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Union Sues to Stop Pay Raise for Members

Here's an interesting story about a teachers' union filing suit against (Washington) state lawmakers to overturn a pay raise. Apparently, the union only wants raises for which it can claim credit ...

“Blackouts” Today, “Greenouts” Tomorrow — Plus a Plug for Somebody Else

Townhall.com was kind enough to publish my piece on the Great Blackout of 2003 as a guest column today. I take a look at the anti-energy policies of the leading environmentalist groups, because if we follow their advice, we'll have ...

“Blackouts” Today, “Greenouts” Tomorrow — Plus a Plug for Somebody Else

Townhall.com was kind enough to publish my piece on the Great Blackout of 2003 as a guest column today. I take a look at the anti-energy policies of the leading environmentalist groups, because if we follow their advice, we'll have ...

Pop Quiz

Which Washington policy group begins a Jul 14 memo with three claims and three rebuttals, as exerpted: The White House says [claim deleted]. Not entirely true. The administration says [claim deleted]. Not true. The White House claims [claim deleted]. Wrong ...

Eating, Having a Roof Over One’s Head — Definitely “Old Thinking”

There's a bizarre point of view from a Baltimore Sun editorial: Three-term Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt... wants to balance "an inherent human responsibility to protect the earth" with "an economic imperative... to do it less expensively." This philosophy sets ...

The Scientific Method

An email to our foundation that caught my eye: Obviously you know that your site offers the opposite extreme as greenpeace, rendering it as an equally uncredible source of news about the environment. Frank Cruz Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Penn ...

Environmentalists: Not Seeing the Forests Because of their Hatred for Those Who Cut Trees

Mike Catanzaro of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee staff has just circulated the following analysis about the environmental left's criticism of President Bush's Healthy Forest Initiative: True to form, environmental extremists have done nothing but complain bitterly about ...

Bush Picks Utah Governor to Head EPA; AP Runs Biased Story

An extremely biased opening paragraph in an Associated Press story about President Bush's selection of Utah Governor Mike Leavitt to head the EPA: President Bush chose Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt on Monday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, turning to ...

Where Prescription Drugs Come From

Rich Tucker of the Heritage Foundation answers that question in this commentary on CNSNews.com. Hint: They don't come from Canada ...

No Wonder Taxes Are So High

The kids and I were driving west on Rt. 32 in Maryland's Anne Arundel County this evening and passed 8 highway construction workers. One was working and 7 were standing around ...

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