Year: 2003

A Transparent Free Market is Our Best Corporate Cop

National Policy Analysis #449 /
On the back of a dollar bill appears a reproduction of the Great Seal of the United States. Upon it rests the motto "Annuit Coeptis" - meaning, "God favors our undertakings." The phrase refers to the hand of Providence in ...
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I’ll Have Fries With That… Next Spring

National Policy Analysis #448 /
As Winston Churchill famously observed, democracy is the worst political system in the world - except for all the others. The same is true for capitalism. Some argue that recent scandals at WorldCom, Global Crossing, Enron and elsewhere are proof ...
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Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out, by Edmund F. Haislmaier

National Policy Analysis #450 /
A disturbing aspect of the growing litigation crisis is its potential for harming the health of Americans. This threat comes in part from class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem ...
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Climate Change 2001: A Critique, by Gerald Marsh

National Policy Analysis #452 /
(Note: This critique of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report "Climate Change 2001" is an update of "Global Warming Primer" by the same author. A pdf of this critique can be found here.  The "Global Warming Primer" ...
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SUVs: How Safe Are They?

National Policy Analysis #453 /
Fasten your seatbelts for some politically incorrect news: You are most likely to survive a motor vehicle accident if the vehicle you are in is big. Size and weight equals better occupant protection - it is basic physics - and ...
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Say “No” to Terrorists By Saying “Yes” to ANWR

National Policy Analysis #451 /
American television viewers recently received the dubious treat of television commercials telling them that if they drive SUVs, they support terrorists. The ads, produced by such renowned terrorism experts as the producer of the film "Pulp Fiction," claimed that SUV ...
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Regulatory Reform: The Next Civil Rights Battlefield

Project 21 Commentary /
After expending so much time and effort in the pursuit of civil rights, it's outrageous that the government itself is now infringing our freedoms through overreaching regulation. The problem lies in the one-size-fits-all approach through which many of our regulatory ...
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A Good Name is As Good As Gold, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

Project 21 Commentary /
We can all agree that gold has been a valuable commodity throughout history. So what is the rationale behind the statement "a good name is as good as gold?" Even if you comprehend its value, why link names to gold? ...
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After Columbia, Continue to Boldly Go Forward, by Jerry Brooks

Project 21 Commentary /
  A New Visions Commentary paper published February 2003 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. Being a pioneer ...
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What About Adoption? by Kimberley Jane Wilson

Project 21 Commentary /
  A New Visions Commentary paper published February 2003 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 figure most ...
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