Author: The National Center

Mr. President, Race Relations Suck, and You’re Not Helping, by Bob Parks

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It was all supposed to be so different for race issues in America after Barack Obama became president. Then again — given the players who are still involved in the game — it's no wonder things aren't any better. Despite ...
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Well-Conceived Plan Needed if Black-White Wealth Gap is to End, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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There is a black-white wealth gap.  It's a quantifiable reality. Getting rid of it, however, may be an impractical, albeit sincere, goal. While this equality goal is not insurmountable, there is no precedent for it ever having been achieved -- ...
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Make More Money By Working Harder, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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Making a so-called "living wage" is all the rage these days. Forget the minimum wage set by Congress. A living wage adds all sorts of political factors to the equation, usually lumped upon business owners just barely making a profit ...
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Regulatory Grinches Seek to Steal Christmas Spirit, by Archbishop Council Nedd II

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Christmastime is supposed to be the season of giving. Why is so much being taken away from people? As a man of the cloth and a staunch defender of the Judeo-Christian faith that built our great nation, one thing that ...
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Faith Trumps Atheist Angst, by Derryck Green

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This is the time of year when belligerent atheists corral fellow "freethinkers" together in an attempt to legally disrupt displays of the Nativity. Wherever these innocent — and usually welcomed — Christian religious displays are found, there's often a bitter ...
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Inequitable Arguments about Income Inequality, by Hughey Newsome

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Once again, liberals demand an increase in the minimum wage. President Obama said raising the minimum wage — the lowest amount, by law, most employers can pay — is a step in addressing rising income inequality, something he called "the ...
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Constitutional Scholar Comments on Supreme Court’s Newest ObamaCare Case

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Washington, D.C. - With the U.S. Supreme Court set to address whether businesses can obtain a conscience exemption from ObamaCare's contraception mandate, a constitutional scholar with the Project 21 black leadership network is "pleased" the Court is addressing a "fundamental ...
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“Glaring Flaw” In Families USA Report Being Touted by Obama Administration’s Department of Health And Human Services

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Report Assumes Everyone Below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level is Eligible for a Subsidy on the ObamaCare Exchanges Many People With Insurance Cancellations Will Receive No Financial Help on the Exchanges Because Subsidies Often Stop Well Before 400% FPL ...
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Cooper Counters Oprah on Obama, Race and Respect

Billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey, the top celebrity according to Forbes magazine’s ranking, apparently still feels that she is burdened by her race. And Winfrey similarly believes that President Barack Obama, arguably the most powerful man in the world and ...
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Papa John Was Right About the Impact of ObamaCare, Says National Center for Public Policy Research

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Over 360 Employers, Including 75 Private Businesses, Have Reduced Worker Hours in Response to Obamacare's Employer Mandate "More and more businesses will reduce employee hours as January 2015, when the employer mandate goes into effect, approaches," says National Center's Dr ...
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