Year: 1997

The Myth of Scientific Consensus on Global Warming

National Policy Analysis #177 /
Forget what you've read in the press or heard on television: There is no scientific consensus on global warming. In recent months, there has been much talk in the national news media about a scientific consensus on global warming. A ...
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While Congress Debates, Citizens Legislate Campaign Finance Reform

National Policy Analysis #176 /
Grassroots activists are proving more successful than Congress in bringing about campaign finance reform. While the Senate is deadlocked amid squabbling over the spending caps and donor restrictions of the McCain-Feingold bill, crusaders outside the Beltway have already enacted measures ...
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Government Use of Contingency Fee Lawyers Works Against Public Interest

National Policy Analysis #175 /
Question: If on election day you were asked to chose between a political candidate who promised to work for a reasonable salary, and another candidate who wanted to be paid 25% of the government's receipts, an amount which could reach ...
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Kyoto Daily Bulletin #1

Kyoto Earth Summit Information Center: The News Source for the Latest Developments on theGlobal Warming Summit in Kyoto, Japan Issue #1 * The Daily Bulletin * December 1, 1997  Gore's Attendance at Summit Signals Accord May be Near, Despite Highly-Publicized ...
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Kyoto Earth Summit Fact Kit

The News Source on the Global Warming Summit in Kyoto, Japan  Global Warming Earth Summit Fact Sheet The Greenhouse Effect and Global WarmingThe greenhouse effect is a natural process that keeps the planet warm enough to sustain life. When sunlight ...
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A Recess Appointment of Bill Lann Lee May Send Republicans to the Head of the Class, by David Almasi and Roderick Conrad

National Policy Analysis #178 /
A showdown is brewing between President Clinton and Senate Republicans over civil rights. Even if Clinton wins, it may hurt Democrats at the polls. After Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee made clear their intention to block the nomination of ...
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Standing up for Motherhood – December 1997

During the summer of 1997, Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller unexpectedly generated nationwide controversy because of his support for motherhood. Miller, while providing color commentary for the fledgling Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), voiced his concerns about a decision by ...
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Succeeding American-Style, by James Coleman

Project 21 Commentary /
When I was a child, my mother told me black people had to be twice as good as people of European ancestry if they wanted to succeed. I never took her advice as a deterrent, just a statement of fact ...
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A Real “It’s a Wonderful Life,” by Chad Cowan

National Policy Analysis #179 /
This Christmas season, millions of Americans will watch Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic, "It's a Wonderful Life." The movie tells the story of George Bailey, a kind and selfless executive of a struggling small town savings and loan, who, through ...
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Piscataway Payoff Delays Civil Rights Reform

Project 21 Press Release For Release: November 21, 1997 Contact: Roderick Conrad at 202/543-4110 or [email protected] AFRICAN-AMERICAN GROUP SAYS PISCATAWAY PAYOFF DELAYS CIVIL RIGHTS REFORM, SAPS NEEDED MONEY FROM MINORITIESFearing the results of a Supreme Court defeat, civil rights organizations ...
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