Author: The National Center

World Heritage Areas: A Critical Analysis, by Ryan Balis

National Policy Analysis #521 /
Our nation's most valued landmarks remind us of the liberty, strength, and justice of America at its best. Yet, unfortunately, politics - international politics, to be exact - is making use of long-standing national landmarks we think of as distinctly ...
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Purex and Pyro are Not the Same, by William H. Hannum, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

White Paper /
In the early days of civilian nuclear power, it was assumed that PUREX -- an aqueous reprocessing method that was used in weapons programs to produce plutonium of the chemical purity needed for bombs -- would be suitable for recycling ...
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The National Center for Public Policy Research Announces Two Staff Additions to Boost Free Market Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Work

Press Release /
The National Center for Public Policy Research is pleased to announce a major expansion of its environmental and regulatory affairs staff with the recent addition of J. Peyton Knight and Robert J. "R.J." Smith. J. Peyton Knight will serve as ...
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Private Humanitarian Aid Impressive

I'm very impressed and humbled by the amount of private aid being donated to tsunami victims. In Britain, according to an online BBC report posted at 4 AM British time December 31, individual Britons already have pledged a whopping 25 ...
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Senator Reid Should Apologize: Furor Over Remarks About Clarence Thomas Is Not Dying Down

Press Release /
In the wake of the hurtful and racially-insensitive comments made by incoming Senate minority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) about U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are demanding the liberal senator immediately ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Applaud Bush Selections for Civil Rights Commission; Change in Commissioners and Staff Will Create “True Leadership”

Press Release /
Members of the Project 21 black leadership network are applauding recent appointments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights made by President George W. Bush. President Bush selected Gerald A. Reynolds, a former civil rights official with the U.S. Department ...
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The Case for Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, by Jeffrey Hicks

New Visions Commentary /
Chief Justice William Rehnquist's current battle with cancer is sending shock waves throughout the legal community. With the Chief Justice forgoing active participation in the Court's activities, it is speculated that the 80-year-old may be ready to retire. Republican gains ...
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Some Post-Election Advice for Liberals, by Murdock “Doc” Gibbs

New Visions Commentary /
As I listen to the self-examination, recrimination and Monday morning quarterbacking among liberals over their sound defeat in Election 2004, I have a few suggestions. It's not a guarantee for success, but at least they won't be perceived as so ...
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Negroes and Black Conservatives, by Mychal Massie

New Visions Commentary /
In the minds of the white liberal elite, there is an unambiguous dichotomy between Negroes and black conservatives. A glaring example of this truth is the racist bastardization of Condoleezza Rice, our President's choice to become Secretary of State. Rice ...
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Bigotry from the Left, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
Bigotry can be found in the places one would least expect it to thrive. Author Shirley Jackson, remembered most for horror tales such as The Lottery, understood this when she wrote the slyly brilliant story "After You My Dear Alphonse." ...
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