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Newsweek’s Climate Change Monstrosity

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Kudos to Marc Morano of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Minority Staff for surrendering several hours of his life in the cause of debunking an incredibly, almost jaw-droppingly bad article ("Global-Warming Deniers: A Well-Funded Machine," by Sharon Begley with ...
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No Such Thing as Free Health Care

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Joe Roche has a new column in the Lexington Herald-Leader, where he is a contributing columnist. In "'Sicko' a twisted view of health care system," he pretty much takes Michael Moore's movie apart. My favorite part: Canada is often touted ...
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Mental Health Parity: Stop the Lies

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David Hogberg hit the nail on the head with a blog post the other day about something that bugged me: Katharine Lyon, an advocate of increasing government mandates in private health care claiming that businesses will be glad to spend ...
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City Evicts Houseboat Resident for a “Biting” Wiener Dog

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One maverick resident of Riviera Beach, FL discovered the price of obstructing the city government's waterfront redevelopment plan, which would uproot thousands of local residents and businesses to benefit a private development company: repeated harassment by city henchmen, arrest, eviction ...
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SCHIP Expansion in Perspective

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Writing on the State Policy Network Blog, Tarren Bragdon puts the "do we need to expand SCHIP debate" in perspective, for Maine, at least. He cites figures showing that only 2.6 of Maine residents under 18 are uninsured and not ...
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More Law of the Sea Debate

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Doug Bandow had an article in the American Spectator Monday, harshly critical of the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST): In short, the LOST is unsalvageable. It reflects the collectivist political environment within which it was first negotiated. Protecting navigational ...
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There’s a Difference Between Racism and Ignorance, Says Project 21 Chairman

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A white person wary of black teens in baggy jeans is not necessarily a racist, says Project 21 Chairman Mychal Massie in an article about continuing racism faced by blacks, especially black males, in New York state's Journal News by ...
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Canadian Health Care: Another Personal Story

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Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute was unlucky enough to appear -- briefly -- in Michael Moore's new movie, Sicko. As an American who was born and raised in Canada, she knows about the Canadian health care system, and ...
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City Condemns Family Home, Citing Lack of Two-Car Garage

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Citing a desire for additional tax revenue, the City of Lakewood, OH designated an everyday neighborhood as "blighted" so that it could transfer the property to a high-end real estate developer. The designation threatened to displace an entire community until ...
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Amazonian Tribal Art or Endangered Species?

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While secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lawrence Small violated federal bird protection regulations when he imported Amazonian tribal art that, unbeknownst to him, contained feathers of endangered birds. Amazonian Tribal Art or Endangered Species? The government entrusted Lawrence M. Small, ...
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