http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:46:34 -0700 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:29:44 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Teachers-unions-do-little-for-education-economist-says?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner Teachers' unions  supposedly do a lot for education. Thanks to their efforts, dedicated teachers are paid more and our schools turn out intelligent, well-rounded students in greater and greater numbers as a result. New economic resea... Economics Education Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:29:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Teachers-unions-do-little-for-education-economist-says?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Environmentalists-inconsistent-on-the-blessings-of-energy-conservation?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  The following is my letter to the editor published in today's Sacramento Bee. The author of a recent editorial in the same paper argued that 'green' buildings are good investments, and this proves that the free market actually rewards energy co... Economics Politics Environment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:53:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Environmentalists-inconsistent-on-the-blessings-of-energy-conservation?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Recessions-are-good-for-the-environment?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  While most people struggle to keep their heads above water during recessions, environmentalists see economic downturns as a boon for their cause. And you thought Wall Street capitalists were evil?In a recent Baltimore Sun opinion piece, John R.... Economics Environment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:46:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Recessions-are-good-for-the-environment?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d24-An-interview-with-antihealth-nanny-Tom-Naughton-part-2?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner Last Week I had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Naughton. Naughton is a health writer, filmmaker, and comedian who earlier this year released a documentary called Fat head, an entertaining and informative piece of cinema guaranteed to irritate the M... Economics Politics Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:48:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d24-An-interview-with-antihealth-nanny-Tom-Naughton-part-2?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Why-we-should-do-something-about-climate-change?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  Climate “deniers” tend to look at efforts to reverse global warming as self-righteous attempts to fix a non-existent problem. Can you blame us? The earth is not warming up, the IPCC’s models predict far too much warming and mu... Economics Environment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:47:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Why-we-should-do-something-about-climate-change?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d19-An-interview-with-antihealth-nanny-Tom-Naughton-part-1?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner If you watched Super Size Me and decided afterwards that McDonald's is to blame for obesity in America and taxing, restricting, and labeling fast food will make everyone healthier, Tom Naughton says you’ve been fed a load of bologna. Naughton i... Politics Education Health Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:10:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d19-An-interview-with-antihealth-nanny-Tom-Naughton-part-1?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d7-If-Schwarzenegger-wont-raise-taxes-just-sue-him?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  The politicians running California are but a sad excuse for leadership, and the latest news out of Sacramento only confirms this unfortunate reality.According to the Sacramento Bee, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg is planning to sue ... Economics Politics Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:18:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d7-If-Schwarzenegger-wont-raise-taxes-just-sue-him?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Anticapitalism-at-its-best-corporate-social-responsibility?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner    In the 1990s, a movement  started to take hold in the business world called corporate social responsibility (CSR). As you may have already known, the idea behind CSR is that corporations should “embrace responsibility”... Economics Politics Environment Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:20:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Anticapitalism-at-its-best-corporate-social-responsibility?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Why-tax-Wall-Street-when-Washingtons-to-blame?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  Hating Wall Street bankers is the sexy thing to do if you’re a liberal political commentator. It always has been and it always will be. I was reminded of this seemingly immutable law of nature earlier today when I stumbled upon a Huffingt... Economics Politics Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:25:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Why-tax-Wall-Street-when-Washingtons-to-blame?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d30-And-the-health-crusade-continues-Dennys-sued-over-sodiumladen-menu?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  The food gestapo at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) continued their streak of lawsuits against fast food companies earlier this week by filing suit against Denny’s. The goal according to a CSPI press release is to com... Politics Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:28:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d30-And-the-health-crusade-continues-Dennys-sued-over-sodiumladen-menu?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d26-FDA-wrong-about-ecigarettes-says-FDA-study?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  Not satisfied with its efforts to ban tobacco and demonize its users, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now taking aim at a potentially healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes.Electronic cigarettes (or e-c... Politics Health Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:00:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d26-FDA-wrong-about-ecigarettes-says-FDA-study?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Hands-offEarths-climate-can-manage-on-its-own?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  The solutions to the supposedly impending climate crisis are limitless. Not only are there armies of environmentalists gaming the political process in order to protect mother earth, but now some scientists are proposing that we attempt to alter... Politics Environment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:25:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Hands-offEarths-climate-can-manage-on-its-own?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Spendthrift-politicians-the-cause-of-our-fiscal-woes?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  In a July 16th Sacramento Bee editorial, California Assemblywoman Noreen Evans argued that living within in your means, the first financial lesson every parent teaches their child, is overrated and should be rejected by the state's leadership. ... Economics Politics History Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:06:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d19-Spendthrift-politicians-the-cause-of-our-fiscal-woes?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Free-markets-and-sound-history-An-Interview-with-Thomas-Woods?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner Thomas Woods is a prolific author and historian at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Columbia. Dr. Woods is the author of nine books, including the New York Times ... Economics Politics Education History Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:36:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Free-markets-and-sound-history-An-Interview-with-Thomas-Woods?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Video-game-bans-defy-logic-science-and-personal-freedom?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  Whatever the reason, it seems that for any activity that gives even the slightest amount of satisfaction to a person or group of people, there’s another person or group of people somewhere that want to ban that activity.This is certainly ... Politics Education Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:36:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Video-game-bans-defy-logic-science-and-personal-freedom?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d13-When-politicians-talk-science-doubt-everything-they-say?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner AP Photo/ Steve Parsons/PA We should always be skeptical of government. But when politicians, bureaucrats or individuals otherwise employed with public money make claims about science we should be especially watchful. And the reason is quite si... Politics Environment Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:33:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d13-When-politicians-talk-science-doubt-everything-they-say?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Michael-Moore-capitalism-and-irony?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner AP Photo/Mary AltafferMulti-millionaire, talented filmmaker and accomplished businessman Michael Moore is launching an all-out assault on the free market in his new film, Capitalism: A Love Story. Oh, how I love unadulterated, unapologetic hypocris... Economics Politics Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:23:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Michael-Moore-capitalism-and-irony?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Senate-wont-bow-to-global-warming-propagandists-hopefully?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  Despite every contemptible argument made in support of the Waxman-Markey cap and trade scheme, it appears the Senate may find its backbone and reject the hysteria-driven legislation.According to a July 10th Sacramento Bee report,Senate supporte... Economics Environment Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:38:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Senate-wont-bow-to-global-warming-propagandists-hopefully?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Government-antismoking-efforts-not-as-effective-as-first-thought?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner   In 2007, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) claimed that “Research shows that the more states spend on comprehensive tobacco control programs, the greater the reductions in smoking—and the longer states invest in such progr... Economics Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:50:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Government-antismoking-efforts-not-as-effective-as-first-thought?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Creating-prosperity-How-capitalism-can-protect-the-environment?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner  There’s a terrible misconception held by most on the Left. It’s the idea that the environment will suffer if left unprotected by government because profit-seeking capitalists will consume every last natural resource they can get the... Economics Environment Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:07:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12638-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Creating-prosperity-How-capitalism-can-protect-the-environment?cid=exrss-El-Dorado-County-Conservative-Examiner