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Category Archives: Regulation
Rep. Sam Johnson to Retire
U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson of the Texas Third Congressional district (northeast of Dallas, including Plano and McKinney) has announced that he’s retiring at the end of his term. Like Sen. John McCain, Johnson served as a military pilot who was … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Military, Regulation, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2018 Election, 3rd Congressional District, Elections, EPA, Military, Regulation, Republicans, Texas, Van Taylor, Vietnam War
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LinkSwarm for September 23, 2016
Yesterday I had to go through a “spite password reset” for Twitter in the wake of the Instapundit banning and unbanning. I’m sure it had something to do with Twitter’s ongoing attempt to drive all non-liberal thought off the platform. … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Democrats, Elections, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors
Tagged 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Race, Anthony Weiner, banking, Border Controls, Crime, Democrats, Deutsch Bank, Donald Trump, feminism, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Health, rape, Regulation, Scott Adams, Social Justice Warriors, State Department, Sweden, Twitter, video, Vox Day
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Texas vs. California Update for August 10, 2016
Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: How California screwed itself: Then-Gov. Gray Davis and the Legislature had quietly, virtually without notice, decreed a massive, retroactive increase in state employee pension benefits, which was quickly emulated by hundreds of local … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats, Jihad, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Anthony Silva, Austin, California, CalPERs, DAE Systems, Dallas, Dan Cort, Gray Davis, Houston, Jihad, North Carolina, pension crisis, San Antonio, San Francisco, Social Justice Warriors, Stockton, Texas, unions, Vance Ginn
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Texas vs. California Update for July 25, 2016
Enjoy another Texas vs. California roundup: June marked the 114th month that Texas was at or below the national unemployment average. Texas also created 246,600 jobs in the service sector. Once again Texas ranks as the best state for business, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Crime, Democrats, Regulation, Texas, unions
Tagged bankruptcy, Beaumont (California), Betty Yee, Budget, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, corruption, Crime, Criswell-Radovan, Democrats, Frank Sinatra, high speed rail, Illinois, minimum wage, Nissan, pension crisis, Tahoe, Texas, Toyota, unions
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Brexit Update for July 5, 2016
While the reverberations from the Brexit vote are still being heard, here are a few interesting pieces you might have missed: Nigel Farage resigns as head of UKIP. Hey, he fulfilled his victory conditions! What else has he got left … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, Regulation, Welfare State
Tagged Brexit, EU, European Debt Crisis, France, Italy, Nigel Farage, Regulation, UK, UKIP, UN, Welfare State
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Labour, Brexit, and the Left-Wing Revolt Against Global Elites
Among the more interesting storylines to emerge after the Brexit vote was how Labour blew it. Despite having a leadership far more Europhilic and in favor of transnational statist government than even Tory insiders, Labour’s support of Remain was markedly … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Regulation
Tagged Brexit, David Cameron, Economics, Elections, Eloi, EU, Euro, European Central Bank, Foreign Policy, Glenn Reynolds, H. G. Wells, Jeremy Corbyn, Jim Messina, Kate Hoey, Labour, Margaret Thatcher, Megan McArdle, Morlocks, Nigel Farage, Regulation, UK
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Shotgun Brexit Megapost
Imagine that there’s a thoughtful, in-depth introduction here that explains the pros and cons of the Leave and Stay positions. You’ll have to imagine it, because I have no time to write it and the vote’s tomorrow. Instead, have a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy, Regulation, video
Tagged Brexit, David Cameron, Economics, EU, Foreign Policy, Jonah Goldberg, Nigel Farage, Regulation, UK, video
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Texas vs. California Update for February 25, 2016
Been too long since I did a Texas vs. California roundup, so here it is: Dark Age California: There are large areas of Central California that resemble life in rural Mexico. Within a radius of five miles I can go … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Regulation, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Austin, Berkeley, California, CalPERs, CalSTARS, Crime, Democrats, Ed Lee, high speed rail, Keith Jackson, Lee Baca, LiveOps, Nazly Mohajer, pension crisis, Regulation, Rob Feckner, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, Vance Ginn, Waco, waste, water, Welfare State, Zula Jones
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TPPF: Why the Texas Model Supports Prosperity
I could roll this up into the next California vs. Texas update, but I thought this Texas Public Policy Foundation paper by Vance Ginn on why Texas’ low tax, low regulation model generates prosperity was meaty enough to be worth … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Economics, Regulation, Texas
Tagged Budget, California, Economics, Florida, New York, Regulation, Taxes, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Vance Ginn
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Texas vs. California Update for October 1, 2015:
Ah, that October chill…is not evident yet here in Austin. It’s supposed to hit 94° today. Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: The joys of working in Los Angeles: a $30,000 tax bill on $500 worth of freelance income. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats, Regulation, Uncategorized, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Albertson's, Australia, California, Crime, Democrats, Haggen, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, Midland, pension crisis, San Angelo, San Jose, Stockton, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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