The disturbing protests that are spreading across Europe are setting the table for similar showdowns across America in the coming months and years. Public employee unions and their socialist allies will take to the streets of Washington, D.C. and state
There’s a weird thing happening in public education. Hardcore unions are attempting to rebrand themselves as “professional organizations.” In fact, the American Federation of Teachers bills itself as “A union of professionals.” Both the AFT and the larger National Education
The professionalism of teachers is an issue in America. Take a look at the opinion of two leaders: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis.
Well, the left and the mainstream media came to bury James O’Keefe. And I guess they failed. His latest Project Veritas ‘Teachers Gone Wild’ — New Jersey teachers union members exposing their institutional arrogance and lack of seriousness and accountability
The new buzzword in these difficult times for the United States and world economies is “unsustainable.” Again and again economists and politicians have said that the path on which the U.S. is headed is “unsustainable,” a description with which Federal
Big brains on the big show this week as Rob Long and Peter Robinson are joined by New York Times columnist David Brooks and National Review Editor-In-Chief Rich Lowry. They think big thoughts about entitlements, the Bush tax cuts, Chris
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is traveling to Springfield, Illinois today to do a fundraiser for Bill Brady, the Republican gubernatorial candidate. While he’s in town, Christie should drop by the capitol and give Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat,
Yes, that would be MSNBC’s legendary “Mr. Ed” Schultz, doing his famous imitation of the pot and the kettle. Take a look: Is this the definition of chutzpah?
On their backs, in their faces and right up in their grilles: [youtube LLA3gimHEEI&feature nolink] Can you imagine, say, Orrin Hatch doing this? Get the sense there’s a mighty wind blowing in from Jersey?
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie confronted by a school teacher at a town hall meeting. What follows is a detailed, specific and reasonable explanation of everything that is wrong with public employee unions and their hateful, destructive tactics.
I have a hypothesis about the “New Normal” economy we face. Most, if not all, of the unemployment crisis can be blamed on Public Employees. A bold statement to some…. but on paper it looks suspiciously valid. Essentially, upper and
No longer just the shadowy territory of smaller, edgier brands, some of the biggest brands in America are now flocking to finance toxic pop culture to our youth and hoping you don’t notice. In a recent televised interview, NJ Governor,
On July 1, a new cigarette tax hike took effect in New York. But just three weeks after the state began levying the additional $1.60 per pack, the move is looking likely to prove a bust. Reports are flowing of
Ben Smith of Politico has posted a story that essentially mislead readers about what newfound conservative hero Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey thinks about immigration. Smith’s article spins Christie into an “amnesty” supporter when it doesn’t seem he is.
Earlier this month, I posted a piece documenting Barack Obama’s incapacity as an executive. I followed up with a brief examination of Bobby Jindal’s record as Governor of Louisiana and, then, with a short discussion of a display of vigor
On Wednesday last, I posted a piece documenting Barack Obama’s incapacity as an executive. I followed up on the following day with a brief examination of Bobby Jindal’s record as Governor of Louisiana – which illustrates admirably what Alexander Hamilton
Before Tuesday’s elections, I wrote about a nasty union battle in the heart of conservative Orange County, Calif. The good news: The unions might have a nearly endless source of cash in the form of employee dues, but they don’t
In this week’s edition of of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger’s Francis Cianfrocca, we’re talking about the latest unemployment numbers, the coming political conflict across class and generation, and why the iPad won’t save old media. We’re brought
Without a doubt, April was a bizarre month in New Jersey education news. First, Bergen County Education Association President Joe Coppola requested divine intervention and death by suffering for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Then, elementary students were asked –
A recent letter by a New Jersey Education Association official that “jokingly” prayed for the death of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is yet another tasteless attack by teachers unions on officials who attempt to improve public education. NJEA’s local
CBS News: During an appearance on CBS’ “The Early Show”, Michael Steele touted the victories of New Jersey’s Chris Christie and Virginia’s Bob McDonell as a “bellwether for the party.” Steele said the wins, in two states carried by President
New Jersey political blogs MoreMonmouthMusings and Save Jersey have been all over this story, which we mentioned last night. The first clue was that the number used to make the robocalls had also been used for robocalls for Maryland Democrat
