Author: The National Center

Gun Ownership Becoming a Capital Idea, by Deneen Borelli

New Visions Commentary /
  Gun Ownership Becoming a Capital Idea by Deneen Borelli (bio) For years, Shelly Parker faced intimidation and harassment from the drug dealers and gang-bangers who roamed her neighborhood.  Already frustrated because the police never did enough to make her ...
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Why Father’s Day Saddens Me, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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Why Father's Day Saddens Me by Darryn "Dutch" Martin (bio) As the product of a single-parent home, I always have mixed feelings when Father's Day rolls around. What could I understand about the importance of fathers when my own formative ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Laud Supreme Court’s Ban on Partial Birth Abortion

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Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a legislative ban on the practice of partial birth abortion is being hailed by members of the black leadership network Project 21 as a victory for the safety and welfare of the unborn as ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives: Duke Rape Case Shows Importance of “Innocent Until Proven Guilty”

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Today's announcement that dubious sexual assault charges filed against the three current and former Duke students were dropped has members of the Project 21 black leadership network sharply criticizing those who used the year-long investigation to create racial animosity for ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Speak Out on Don Imus Controversy, Criticism

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Don Imus has been suspended by CBS Radio and MSNBC for two weeks in the wake of comments made on his April 4, 2007 syndicated radio show.  On that show, Imus called members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team ...
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Support Eroding for Rep. Frank Wolf’s Journey Through Hallowed Ground Heritage Area; Alternative Measure Gains Backing of Two Congressmen in Affected Area

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Washington, D.C. - Support for Congressman Frank Wolf's controversial Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act (H.R. 319) continues to erode, reports The National Center for Public Policy Research. Two Congressmen are cosponsoring an alternative measure that, unlike Wolf's ...
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60 Minutes Misleads Viewers About the Price of Prescription Drugs Paid By Medicare

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Washington, D.C. - On April 1, 2007, the CBS News program 60 Minutes broadcast a segment on prescription drug prices that relied heavily on a flawed report written by a group with a clear political motive.  Producers of the program ...
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Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Global Warming in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency

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Washington, D.C. - Amy Ridenour, president of The National Center for Public Policy Research, released this statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency: "The Supreme Court's decision is a victory for the bad ...
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Chilling Intolerance for Free Speech on Global Warming, by Dana Joel Gattuso

National Policy Analysis #553 /
"When we've finally gotten serious about global warming, when the impacts are really hitting us and we're in a full worldwide scramble to minimize the damage, we should have war crimes trials for these bastards - some sort of climate ...
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A Rational Response to an Irrational Act, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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A Rational Response to an Irrational Act by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D. (bio) Recent events put Don Imus' neck on the chopping block for broadcasting a statement - which you already know and which I will not repeat here - about ...
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