Year: 1999

Rudy Giuliani’s Crime-Fighting Policies Save Black Lives, by Deroy Murdock

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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 ...

When Birth Control Could Lead to Race Control, by Jackie Cissell

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the NAACP and Boycotts, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

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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, ...

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 ...

KKKapitol Hill? by Eddie Huff

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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 ...

Raising SUV Fuel Economy Standards Would Mean More Traffic Fatalities

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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 ...

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 ...

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