Year: 1999

Public School Violence: An Adult Problem, by Mike Green

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published June 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202/543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. School violence in Colorado, ...
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For Our Children’s Future, Replace Affirmative Action

Project 21 Commentary /
Affirmative action doesn't work. Mentoring, on the other hand, is proving to be a smashing success. It truly helps minorities in schools and the workplace without creating the hard feeling bred by quotas. I recently had the pleasure of meeting ...
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Education, Education, Education, by E. LaMay Lathan

Project 21 Commentary /
Education can change a life. Given its importance, why are so many black kids steering clear of it like the plague? We can't just blame the kids when teachers, schools, hardships, single-parent households and other things share responsibility. We've provided ...
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Be Thankful for Dads

National Policy Analysis #252 /
Father's Day is not only a day to express our gratitude for all our fathers have done for us, but also a day to reflect on the importance of fathers to society as a whole. Although a January 1999 poll ...
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Longing for Fathers, by Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published June 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 once spoke to approximately ...
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Greater Intervention and Military Cutbacks are a Deadly Combination, by Jason Morrow

National Policy Analysis #249 /
What if they threw a war and nobody came? As a result of current defense policies, such a scenario is not far out of the realm of possibility. In a classic case of trying to have his cake and eat ...
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Defense 2.0: America’s Military Badly Needs an Upgrade, by Jason Morrow

National Policy Analysis #251 /
The average U.S. warplane finished production in 1979, the same year that the last Chevy Nova rolled off the assembly line.1 But while most Novas have long been banished to the scrap heap, the Air Force is still expected to ...
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May 28, 1999

David W, Almasi, Editor The National Center for Public Policy Research Amy Moritz Ridenour, President 20 F Street, NW #700 * Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 507-6398 * Fax (301) 498-1301 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: https://nationalcenter.org Contents * Guam Governor May Have ...
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May 21, 1999

Issue Eighteen May 21, 1999 The National Center for Public Policy Research Amy Moritz Ridenour, President 20 F Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20001 Phone (202) 507-6398 Fax (301) 498-1301 [email protected] https://nationalcenter.org Contents: * Trial Lawyers and the DOJ ...
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Legal Brief: Trial Lawyers and the DOJ… Partners in Crime?; 4 our of 5 Dentists Warn: Frivolous Lawsuits Dangerous to Common Sense; Woman Sues After Being Left in Doghouse; Man Kan’t Spel, Sues Instead

Trial Lawyers and the DOJ... Partners in Crime?As head of the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General Janet Reno currently oversees a $20 billion annual budget, and has over 9,100 lawyers at her disposal. Make that 9,100 plus 40. The ...
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