Author: Amy Ridenour
Wishes Won’t Fuel Our Economy: We Need Oil Drilling
Wordsmiths tell us the phrase "you can't get blood from a turnip" has been around since 1666.1 You'd think 335 years would be long enough to get the point across, but apparently not, because some environmentalists still believe alternative energy ...
Good News About the Environment: A Review of Bjorn Lomborg’s “The Skeptical Environmentalist”
You can tell you've won the debate when your opponent's remaining intellectual argument is to throw a pie in your face. Bjorn Lomborg, a former Greenpeace supporter, experienced that happy and, perhaps, tasty satisfaction during a talk at a Borders ...
Let it Be Our Legacy: Making America Safe with Missile Defense
American civilians at home aren't protected. That's a key lesson we learned September 11. We spend billions on defense every year and our enemies still can come to our workplaces and kill us. Don't get me wrong. Other than a ...
It’s Not the Football Season It’s the Silly Season
Donovan McNabb says he hopes Rush Limbaugh's comments don't discourage young blacks from wanting to play quarterback. In my opinion, any young man intimidated by a press corps that wished him well -- which is, after all, what Limbaugh said ...
Is it Better to Have a Raise or a Job? How a Minimum Wage Hike Would Increase Unemployment, Harm Undertrained Workers
Is it better to have a raise or a job? It's a no-brainer. A raise is worthless without a job. The federal government reported October 5 that 199,000 jobs were lost between mid-August and mid-September, reflecting a national unemployment rate ...
Minimum Wage Increases: Although Not Designed to be Racist, They Simply Are
Is it better to have a raise or a job? It's a no-brainer. A raise is worthless without a job. Since the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, some have contended that a constantly increasing minimum wage ...
Leading Institutions Support Groups Opposing a U.S. Military Response
Terrorism is a tool of fanatics. It is a tool we need to break. A well-connected foreign policy institute is circulating among policymakers a petition urging the Bush Administration and Congress to do the opposite. The petition, by Foreign Policy ...
These Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain
The 21st Century has begun. Centuries are measured in books by dates and minds by events. In the national memory, the terrorist war on the United States that began September 11, 2001 will mark the beginning of the 21st Century ...
Lawsuit Against Atlanta Braves is Way Off Base: Suing, Not Baseball, is Becoming Our National Pastime
In the greed-focused world of American personal injury lawyers, no good deed goes unpunished. Take, for instance, a simple act of kindness by Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones. In an era when utility infielders make more in one season than ...
When It Comes to Missile Defense, Saying “We Can’t” Won’t Save Lives
Strange as it might seem, when I was pregnant with my twin sons, I had a recurring dream about World War I. I believe it was due to something every parent discovers: With the birth of children comes the fear ...
