Author: Horace Cooper

Lack of Transparency in Government Contracts Hurts Service Members

Lack of Transparency in Government Contracts Hurts Service Members

New Visions Commentary /
Last month when TRANSCOM (United States Transportation Command) pulled back its $7 billion contract award to Norwegian subsidiary American Roll on Roll off Carrier (ARC) taxpayers breathed a sigh of relief. The contract had been awarded on April 30 in ...
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How Trump’s Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again

How Trump’s Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again

New Visions Commentary /
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, America has been presented with a false narrative about blacks and law enforcement. Elite progressive voices have pushed a radical idea: Law enforcement is the embodiment of bigotry in America and that “defunding” ...
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Mob Justice Gaining on Rule of Law Means Minorities Lose

Mob Justice Gaining on Rule of Law Means Minorities Lose

New Visions Commentary /
Americans of all stripes recoiled at the video of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Elected officials all across America have condemned this needless act of violence. But many in the media, and activists across the land have gone further ...
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COVID-19 Solution: Pelosi’s $3 Trillion Wishlist vs American Exceptionalism

COVID-19 Solution: Pelosi’s $3 Trillion Wishlist vs American Exceptionalism

New Visions Commentary /
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released an 1,800-page wish list of left-wing spending priorities that will cost future generations of American taxpayers at least $3 trillion. In less than a week, she brought it to the House floor and rushed to ...
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Bail Reform? It Just Causes More Crime

Bail Reform? It Just Causes More Crime

New Visions Commentary /
An obscure organization — the Arnold Foundation — has been cheerleading a series of changes to cash bail nationwide. Its supporters claim that being required to post-bail hurts the working poor and minorities disproportionately. They also argue that in most ...
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A Growing Economy Provides Opportunity to Move More Americans off Food Stamps, by K. Michael Conaway and Horace Cooper

A Growing Economy Provides Opportunity to Move More Americans off Food Stamps, by K. Michael Conaway and Horace Cooper

New Visions Commentary /
The American economy is growing rapidly, unemployment is at historic lows and job opportunities are everywhere. We can all agree it is a terrific time for Americans looking to enter the workforce. But when the Trump administration recently finalized a ...
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Watch Your Step: First Step Act Could Harm Minority Communities, by Horace Cooper, Stacy Washington, and Constable Council Nedd II

Watch Your Step: First Step Act Could Harm Minority Communities, by Horace Cooper, Stacy Washington, and Constable Council Nedd II

National Policy Analysis #680 /
Senator Mitch McConnell is considering taking the “First Step Act” (S. 2795), a criminal justice reform bill, to the Senate floor for a vote during the lame duck session. He should not. The U.S. criminal justice system is in need ...
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Swamp Creatures are Terrified of What Ben Carson is Doing to Clean Up HUD

Swamp Creatures are Terrified of What Ben Carson is Doing to Clean Up HUD

New Visions Commentary /
It’s been a year since Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed as Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. For most of its existence HUD is the cabinet-level agency probably best known for management challenges and the occasional corruption scandal involving local ...
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The Obama Administration’s Cynical Chase for the “Subtle” Racist

New Visions Commentary /
Ironically, for a presidency allegedly ushering in a post-racial America, the actions of the White House indicate the Obama Administration considers political manipulation of race to be a practice that's too big to fail. During his recent commencement address at ...
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Doubling Down on Dumb

New Visions Commentary /
Justice Department lawyers should not attempt to prosecute George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin. They likely won't succeed, and would probably compound the awful precedent set by the state of Florida in pursuing this case over objections from ...
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