Year: 2007

Letting Medicare "Negotiate" Drug Prices: Myths vs. Reality

Letting Medicare “Negotiate” Drug Prices: Myths vs. Reality

The opening of the 110th Congress will witness the return of the debate over Medicare and prescription drugs.  In 2003, Congress and President Bush enacted the "Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act," which established a prescription drug program for ...

Supremes Still Working on School Equality, by Deneen Borelli

Project 21 Commentary /
Even though public school segregation was outlawed over 50 years ago, there are still lingering questions about the constitutionality of racial preferences that the U.S. Supreme Court must decide. Before the Court right now is a set of cases challenging ...

Dr. King’s Dream Today a Nightmare, by Mychal Massie

Project 21 Commentary /
As we marked our nation's annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we received many reminders that it's time for America to remember the injustices he fought. Preachers preached special sermons, teachers had special lesson plans and politicians - ...

New Visions Commentary: Bowl Game Proposal a True Indicator of Race Relations, Not Kramer’s Racist Rant

Some have said that Michael Richards's recent on-stage racist tirade indicated that America's racist past is not so distant. Some black leaders used it to drive the message that racism lies just beneath the surface of American life and that ...

Goals are Richer Than Dreams, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

Project 21 Commentary /
Many people ring in the New Year by making resolutions - goals they hope to accomplish over the course of the following 364 days. Some people lump "goals" into the same category as "dreams."  While both can be lofty, goals ...

Book: Shattered Dreams: One Hundred Stories of Government Abuse

As Ronald Reagan said, the nine scariest words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” An important new book, just out from the National Center for Public Policy Research, shows how on the ...

Commentary: What People Are Saying About Caterpillar’s Support of Carbon Caps…

What People Are Saying About Caterpillar’s Support of Carbon Caps… What miners are saying: “Caterpillar has joined with some of the most radical environmentalists who have been enemies of mining, including coal, for decades. The stated policy of the U.S ...

New Visions Commentary: What Will You Do If Your House Goes Underwater?

  What Will You Do If Your House Goes Underwater? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D. (bio) In September 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, and related floods placed thousands of homes underwater.  Now the word is that many homes across the ...

New Visions Commentary: Government Can’t Take Away Your Rights If You Give Them Up

  Government Can't Take Away Your Rights If You Give Them Up by Lisa Fritsch (bio) Just because kids seem to go into heat when they hit puberty doesn't mean our government-run schools should be allowed to treat them like ...

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