Author: The National Center

Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Criticize NAACP for Filibuster Flip-Flop; Civil Rights Group Now Supports Senate Tactic That Hobbled Civil Rights Legislation

Press Release /
Members of the black leadership organization Project 21 are criticizing the NAACP for endorsing filibusters against Bush Administration judicial nominees, calling the NAACP endorsement contradictory to the group's past position, when filibusters halted the progress of civil rights bills. "For ...
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Black Activists Rap Rangel for Opposing Social Security Reform; Congressman’s “Disappointing” Rant Reduces Chances for Black Empowerment

Press Release /
Recent remarks by Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) calling President George W. Bush's proposal to reform the nation's ailing Social Security system "fraud" and its promotion an "impeachable offense" are condemned by members of the black leadership network Project 21. Reform ...
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Black Economist Has a Lesson for Everyone About Basic Economics, by Dutch Martin

New Visions Commentary /
"Economics is the study of the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses." That's the premise of Stanford economist Thomas Sowell's book Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy, originally published in 2000. Dr. Sowell, one of the ...
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Foolish Question About Bill Cosby, by Mychal Massie

New Visions Commentary /
If a homeless, drunken bum lying in a gutter says people shouldn't drink, is the message diminished because it comes from a homeless, drunken bum? Judges routinely sentence the guilty to public service. This can include the guilty speaking out ...
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How to Manage and Afford Senior Health Care, by Council Nedd II and Leslie O. Anderson

New Visions Commentary /
There are lots of jokes poking fun at growing old. For instance, you know you're getting older when everything hurts and what doesn't hurt doesn't work. Likewise, the gleam in your eye now comes from the sun hitting your bifocals ...
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Has the U.S. Supreme Court Lost Its Collective Mind? by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

New Visions Commentary /
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that executing prisoners who committed capital crimes such as murder as minors violates the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment." While this ruling ...
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Europe’s Airbus “Megaplane” Fails to Earn Green Stripes, by Ryan Balis

National Policy Analysis #526 /
All eyes in Europe this week are on the maiden flight of the long-anticipated, double-decker Airbus A380 super jumbo jet, which took place April 27 at Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport in southwest France. Though a boon to Europe's airline industry, the ...
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Apologies

Sorry about the light-to-nonexistent posting. The Ridenour household has been facing the flu bug, but I think it now has been vanquished. Too bad the same can't be said for all the laundry that piled up ...
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Shame on Andrew Greeley, Ant-Democrat, and Anyone Who Shakes His Hand

This March 4 Chicago Sun-Times op-ed by Andrew Greeley disgusts me. Consider just two sentences: I am suggesting that for President Bush to come to the edge of Russia (Slovakia) and preach about democracy to Putin is rude, crude and ...
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National Center Statement: National Center for Public Policy Research Statement on Congressional Travel

The National Center for Public Policy Research sponsored and paid for educational trips to Russia and to Great Britain in 1997 and 2000 that included, at our invitation, Congressman Tom DeLay, Mrs. DeLay and Congressional staff members. We were then, ...
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