Best Title
Best title on a Supreme Court District of Columbia v. Heller-related blog post today: "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" from John Bambenek on Blogcritics ...
Black Group on Gun Decision: A Great Day for Law-Abiding Citizens
The Project 21 black conservative leadership group comments on the Supreme Court's gun rights decision: District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court Second Amendment Decision Hailed by Black ActivistsFor Release: June 24, 2008 Contact: David Almasi at (202) 543-4110 x11 or [email protected] Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing the Constitution's individual ...
Horace Cooper on Ruling Against the D.C. Gun Ban – Listen Live
From David Almasi: Project 21 member Horace Cooper, a former constitutional law professor at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's Thursday ruling overturning the Washington, D.C. ban on handgun ownership live with Scott Sloan on WLW in Cincinnati on Friday, June 27 at 10:00 ...
District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court Second Amendment Decision Hailed by Black Activists
Washington, D.C. - Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing the Constitution's individual right to own firearms and overturning the ban on most gun ownership in the nation's capital in the first major Second Amendment case in almost 70 years is being hailed by black activists of the Project 21 leadership ...
Deneen Borelli on the Supreme Court’s Ruling Against the D.C. Gun Ban
Project 21 fellow Deneen Borelli will discuss today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the Washington, D.C. ban on handgun ownership live this afternoon with Vicki McKenna on WIBA-Madison at 4:35 pm eastern [see note below], with Don Kroah on WAVA-Washington at 5:30 pm eastern and with Jeff Whitaker on WOND-Atlantic ...
Horace Cooper on the Supreme Court’s Ruling Against the D.C. Gun Ban
Project 21 member Horace Cooper, a former constitutional law professor at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's Thursday ruling overturning the Washington, D.C. ban on handgun ownership live with Scott Sloan on WLW in Cincinnati on Friday, June 27 at 10:00 am eastern. You ...
Court Continues Welcome Trend of Reigning in Excessive Punitive Awards
From Research Associate Justin Danhof comes this look at the decision in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, handed down June 25: In 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker grounded on a reef off Alaska's coast, spilling millions of gallons of oil. Since that time, Exxon has spent $2.1 billion in clean-up ...
In Kennedy v. Louisiana, Court Deaf to Child Welfare and State Sovereignty
Research Associate Reece Epstein takes a critical look at the Supreme Court's decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana: On May 2, 1998, Patrick Kennedy raped his eight-year-old daughter. Brutally. The medical examiner discovered: A laceration to the left wall of the vagina had separated her cervix from the back of her ...
Stephen Colbert for Meet the Press
I have to agree with columnist Maggie Gallagher when she recommends Steve Colbert for the Meet the Press desk chair. The man manages to get to the heart of every issue. Talking about issues a bit more and handicapping election results a bit less would be refreshing, too. The drive-by ...
Clean Water Restoration Act Could Trigger Largest-Ever Expansion of Federal Powers Over Private Property
BACKGROUND: The Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 makes it a crime to discharge pollutants into the "navigable waters of the United States." However, what constitutes a "pollutant" or "navigable water" has often left federal regulators scratching their heads and landowners licking their wounds. For instance, a father and son ...
“Juneteenth” Observed by Black Conservatives
Washington, D.C. - "Juneteenth" is the oldest and most recognized commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Members of the Project 21 black leadership network suggest the Juneteenth holiday - observed every June 19 - be used as a day for reflection on the struggle for freedom ...
Back to the Drawing Board
Husband David says: Hill opponents of oil development in the Out-Continental Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge say no more land for oil exploration until the oil companies drill in the 68 million acres in leases they already hold. Drilling hasn't begun in these areas because oil hasn't been ...
Black Conservatives Speak Out on Race, Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against NASCAR
Project 21 Chairman Asks Race Officials to Conduct Thorough Investigation and Act Decisively If Allegations are True Washington, D.C. - NASCAR is being sued for $225 million by a black female former employee who says she was the victim of sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination while serving as ...
David Ridenour on G. Gordon Liddy Show
Husband David will be a guest on the G. Gordon Liddy Show today about 11:30 AM Eastern, talking about ethanol. Interested folks can listen live on the Internet or hear the show anytime over the next couple of weeks by downloading a podcast of this broadcast from the show's website ...
America Only Oil-Producing Nation That Severely Limits Its Production
National Center for Public Policy Research Research Associate Reece Epstein has a letter to the editor in today's D.C. Examiner newspaper, written in response to an opinion column by Irwin Stelzer entitled, "No Quick Energy Fixes, Despite Officials’ Promises." Says Reece: Irwin Stelzer is rightly disappointed in politicians who "prefer ...
Weyrich: Congressional Hearings on Land Trusts Needed
Conservative leader par excellence Paul Weyrich has written a column about National Center for Public Policy Research Senior Fellow Dana Joel Gattuso's National Policy Analysis paper, "Conservation Easements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Paul begins: Phil Truluck is today Executive Vice President of the Heritage Foundation. He is ...
Project 21 Chairman Mychal Massie on the Death of Tim Russert
Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie asked that we pass along his comments on the passing of NBC "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert this past Friday: We acknowledge the passing of Tim Russert; and with deepest and most sincere condolences offer our prayers to his remaining family and loved ones ...
Boumediene v. Bush Ruling Will Cost Lives
Project 21's Kevin Martin and four members of the U.S. Supreme Court fear the Supreme Court's ruling in Boumediene v. Bush (pdf) -- the Guantanamo Bay/enemy combatant decision -- will cost lives: Supreme Court Gitmo Ruling Called "Chilling"; Will Cost American LivesFor Release: June 12, 2008 Contact: David Almasi at ...
Supreme Court Gitmo Ruling Called “Chilling”; Will Cost American Lives
Washington, D.C. - Responding to today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Boumediene v. Bush that allows suspected terrorists to challenge their incarceration, Project 21 member Kevin Martin is criticizing the Court, saying this decision puts national security at risk and sends a confusing signal to the military. "As a Navy ...
Farm-Belt Voters Favor Eliminating or Scaling Back Corn Ethanol Mandate, New Poll Finds
76% of Americans Want Ethanol Law Changed; 41% Want Mandate Repealed Entirely Washington, DC - Most Americans - including those in the Farm Belt - want Congress to reduce or eliminate the corn ethanol mandate, according to a new poll released today by the National Center for Public Policy Research ...
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