Rudy Giuliani’s Crime-Fighting Policies Save Black Lives, by Deroy Murdock
That question fuels an inflammatory new song by a rap band called Screwball. It graphically depicts the assassination of New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. The song begins, "A yo who shot Rudy in broad daylight for cash." Its barely-punctuated lyrics continue: "I woke up this morning and heard the news ...
When Birth Control Could Lead to Race Control, by Jackie Cissell
Years ago, I was called an extremist when I spoke out about the 1930s-era "Negro Project." Now, a dangerous new study entitled "Legalized Abortion and Crime" has African-Americans in shock because it could threaten the very survival of the race. Who's extreme now? In the study, economist Steven D. Levitt ...
Clinton’s Flawed China Policy: Is Clinton-Style Engagement Really Constructive? by Jason Morrow
Was the Clinton Administration's effort to restrict the sale of U.S. guns designed to assist China's sale of illegal assault rifles in the U.S.? Maybe not. But it would explain a particularly bizarre incident occurring in Long Beach, California and detailed in the recently released Cox Report. In September 1995, ...
Recent Russian Military Aggression Underscores Need for Missile Defense System, by Jason Morrow
Recent instances of school violence have prompted some school administrators to institute "gun drills" in which students practice diving under desks to avoid flying lead. If reports that the Russian military is out of the control of the Russian government prove true, schools may want to reintroduce 1950s-style bomb drills ...
The Internet Works Best Without Government Regulation
"The Internet works because it is open," said Greg Simon, co-director of America Online's OpenNet Coalition.1 The OpenNet Coalition has been lobbying Congress, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and various municipalities, asking them to force cable companies to let AOL sell Internet services over TV cable networks. But America Online ...
On the NAACP and Boycotts, by Kimberley Jane Wilson
A New Visions Commentary paper published August 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. A few years ago, I paid a visit to my grandfather. At first, he ...
Recent Russian Military Aggression Underscores Need for Missile Defense System, by Jason Morrow
Recent instances of school violence have prompted some school administrators to institute "gun drills" in which students practice diving under desks to avoid flying lead. If reports that the Russian military is out of the control of the Russian government prove true, schools may want to reintroduce 1950s-style bomb drills ...
KKKapitol Hill? by Eddie Huff
A New Visions Commentary paper published August 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Racism is alive and thriving in the halls of Capitol Hill - at least ...
Raising SUV Fuel Economy Standards Would Mean More Traffic Fatalities
Effort to Save Fuel Linked to 46,000 Auto Deaths Since 1975 Recent efforts to raise fuel efficiency standards, including those for light trucks like sports utility vehicles and mini-vans, would increase traffic fatalities, according to a new paper released by The National Center for Public Policy Research. Ever since the ...
Press A Federal Tobacco Lawsuit is Bad Economics, Bad Law & Bad Governing
A federal lawsuit against tobacco companies would be bad economics, bad law and bad governing, says a new National Policy Analysis #255 paper just published by The National Center for Public Policy Research. The paper points out several problems with President Clinton's proposed federal lawsuit: * Economics: The President's allegation ...
Kyoto Treaty Early Crediting Would Tamper with Senate Jury
In testimony today before the House Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, David Ridenour, Vice President of The National Center For Public Policy Research who also represents members of the Cooler Heads Coalition, will denounce efforts to encourage corporations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a ...
Abraham, Martin and Now John, Jr., by Star Parker
I haven't cried yet over the death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. I guess one reason is because I didn't know anything about him. I just found out that he was the only son of the late, great President John F. Kennedy. I am sad though. I'm sad because I ...
Thou Shalt Not Scapegoat: Why Posting the Ten Commandments In Public Schools is Too Little, Too Late, by Emanuel McLittle
On June 17, Congress passed a bill allowing the Ten Commandments to be posted on walls of the nation's 85,000 public schools. After weeks of debate, it represents a feeble response to the abyss of school violence. I hoped for better from the Republican-led Congress. The emotional explosion of the ...
Americans Losing Control of U.S. Treasures to United Nations, by Elizabeth McGeehan
What do the Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall, Jefferson's Monticello and Yellowstone National Park have in common? Each of these national treasures is regulated according to the dictates of foreign bureaucrats rather than according to the will of the American people. That's because each of these sites has been designated ...
Americans Losing Control of U.S. Treasures to United Nations, by Elizabeth McGeehan
What do the Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall, Jefferson's Monticello and Yellowstone National Park have in common? Each of these national treasures is regulated according to the dictates of foreign bureaucrats rather than according to the will of the American people. That's because each of these sites has been designated ...
Nature, Not Man, is Responsible for West Coast Salmon Decline, by John Carlisle
On March 16 1999, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Marine and Fisheries Service (NMFS) added nine populations of West Coast salmon to the endangered species list, bringing the total number of federally-protected salmon subspecies to 24. The recent designations are especially significant because for the first time federal protection has ...
Black Involvement in the Forbes Campaign Good for the GOP and the U.S.A., by Niger Innis
A New Visions Commentary paper published July 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. I was recently struck by an event that I hope represents the future of ...
The Legal Dis-Service Corporation, by Stuart Pigler
A New Visions Commentary paper published July 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Do you want a criminal living next door? Of course not. But if attorneys ...
Raising Sports Utility Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards Would Kill Americans
Kay Neil doesn't need government statistics to know that small cars are more dangerous than large ones. Neil, founder of DWI Smart, Inc., which seeks vigorous prosecution of drunk drivers, has been in four car accidents involving drunk drivers and knows firsthand the risks of small cars. Neil's first accident ...
Put a Brake on Government Lawsuits
Government Lawsuits Bypass Elected Representatives and Aren't the Best Way to Solve Social Problems We have news of perhaps America's silliest lawsuit. One branch of the federal government has fined another branch, and a lawsuit over it went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. I don't know if ...
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