August 31, 2011
Welcoming Patrick Laverty to the Contributors List
Anchor Rising has added commenter Patrick Laverty to its contributor list.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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5:59 AM
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