web hosting service for another year.

Posted by Justin Katz at 8:47 AM
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August 19, 2011

The Thought of Too Few

The folks who are fed up with RI's failures may number too few to fix them.

Posted by Justin Katz at 2:00 PM
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Sharing the Pain Means You Hurt and They Have to Reduce Their Massages

Sharing the pain of fixing pension mismanagement is going to hurt the taxpayer disproportionately.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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The Tone Deaf Ruling Class

The government will never stop overspending until voters make it do so.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:12 AM
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August 18, 2011

Scaling Back

I took the final Anchor Rising call in to the Matt Allen Show, last night.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:17 AM
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August 17, 2011

That's Why We Call the Tax "Progressive"

Many of the liberal arguments on taxation can be dispelled with just a little bit of research.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:42 AM
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August 16, 2011

Self-Government's Intrusion on Fantasy Life

Police officers don't have much shorter life expectancies.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:18 AM
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August 15, 2011

Facing Reality

Unless something changes quickly, I'm going to have to scale back on my Anchor Rising activities.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:59 AM
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August 14, 2011

The War Will Find the Shire

Our civic problems must be fixed, now, or else our Shire will be rendered unrecognizable.

Posted by Justin Katz at 2:57 PM
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August 12, 2011

Saving Everybody from Themselves

The way to help people is to increase the reward for good decisions, not to decrease the pain of bad ones.

Posted by Justin Katz at 7:15 AM
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August 11, 2011

Property Tax Rates Don't Matter

Reminder: property tax rates don't matter.

Posted by Justin Katz at 12:25 PM
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August 10, 2011

Wherefor the Flow of Immigrants

The economy is helping to reverse the flow of illegal immigrants, but so is enforcement.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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Moving the Goal Posts on Healthcare

With studies coming in that ObamaCare actually increases healthcare costs, the goal of the legislation is suddenly being said to have been something different.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:22 AM
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August 9, 2011

The Whole Government Edifice Preparing to Come Down

States see cuts to federal aid in apocalyptic terms, but that doesn't mean that they'll prepare for such an inevitability.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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A PolitiFact Social Security Stretch

Once again Projo PolitiFact proves that it's more than willing to present Democrat talking points as fact.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:05 AM
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August 8, 2011

What Goes Up... Taxes

Taxes are leading the pack of large expenses that have inflated to take up more of two-income households' wealth.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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He'll Come When the Little People Deserve Him

RI Republican Congressional candidate Brendan Doherty apparently hasn't learned, yet, that insulting your base is not the way to kick off a primary campaign.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:14 AM
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August 7, 2011

The Governor's Funders

It's worth reviewing the donors whose calls the governor is likely to take while in office.

Posted by Justin Katz at 2:20 PM
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August 6, 2011

A Father Is a Father

Involved fathers are important, and so is traditional marriage.

Posted by Justin Katz at 12:00 PM
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Another Global Warming Problem

Data appears to suggest that — wait for it — alarmist climate models might be wrong.

Posted by Justin Katz at 8:27 AM
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August 5, 2011

And Down We Go

S&P has downgraded the United States' credit rating.

Posted by Justin Katz at 9:41 PM
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Come to Rhode Island... Just Not for Long

Rhode Island appears intent on accentuating its inadequacies.

Posted by Justin Katz at 2:00 PM
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The Assumptions Underlying Harrop's Insanity

Even when columnists go off the deep end, their assumptions can be instructive.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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Downness and the Debt Ceiling

The debt ceiling debate may be a stand-in for larger concerns that our government and society have irreversible problems.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:02 AM
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August 4, 2011

Continuing Downness on the Economy

Household debt is another factor limiting entrepreneurship.

Posted by Justin Katz at 12:26 PM
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Ratings and Receivers

Andrew Morse took the Matt Allen spot for Anchor Rising, last night.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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Why We're Down on the Economy

The economy is broken because regulations make it just too hard to operate on a small scale.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:30 AM
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August 3, 2011

The Government's Monopoly on Garbage

With Tiverton now charging for garbage bags, private industry is looking to compete for trash pickup.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:20 AM
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August 2, 2011

Rhode Island Doesn't Need More Bureaucratic Garbage

Fortunately, a bill empowering bureaucrats to implement costly product disposal regulations disappeared in committee.

Posted by Justin Katz at 2:00 PM
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The Birthplace of Dumb Apathy

While the world fights for change, Rhode Island watches the same old problems mosey along.

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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The Overriding Point on Pensions

Even the most compelling case for public-sector pensions has a hard time overcoming an age-50 retirement.

Posted by Justin Katz at 6:10 AM
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August 1, 2011

Re: Disabled (Ha!)

Should minor injuries in the public sector mean lifetime retirement?

Posted by Justin Katz at 10:00 AM
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Retirement Security for Them, Not You

RI Gen. Treasurer Gina Raimondo thinks a population with bleak retirement prospects ought to ensure retirement security for public employees.

Posted by Justin Katz at 5:59 AM
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