A Transparent Free Market is Our Best Corporate Cop
On the back of a dollar bill appears a reproduction of the Great Seal of the United States. Upon it rests the motto "Annuit Coeptis" - meaning, "God favors our undertakings." The phrase refers to the hand of Providence in the founding and success of our nation. On the dollar ...
I’ll Have Fries With That… Next Spring
As Winston Churchill famously observed, democracy is the worst political system in the world - except for all the others. The same is true for capitalism. Some argue that recent scandals at WorldCom, Global Crossing, Enron and elsewhere are proof that capitalism doesn't work. They argue that business, especially big ...
Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out, by Edmund F. Haislmaier
A disturbing aspect of the growing litigation crisis is its potential for harming the health of Americans. This threat comes in part from class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem to be an issue of little concern. After all, most ...
Climate Change 2001: A Critique, by Gerald Marsh
(Note: This critique of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report "Climate Change 2001" is an update of "Global Warming Primer" by the same author. A pdf of this critique can be found here. The "Global Warming Primer" is available here.) 1 #452 February 2003 CLIMATE CHANGE 2001: ...
SUVs: How Safe Are They?
Fasten your seatbelts for some politically incorrect news: You are most likely to survive a motor vehicle accident if the vehicle you are in is big. Size and weight equals better occupant protection - it is basic physics - and a big reason for the ongoing popularity of SUVs. You ...
Say “No” to Terrorists By Saying “Yes” to ANWR
American television viewers recently received the dubious treat of television commercials telling them that if they drive SUVs, they support terrorists. The ads, produced by such renowned terrorism experts as the producer of the film "Pulp Fiction," claimed that SUV owners support terrorism because America imports oil from the Middle ...
Regulatory Reform: The Next Civil Rights Battlefield
After expending so much time and effort in the pursuit of civil rights, it's outrageous that the government itself is now infringing our freedoms through overreaching regulation. The problem lies in the one-size-fits-all approach through which many of our regulatory laws are enforced. The process of making new laws is ...
A Good Name is As Good As Gold, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.
We can all agree that gold has been a valuable commodity throughout history. So what is the rationale behind the statement "a good name is as good as gold?" Even if you comprehend its value, why link names to gold? A more direct question is "Is your name valuable?" Although ...
After Columbia, Continue to Boldly Go Forward, by Jerry Brooks
A New Visions Commentary paper published February 2003 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. Being a pioneer in anything has always been a risky proposition. Throughout history, ...
What About Adoption? by Kimberley Jane Wilson
A New Visions Commentary paper published February 2003 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 figure most people don't give adoption much thought. They probably don't think ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Encourages Tax Relief to Build-Up Economy and Create New Jobs, Stronger Infrastructure
High tax rates make it financially unreasonable for American companies to return their international profits to America. Member of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applauds a new plan that proposes easing the tax burden presently placed on the foreign profits of domestic businesses so that the money can return ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Opposes Racially Divisive Plan to Reinstate Military Draft
A proposal by Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) to reinstate a military draft is under fire from African-American conservatives affiliated with the Project 21 leadership network. Project 21 members call the Rangel proposal a blatant political maneuver meant to inject a divisive racial aspect into the debate over using military force ...
Liberal Senators Critique Bush Environmental Policy
BACKGROUND: Liberal elected officials, including Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton (NY) Dick Durbin (IL), Frank Lautenberg (NJ), Patrick Leahy (VT), Barbara Boxer (CA), and independent Senator Jim Jeffords (VT), have recently issued alarmist criticisms of President Bush's environmental record. Sample statements: Boxer: Bush is undertaking an "assault on the environment unlike ...
National Center for Public Policy Research Responds to DaimlerChrysler
Amy Ridenour, president of the conservative National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following statement today in response to DaimlerChrysler's refusal to apologize for a top official's denigration of conservatives. (Last Thursday, speaking to CNSNews reporter Marc Morano at Jesse Jackson's Wall Street project event in New York City, ...
Legal Briefs newsletter #36: Illegal Aliens Sue Employers for Offering Illegal Work
In America, the word "success" seems to be inscribed indelibly on the national consciousness -- the consciousness, that is, of everyone except a typical federal bureaucrat. It happened in the Clinton Administration in the late 1990s, midway through the high-tech boom that appeared to be forging a permanent prosperity. Some ...
Daimler-Chrysler Should Apologize, Says Conservative Group
Daimler-Chrysler should apologize for the slur against conservatives made by Frank Fountain, Daimler-Chrysler's senior vice president for government affairs at a New York City event, says Amy Ridenour, president of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. A January 17 CNS News story by Marc Morano ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Support Bush Stand on Affirmative Action Challenge
African-American conservatives from the Project 21 leadership network applaud President George W. Bush for standing firm in his commitment to a colorblind America by authorizing the U.S. Department of Justice to side with students challenging the University of Michigan's race-based admissions policy. The Bush Justice Department is supporting the students' ...
Jesse Jackson Oversimplifies History
Conservative African-Americans affiliated with the Project 21 leadership network are appalled by comments made by the Reverend Jesse Jackson on January 15 claiming that early non-black Americans came to this country solely to exploit minorities. Some Project 21 members fear this may be another attempt by Jackson to use class ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Support Bush Stand on Affirmative Action Challenge – January 2003
Black Conservatives Support Bush Stand on Affirmative Action Challenge African-American conservatives from the Project 21 leadership network applaud President George W. Bush for standing firm in his commitment to a colorblind America by authorizing the U.S. Department of Justice to side with students challenging the University of Michigan's race-based admissions ...
Talking Points on Taxes: Bush’s New Plan for Tax Relief & Economic Growth
In January 2003, President Bush unveiled an ambitious tax relief, economic growth and job creation plan. Its reduces the marriage penalty, increases the child tax credit to $1000, moves lower income workers who pay income taxes by immediately moving them into lowest tax bracket of 10%; eliminates the double taxation ...
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