Author: David Almasi

Overzealous Environmental Rules Impede U.S. Military Training

If a Marine landing on Red Beach at Camp Pendleton travels off one of the three authorized roads leaving the beach, he risks a $50,000 fine and other penalties. He's not being disciplined for putting himself or his fellow soldiers ...

Regulatory Reform: The Next Civil Rights Battlefield

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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 ...

Political Money Monitor: Campaign Finance Reforms Opposed

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This past election was the first in Arizona to be conducted under the Clean Elections Act. A ballot initiative passed in 1998, the Act provides public funding for candidates. Attorney Clint Bolick contends the new guidelines "proved to be anything ...

Be Aware of Scams Like the Nigerian Connection

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 E-mail is a wonderful thing. These days, it's more efficient and reliable than the Post Office, and it's virtually free. I find it useful for keeping in touch with people I might not otherwise have the time to talk to ...

Political Money Monitor: June 19, 2002

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 Contents * New Campaign Regulations Find Liberal Opposition * Next Regulatory Step Already Proposed * Oklahoma Right to Work Law Validated by Federal Court * Legislative Challenge to Colorado Paycheck Protection Order Turned Back * Union-Supported Campaign Regulation Initiative Overturned ...

Senate Puts Black Arkansas Jurist at the Back of the Bus

Bill Clinton used the fact that he was born in Hope, Arkansas to campaign for president as the "man from Hope" - using the name of his birthplace to enhance his image. Lavenski R. Smith, a trailblazing black jurist, is ...

Senate Puts Black Arkansas Jurist at the Back of the Bus

Project 21 Commentary /
Bill Clinton used the fact that he was born in Hope, Arkansas to campaign for president as the "man from Hope" - using the name of his birthplace to enhance his image. Lavenski R. Smith, a trailblazing black jurist, is ...

Giving With One Hand, Taking Away with the Other: Competing Government Policies Both Promote and Deny Homeownership Opportunities for Minorities

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It's three steps forward, but two steps back. Policies removing barriers to minority homeownership are favored by governments, but the competing objective of combating the perceived threat of urban sprawl by some of these governments is simultaneously restricting homeownership opportunities ...

Giving With One Hand, Taking Away with the Other: Competing Government Policies Both Promote and Deny Homeownership Opportunities for Minorities

It's three steps forward, but two steps back. Policies removing barriers to minority homeownership are favored by governments, but the competing objective of combating the perceived threat of urban sprawl by some of these governments is simultaneously restricting homeownership opportunities ...

The Radical Spectrum: Environmentalists Push the Envelope to Push Their Cause

While most of America came together after September 11, the political fringe remains at odds with the rest of society. Our new realities, however, make it easier to spot their extremism. Take, for example, Karen Davis. Davis is president of ...

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