Author: The National Center

It’s Time for Defenders of Traditional Families to Stand Up for What They Believe In – August 1997

Hawaii has become the first state in the Union to recognize "domestic partners" as a legitimate family structure with rights previously reserved for traditional families. Usually the course of civilization is changed and directed by society, not by government. In ...
READ MORE

What True Freedom Is and Isn’t – August 1997

The motto "America, land of the free" was once stated with pride. The pride was based in the belief that America was the first country founded on the principle of freedom for all. Because the practice of slavery was a ...
READ MORE

Let’s Hold Juveniles Responsible for Their Crimes, by Darlene Kennedy

National Policy Analysis #166 /
The meek may be blessed, but they're not likely to inherit the earth anytime soon. In May, President Clinton stood proudly before an audience of law enforcement, community leaders and others at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. to announce preliminary ...
READ MORE

How Social Security Shortchanges Black Americans, by Deroy Murdock

New Visions Commentary /
By yesterday's definition of racism, the answer is no. For all its failings, Social Security was concocted in 1935 with glowing intentions. Rescuing the elderly from poverty -- regardless of race -- is an idea to which only the flintiest ...
READ MORE

D.C. Initiative To Legalize Marijuana A Bad Idea, But Why Isn’t the President Saying So? – July 1997

As drugs continue to ravage American communities and rob millions of children of their futures, the African-American group Project 21 is calling on President Clinton to speak out against a proposal to legalize drugs in the nation's capital. Dubbed Measure ...
READ MORE

Legal Brief: Tyson-Style Justice in West Virginia; ACLU Works for Free… For $450 Per Hour; Food Industry May Be in Court Next; Do You Want Fries With That Mouse?

Tyson-Style Justice in West VirginiaWest Virginia Circuit Judge Joseph Triosi was so hungry for justice, he bit a defendant's nose. Yes, in this era of ear-biting prizefighters, Judge Triosi came down from his bench, removed his official robe, and took ...
READ MORE

Should It Be Illegal to Have a Rosary in School?

Press Release THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE July 21, 1997 John W. Whitehead Founder and President For Immediate Release Press Contact: Brent Perry (713) 781-0771 or Rita Woltz (804) 978-3888 E-Mail: [email protected] NEW CANEY HIGH ROSARY CASE SET TO G0 TO TRIAL ...
READ MORE

Forbes Launches Radio Campaign Against Marijuana Legalization in D.C.

Press Release Americans for Hope, Growth and Opportunity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 1997 AMERICANS FOR HOPE, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY LAUNCHES RADIO CAMPAIGN OPPOSING INITIATIVE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; CALLS ON PRESIDENT CLINTON, MAYOR BARRY, AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ...
READ MORE

Global Warming, If It Occurs, Could Lower Sea Level

PRESS RELEASE The Science & Environmental Policy Project 4084 University Drive, Suite 101 Fairfax VA 22030 Tel: (703)934-6940 Fax: (703)352-7535 For Immediate Release Contact: Candace C. Crandall Tel: (703)503-5064 e-mail: [email protected] GLOBAL WARMING, IF IT OCCURS, COULD LOWER SEA LEVEL ...
READ MORE

Glickman Summit Yet Another Rout of GOP – Regulatory Reform Reaps Benefits for Poor

Glickman "Food Summit" Yet Another Rout of GOP as Regulatory Reform Reaps Benefits for Poor When Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced July 1 that the USDA will sponsor a "National Summit on Food Recovery and Gleaning" in September to discuss ...
READ MORE

The National Center for Public Policy Research is a communications and research foundation supportive of a strong national defense and dedicated to providing free market solutions to today’s public policy problems. We believe that the principles of a free market, individual liberty and personal responsibility provide the greatest hope for meeting the challenges facing America in the 21st century.