Year: 2001

Often for Better and Sometimes for Worse, Lawyers Played Key Role in Black History, by Council Nedd

Project 21 Commentary /
Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Even though Black History Month just passed, let's pause for a moment and reflect on the notable role lawyers have played in championing - and, in some cases - blocking the progress of African-Americans ...
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Civil Rights Movement Needs Consistency

Project 21 Commentary /
Reprints permitted provided source is credited. On March 4, Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) told Fox News Sunday host Tony Snow he believes race relations are "much, much better than they've ever been in my lifetime." Within seconds of saying this, ...
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Keeping Players in School: A Slam-Dunk Idea, by Michael King

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Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Viewers of collegiate basketball's "March Madness" championship tournament are seeing players who may become the next Chris Webber or Alonzo Mourning. But no one saw Kobe Bryant playing in the Final Four. Bryant never ...
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Often for Better and Sometimes for Worse, Lawyers Played Key Role in Black History, by Council Nedd

National Policy Analysis #329 /
Even though Black History Month just passed, let's pause for a moment and reflect on the notable role lawyers have played in championing - and, in some cases - blocking the progress of African-Americans. Lawyers have been involved in many ...
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Agency Under Fire: Did NHSTA Speed Up Rollover Ratings to Aid Clinton’s Personal Injury Lawyer Friends? by Kevin Martin

National Policy Analysis #330 /
Have I got a deal for you. Want to buy a new car designed by federal bureaucrats? What, no takers? No wonder! Designing anything - be it welfare systems or the postal service - isn't the forte of the vast ...
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Government Policies Toward Business Help Push Economy Toward Recession

National Policy Analysis #325 /
My, how things change. Once upon a time, the government guarded the public against business monopolies. Nowadays, the problem is the government. Its policies toward business are harming competitiveness and helping to push the economy toward recession. The economy, retirees ...
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After False Starts, Ford Motor Company Improves its Defense of SUVs

National Policy Analysis #326 /
Little noted amid Christmas and Inaugural festivities was this small bulletin out of the Ford Motor Company's headquarters in Dearborn: The giant automaker announced that it was recalling about 110,000 Explorer and Mountaineer sport utility vehicles (SUVs), not because of ...
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Congressional Intervention in the Internet Domain Name Process Threatens Independence of the Internet

National Policy Analysis #327 /
Congress is being pressured by a handful of companies to intervene in the process that determines new Internet domain names. Such a move would threaten the integrity of the Internet by opening it up to government intervention and regulation. The ...
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Taking a New Look at Black History, by Sharon Marshall

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published February 2001 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. It's always exciting ...
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Stupid Justice, by R.D. Davis

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A New Visions Commentary paper published February 2001 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. There was a ...
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