Non-daily Digest
A triple play from Investor’s Business Daily:
1. Ann Coulter — David Axelrod’s Pattern of Sexual Misbehavior
In a rare Coulter piece—in that it’s devoid of her usual scathing humor—Ann raises some very interesting points re the accusations against Cain who, as a black conservative, may have been the biggest ideological threat to Obama and his party.
2. Thomas Sowell — Ultimate Prize in Cain Smear: The Black Vote
3. Larry Elder — No-Fly Zone Over Clinton, JFK Sexcapades
AP — Cain accuser complained in next job
No real surprise, but the media have already done their job. Cain’s campaign has been irreparably harmed by their eagerness to push any story which damages a conservative regardless of its merit and without performing the least bit of investigative journalism.
Michelle Malkin — The Great Stonewall of Obama
Clearly the most transparent administration ever.
WSJ — Public School Teachers Aren’t Underpaid
…the evidence shows that public school teachers’ total compensation amounts to roughly $1.50 for every $1 that their skills could garner in a private sector job.
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A salary comparison that controls only for years spent in school makes no distinction between degrees in education and those in biology, mathematics, history or other demanding fields.
Education is widely regarded by researchers and college students alike as one of the easiest fields of study, and one that features substantially higher average grades than most other college majors. On objective tests of cognitive ability such as the SAT, ACT, GRE (Graduate Record Examination) and Armed Forces Qualification Test, teachers score only around the 40th percentile of college graduates. If we compare teachers and non-teachers with similar AFQT scores, the teacher salary penalty disappears.
Ouch.
Walter E. Williams, Townhall — Ignorance Exploited
A good explanation of tax incidence.
Fox News — Court Likely to Overturn California Law on Livestock
Chief Justice John Roberts said state laws cannot say downed animals can’t be sold as meat when federal law says that they can.
I usually agree with Roberts, but his statement points out a glaring inconsistency in both our courts’ rulings and federal enforcement. Federal regulations already cover vehicle emissions, but California is allowed to say a car sold in neighboring Oregon can’t be sold in CA. Federal laws specify penalties for being in the country illegally and for hiring illegals, but cities are allowed to declare themselves sanctuaries. Until there’s consistency in the application of jurisdiction it will be hard to take our court system seriously.