Author: The National Center

We Didn’t Ask for an Apology, Mr. Pickens

Press Release /
Washington, DC - The following is the response of National Center for Public Policy Research President Amy Ridenour to T. Boone Pickens' response* when a reporter from the Detroit Free Press asked him about the National Center's new paper, "The ...
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Elites Denying Affordable Energy to Average Americans, by Deneen Borelli

New Visions Commentary /
Failing schools, crime and single-parent households are just a few of the challenges facing urban communities.  Now, thanks to "Club Green" - radical environmentalists and their supporters - soaring energy prices join the list. Club Green fights against oil exploration ...
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New Visions Commentary: Rangel Ethics Mess Feels Like History Repeating Itself, by Bishop Council Nedd II

This legendary black congressman suffered from allegations about misusing his position as a powerful committee chairman.  Questions arose about his travel habits and a seaside property.  His displays of wealth ill-represented his poor Harlem constituency. Is it Charles Rangel, the ...
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Jackson Getting It Both Ways Means Some Get Nothing, by Stephen Roberts, M.Div.

New Visions Commentary /
Anyone believing "you can't have it both ways" doesn't know Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson has flip-flopped on important issues, finding alleged civil rights justifications on both sides.  While politically advantageous to Jackson, the practice leaves him with a troubling legacy ...
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Rangel Ethics Mess Feels Like History Repeating Itself, by Bishop Council Nedd II

New Visions Commentary /
This legendary black congressman suffered from allegations about misusing his position as a powerful committee chairman.  Questions arose about his travel habits and a seaside property.  His displays of wealth ill-represented his poor Harlem constituency. Is it Charles Rangel, the ...
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Finding Financial Security Through Old-School Wisdom, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
Isn't it rich when something that was drilled into your head when you were a child starts making perfect sense? For me, it was Proverbs 4:7 - "Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, ...
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Public Employee Pensions Endangered by State Officials Playing Global Warming Politics, New Report Says

Press Release /
Lobbying for Higher Energy Prices Likely to Harm Already Troubled Pension Funds Washington, DC - Already at-risk public employee pension funds are being placed at further risk by state officials who are lobbying for global warming regulation and by state ...
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Pensions in Peril: Are State Officials Risking Public Employee Retirement Benefits by Playing Global Warming Politics? by Steven J. Milloy, MHS, JD, LLM and Thomas Borelli, Ph.D.

National Policy Analysis #575 /
I. Executive Summary Global warming has emerged as an important issue for investors, including state and local pension funds. Although global warming regulation appears likely to cause significant adverse impacts to the broad economy and stock market, a substantial minority ...
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Racist Claims About Lottery a Losing Wager, by Stephen Roberts, M.Div.

New Visions Commentary /
Take out a coin and flip it in the air five times. Unless it's a trick coin, there will be an uneven number of heads or tails.  Is the coin - and the government that minted it - biased? Of ...
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A Fairness Doctrine for Schools? by Bob Parks

New Visions Commentary /
The next time the liberals control the White House, there is little doubt that changes at the FCC will bring about a new "Fairness Doctrine" that mandates that privately-owned, ratings-based talk radio have an equal political balance. In short, liberal ...
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