Author: The National Center

The Car They Want You to Drive, by Amy Ridenour and Eric Peters

National Policy Analysis #466 /
When you order a pizza, it's up to you what the toppings will be. No government busybody or special interest "advocate" has yet figured out a way to deprive you of your double pepperoni - if that's what you're hankering ...
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Diversity By Design Hurtful to Minorities, and the Supreme Court Isn’t Easing the Pain, by Donald E. Scoggins

New Visions Commentary /
  A New Visions Commentary paper published June 2003 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Affirmative action programs ...
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Black Conservative Group Urges Bush to Press European Leaders to Join Fight Against Hunger in Africa; Calls for End to European Ban on Genetically Modified Food

Press Release /
Famine in Africa should be addressed at the upcoming Group of Eight economic summit, says the African-American leadership network Project 21. To help avert famine in African countries, President Bush should press European leaders to end their unscientific opposition to ...
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Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out; It’s Miller Time; Put Your Money Where Your Case Is; That’s More than Plumbers Get; What Good Is Health Insurance Without Doctors?

Legal Brief /
Legal Reform: Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out The growing litigation crisis is harming our health. Case in point: Class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem ...
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Philip Morris and the Price Case, Lawsuits Against Pharmacuetical Companies, More

Legal Brief /
The growing litigation crisis is harming our health. Case in point: Class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem to be an issue of little concern. Most drug makers have deep ...
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Murkowski Expected to Offer ANWR Amendment, by Christopher Burger

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Freshman Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is expected to offer an amendment to S. 14, the Energy Policy Act of 2003. The amendment, if approved, would authorize oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge but limit surface area development ...
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Statement of The National Center for Public Policy Research on Senator Orrin Hatch’s Asbestos Proposal

Press Release /
Conservative Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch's decision to introduce a compromise solution to the multi-decade asbestos liability crisis is a positive, possibly breakthrough step. Working with liberal Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chris Dodd (D-CT), and others, and giving labor ...
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Legal Reform: Another Way to Boost the Economy; You Can Lead a Plaintiff to Water, But You Can’t Make Him Drink; Take It To Castro; Costs of the Tort System

Legal Brief /
Legal Reform: Another Way to Boost the Economy President Bush need not pin all his economic hopes on a $726 billion tax cut. There's another option: legal reform. Market analysts say solving the legal liability crisis could make the President's ...
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Legal Briefs Newsletter #23: Legal Reform: Another Way to Boost the Economy; You Can Lead a Plaintiff to Water, But You Can’t Make Him Drink, More

President Bush need not pin all his economic hopes on a $726 billion tax cut. There's another option: legal reform. Market analysts say solving the legal liability crisis could make the President's proposed dividend tax cut seem like small change ...
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In Peterson Case, NOW Meddles Where It Doesn’t Belong, by Kimberley Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
In Greek mythology, the Furies were three female spirits who relentlessly pursued anyone who committed gross crimes such as murdering the very old, very young and family members. They tormented their victims with deafening screams and curses until the criminal ...
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