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“[State controlled] education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” – Joseph Stalin

“The natural effort of every individual to better his own condition is so powerful that it is alone, and without any assistance, not only capable of carrying on the society to wealth and prosperity, but of surmounting a hundred impertinent obstructions with which the folly of human laws too often encumbers its operations.”

– Adam Smith

Happy New Year!         By Theresa Fritz Camoriano

With the start of a new year, we tend to take stock of where we are and take steps to plan our future.  With luck, we also put things into perspective and prioritize.  For what it’s worth, here are a few of my perspectives.

1.  Tsunami -       The horrible death toll due to the tsunami is another indicator that poverty is a great killer.  The poverty in the area struck by the tsunami meant that there was no early warning system to give people a chance to get away before the tsunami struck.  If people had been given just one hour of warning, the vast majority of them could have saved themselves.  Poverty and lack of infrastructure probably also will make it difficult to get help to outlying areas, resulting in more deaths.              (click to read more)

HEALTH CARE REFORM: Consumers know best        Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions     

From special sessions for Kentucky government workers to rising prescription costs for seniors, it seems no one has a sufficient answer to skyrocketing medical costs. Almost no one, that is.

Kentucky’s own Logan Aluminum has implemented a consumer-directed health care program that combines preventive care, health screenings and employee incentives. The result has been a high level of satisfaction for the company and its workers and lower costs.               (click to read more)

It Was the Afternoon Before Christmas…        D. Eric Schansberg   Professor of Economics
Indiana University (New Albany)  dschansb@ius.edu

It was the afternoon before Christmas and all through my local post office branch, not a creature was stirring, except perhaps a mouse. The branch was originally scheduled to close at 4:30, but the Postmaster had arbitrarily decided to shut down at 2:00. There had been ten inches of snow a few days earlier and the roads were sloppy but fine. They had been good enough to open the branch that morning. And there was certainly plenty of pre-Christmas traffic as people completed the annual ritual of last-minute shopping for friends and family.               (click to read more)

SMOKING BANS IN LOUISVILLE       By:  Terry Gray    President – Forces Kentucky

          It is a sad state of affairs when our government doesn’t respect the ability of its citizens to make their own decisions about their own health.  It is a blind blanket of disrespect that holds all of us, private citizens and businesses alike, in servitude.

          An individual’s health is a private thing and something for which the person himself is solely responsible. We make choices, and ultimately we must live by those choices.  The fiber of freedom is dependent upon our right to choose.              (click to read more)

New freedoms for a new year        by Henry Lamb

The new year will likely be much happier than it would have been had the November election results been different. But a Republican majority in Congress and a Republican administration provide no guarantee that public policy will be influenced by either common sense or by red-state voters.

The people who elected the current congressional majority and the administration should gear up to hold government's feet to the fire to see that badly needed reforms in public policy are actually made. Among the new year's resolutions should be a firm resolve to insist that elected officials address these issues:               (click to read more)

LABOR FREEDOM: Santa Claus for Kentucky workers        Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions

Kentucky families will be hunting for bargains all over town this holiday season. They want the biggest bang for their buck and the best gifts for everyone on their list at the lowest cost. That way they can buy more things for more people and stay within their budgets.

That’s sound policy for Kentucky’s families. Unfortunately, state government isn’t doing the same thing.               (click to read more)

THAT'S OUTSTANDING: Play ball!         Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions

(With sincerest apologies to Ernest L. Thayer, author of Casey at the Bat)

The Florence Freedom baseball team lets out a mighty sigh: Revenues are down, debts are up and a shareholder is being investigated –               (click to read more)

The Future Assault on All Holidays.        By Justin Darr

Americans have had may victories this past Christmas season against anti-Christian forces and, in the words of William F. Buckley, taken a stand against political correctness by “yelling 'Stop,' at a time when no one is inclined to do so.”  But Christmas is over now, and by this time visions of Christmas sugarplums are probably dancing rapidly out of your head giving way to the traditional debates of when to take down the Christmas tree, how long is too long to leave the Christmas lights up, and just how are you going to purge the living room of mounds of wrapping paper.  However, one thing that Americans should not pack away until next Christmas along with Santa’s cookie plate is our dedication to protect the Christmas holiday from the politically correct forces who seek to destroy it.  Christmas is just the first battle in the Culture War being waged on the American way of life by the left.  Unless we are vigilant, soon all of our treasured national holidays will be face the same fate as Christmas because they do not reflect multiculturalisms’ skewed vision of diversity.              (click to read more)

2004: The Year In Headlines        By Jonathan David Morris

Much of what you’re about to read is true—except for the parts I made up. These are the Top Ten Stories of 2004. Read ‘em and weep. Happy New Year.

10. James “You Think He’s Gay?” McGreevey goes gay.

Caught handing out a Homeland Security post in exchange for homosexual services, Jim McGreevey announces in August he will resign as governor of the State of New Jersey. “The bad news is I’m a gay adulterer with no business being in office,” says McGreevey. “The good news is this was only a test of the Homeland Security Color-Coded Alert System. Turns out I’m the whole freakin’ rainbow. Zing! Thank you. Thank you very much. Enjoy the veal, folks. I’ll be here every night till November.” Though the comedy is lost on his constituents, McGreevey declares his resignation, quote, “a fabulous success.”               (click to read more)

“As Americans, we must ask ourselves: Are we really so different? Must we stereotype those who disagree with us? Do we truly believe that all red-state residents are ignorant racist fascist knuckle-dragging NASCAR-obsessed cousin-marrying roadkill-eating tobacco-juice-dribbling gun-fondling religious fanatic rednecks; or that all blue-state residents are godless unpatriotic pierced-nose Volvo-driving France-loving left-wing communist latte-sucking tofu-chomping holistic-wacko neurotic vegan weenie perverts?

"Yes. This is called 'diversity,' and it is why we are such a great nation - a nation that has given the world both nuclear weapons and SpongeBob SquarePants."

- Columnist Dave Barry

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