Author: Amy Ridenour

Congratulations to Jay Timmons and NAM

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Jay Timmons Congratulations to Jay Timmons, a former ten-year member of the National Center for Public Policy Research board of directors, for being selected as the new president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers. Jay, who served as ...
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Tom Borelli to Appear on Fox at 4:45 PM Sunday

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Tom Borelli, Ph.D., head of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project, will appear on the Fox News Channel at or about 4:45 PM Eastern today. Tom will be discussing the Amanda Carey story, "Corporations Represented at ...
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Thank You for Crying, John Boehner

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Our elementary school-age daughter was crying after school today because some classmates teased her for crying what she called "tears of joy" when a lost dog was reunited with his human family during a movie in class. Up until then ...
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On New Spending Bill: All “Hell Breaking Loose” or “Robust Conversation”?

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Either way, there's a lot to dislike about the "total mess" U.S. Senate omnibus 1,924-page federal government appropriations bill this entertaining Fox News story describes. According to the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), the legislation includes: * Over $1.25 trillion ...
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EPA Regs Make it Harder to Stay Warm

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Amanda Carey has an article in the Daily Caller today heavily covering Project 21's press release on the subject. Share Article | Permalink Email Article | Print Article View Printer Friendly Version Email Article to Friend Posts on this blog ...
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Oral Contraceptives in Water Causing Dual-Sexed Fish?

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National Center Senior Fellow Jeff Stier was quoted Friday in a WebMD article on a report in Environmental Science & Technology. As WebMD's Denise Mann reported, "Reports of intersex fish, including male fish with some female characteristics, led to widespread ...
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Senior Fellow Jeff Stier on Cell Phone Safety in WebMD Article

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National Center Senior Fellow Jeff Stier was quoted today in a WebMD article on the reliability of a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on the safety of maternal cell phone use on unborn children. Share Article ...
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Our Government at Work

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Two people were hospitalized and at least ten crashes took place on the Washington Beltway this morning after the Maryland Highway Administration spread slippery liquid over the busy highway in an effort to prevent the formation of ice. And yet, ...
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Anyone Think…

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...it is a coincidence that President Obama scheduled a surprise visit to Afghanistan on the same day a very poor jobs report came out? Not me. Very few things will knock this kind of jobs report from the top of ...
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Chimp Concedes: We Don’t Understand the Climate

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Last March, in an effort to demonstrate something most of the delegates at the United Nations COP-16 global warming conference in Cancun ought to absorb -- namely, that the Earth's climate is complicated, and understanding it as yet remains beyond ...
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