Let’s Hold Juveniles Responsible for Their Crimes, by Darlene Kennedy
The meek may be blessed, but they're not likely to inherit the earth anytime soon. In May, President Clinton stood proudly before an audience of law enforcement, community leaders and others at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. to announce preliminary Justice Department figures citing a 7 percent drop in crime ...
How Social Security Shortchanges Black Americans, by Deroy Murdock
By yesterday's definition of racism, the answer is no. For all its failings, Social Security was concocted in 1935 with glowing intentions. Rescuing the elderly from poverty -- regardless of race -- is an idea to which only the flintiest would object. By today's definition, however, a negative "disparate impact" ...
D.C. Initiative To Legalize Marijuana A Bad Idea, But Why Isn’t the President Saying So? – July 1997
As drugs continue to ravage American communities and rob millions of children of their futures, the African-American group Project 21 is calling on President Clinton to speak out against a proposal to legalize drugs in the nation's capital. Dubbed Measure 57 or the "Legalization of Marijuana Treatment Initiative of 1997," ...
Legal Brief: Tyson-Style Justice in West Virginia; ACLU Works for Free… For $450 Per Hour; Food Industry May Be in Court Next; Do You Want Fries With That Mouse?
Tyson-Style Justice in West VirginiaWest Virginia Circuit Judge Joseph Triosi was so hungry for justice, he bit a defendant's nose. Yes, in this era of ear-biting prizefighters, Judge Triosi came down from his bench, removed his official robe, and took a chunk out of defendant Bill Witten's nose after Witten ...
Should It Be Illegal to Have a Rosary in School?
Press Release THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE July 21, 1997 John W. Whitehead Founder and President For Immediate Release Press Contact: Brent Perry (713) 781-0771 or Rita Woltz (804) 978-3888 E-Mail: [email protected] NEW CANEY HIGH ROSARY CASE SET TO G0 TO TRIAL Now Caney, Texas - A Texas case involving the right ...
Forbes Launches Radio Campaign Against Marijuana Legalization in D.C.
Press Release Americans for Hope, Growth and Opportunity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 1997 AMERICANS FOR HOPE, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY LAUNCHES RADIO CAMPAIGN OPPOSING INITIATIVE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; CALLS ON PRESIDENT CLINTON, MAYOR BARRY, AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO LEAD ANTI-DRUG LEGALIZATION EFFORT IN NATION'S CAPITAL "Where's the ...
Global Warming, If It Occurs, Could Lower Sea Level
PRESS RELEASE The Science & Environmental Policy Project 4084 University Drive, Suite 101 Fairfax VA 22030 Tel: (703)934-6940 Fax: (703)352-7535 For Immediate Release Contact: Candace C. Crandall Tel: (703)503-5064 e-mail: [email protected] GLOBAL WARMING, IF IT OCCURS, COULD LOWER SEA LEVEL Ice Accumulation at the Poles Will Likely Offset Any Glacial ...
Glickman Summit Yet Another Rout of GOP – Regulatory Reform Reaps Benefits for Poor
Glickman "Food Summit" Yet Another Rout of GOP as Regulatory Reform Reaps Benefits for Poor When Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced July 1 that the USDA will sponsor a "National Summit on Food Recovery and Gleaning" in September to discuss reducing the amount of food Americans throw away, many saw ...
Forbes Memo on “Expanding the IRS As We Know It”
MEMORANDUM BY STEVE FORBES July 2, 1997 TO: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONSERVATIVE LEADERS FROM: STEVE FORBES, HONORARY CHAIRMAN SUBJECT: EXPANDING THE IRS AS WE KNOW IT "A credit of up to $1,500 a year for the first two years of college, starting in 1998. Students could receive a 100 ...
Are You Rich? If You Live Paycheck to Paycheck, There’s a Good Chance the Clinton Administration Thinks So
Next time you hear President Clinton and his allies claim that conservatives only want to help the rich, keep in mind whom they consider to be "rich." The way the Administration sees things, the ranks of the "rich" include: 8.1 federal, state and local government workers 2.4 million elementary and ...
Why Doesn’t Senator Ted Kennedy Believe in Free Speech?
Michael Cannon of the free market group Citizens for a Sound Economy reports in a July 24, 1997 NET-NewsTalk Television interview that Senator Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate office apparently doesn't believe in freedom of speech for non-liberals. In mid-July Senator Kennedy held a press conference to promote his view that ...
D.C. Initiative To Legalize Marijuana A Bad Idea, But Why Isn’t the President Saying So?
Project 21 Press Release For Release: July 25, 1997 Contact: Arturo Silva at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] D.C. Initiative To Legalize Marijuana A Bad Idea, But Why Isn't the President Saying So? Ballot Initiative Actually Calls on Government to Distribute MarijuanaAs drugs continue to ravage American communities and rob millions ...
Administration Declines to Investigate When Major Union Exploits Workers
For two years, Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC), chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee, has called on the Department of Labor to investigation possible violations of the minimum wage law by... the AFL-CIO. According to press accounts, the AFL-CIO's leadership hired 1,000 college students for their "Union Summer" ...
Don’t Let Them Tell You Taxes Haven’t Gone Up
Don't Let Them Tell You Taxes Haven't Gone Up Today, the average family of four sends 24% of its annual income to the federal government. In 1948, that number was only 2%. Why? A key reason is that in 1948, the personal tax exemption, which permits taxpayers to deduct dependents, ...
Myths and Facts About Global Warming
Myth: Global Warming will cause increased storm intensity and frequency. Fact: Severe storms are more closely associated with cold weather than warm weather. The most severe storms in the North Sea, for example, occurred during the 15th and 16th centuries, after the onset of the Little Ice Age. Storms in ...
Talking Points on the Environment #33: Why Global Warming Might be Good
Global warming could save thousands of human lives. While many fear global warming could increase the intensity and frequency of storms, information offered by the George C. Marshall Institute suggests otherwise. According to that group, severe storms are more closely associated with cold weather than warm weather. The most severe ...
Talking Points on the Environment #32: Top 5 Reasons the EPA’s Proposed New Clean Air Standards Are a Bad Idea
Number 5. The number of cities in noncompliance would almost triple. Seventy-four cities have not attained the current air quality standards. According to the House Commerce Committee, that number could almost triple to 184 cities under the new standards. "Nonattainment" is more than just a classification. It can mean loss ...
Talking Points on the Environment #31: EPA’s New Clean Air Standards Could Place Children at Greater Risk
In November 1996, the EPA proposed new, more stringent standards for particulate matter (soot) and ozone (smog), arguing that stringent air pollution standards could prevent some 250,000 cases of serious respiratory problems in children, some of them life-threatening. But instead of protecting children, the new standards could place them at ...
Cure to Global Warming Could Be Worse Than the Disease
Introduction This December, world leaders will meet in Kyoto, Japan to sign an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Rio Treaty) that will require signatory nations to meet strict targets and timetables for reducing their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The central ...
Legal Brief: Mental Health Standards a Stress; Milk-A-Lawsuit; Attorney Calls for “Revolution” in the Legal Profession; Tort D’Jour
Mental Health Standards a Stress Investor's Business Daily reports that although most courts are keeping high standards in lawsuits against employees by workers claiming to be mentally ill, there still are some bizarre claims to consider: 1) A customer service representative was hired to handle the telephone in an eye-care ...
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