Author: The National Center

News of Interest: State of the Union Edition, January 29, 2014

Health Care Policy Analyst David Hogberg has an analysis of the new health care reform proposal released January 27 by Republican Senators Orrin Hatch (UT), Richard Burr (NC) and Tom Coburn (OK). He's also got the latest on ObamaCare enrollment ...
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A Deeper Dive into Melissa Harris-Perry’s “Apology,” by Hughey Newsome

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MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry seeks forgiveness. On a recent program, she participated in discussion poking fun at Mitt Romney's Christmas card, which featured him holding his new, adopted African-American grandchild. The race of the newest Romney was the key focus ...
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Equating Right-To-Work To Slavery Insults Black Americans, by Stacy Swimp

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Last year, officials of a local Teamster union alleged in a state court lawsuit that Michigan's new right-to-work law violates the state constitution's prohibition on slavery. Teamsters Local 214 union lawyers claimed that nonmember workers who want to file a ...
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Dr. King’s Legacy and the 21st Century, by Hughey Newsome

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While attending a church service dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I was struck by the conflation of what the Civil Rights Movement fought against and what should be our modern-day priorities. In particular, the speaker ...
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Shame on You, Oprah Winfrey, by Derryck Green

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Oprah Winfrey, a prominent billionaire member of America's racial grievance industry, is claiming once again that the society that idolizes her is racist to the core. In a recent interview with the BBC to promote the European release of "Lee ...
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Public Smoking AND Quitting Smoking Now Both to be Outlawed in the Big Apple?

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New York to Vote on Banning Public Use of Device that Helps Smokers Quit The Nanny State Marches On New York, NY - This week, the New York City Council is expected to vote on a bill that would ban ...
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Is Food Political? Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio and Left-Wing Interest Groups are Making It So with “Sham Consensus” Food Policy Scorecard

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Washington, D.C. - Jeff Stier, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research and Director of its Risk Analysis Division, has issued a statement in response to the new "National Food Policy Scorecard" announced this week by the ...
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The Nanny State Can Get You Killed; New York, Los Angeles, Chicago Move to Restrict Devices that Help Smokers Quit

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Washington, D.C. - On the same day that the Los Angeles City Council moved to regulate e-cigarettes, the National Center for Public Policy Research's Jeff Stier testified at a New York City Council Health Committee hearing on a similar measure ...
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Obama, Black Political Establishment Criticized for Failure to Directly Address “Knockout Game” Violence

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Washington, D.C. - In no uncertain terms, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are calling out many self-appointed black leaders, activists and journalists for thus far being unwilling to directly address the senseless "knockout game" violence terrorizing innocent ...
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It’s Time NOAA Got Out of the Hurricane Forecasting Business

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Agency Consistently Shows It Possesses Neither Foresight Nor Hindsight 2013 Hurricane Season Might be the Weakest EVER, With 2 Hurricanes, None Major Yet NOAA Predicted 7-11 Hurricanes, 3-6 Major Washington, D.C. - The following is the statement of National Center ...
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