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Sad But Amusing

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Sad but amusing, by way of the Cato Institute's "Cato Policy Report": In my State of the City Address, I said that in order to be a GREAT city -- THIS city needs to excel in three areas: Education, Public ...
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New TESRA/ESA Reform Analysis Posted

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Those who are following the TESRA/Endangered Species Act debate may be interested to know that The National Center just posted a new press release on provisions of the ESA bill the Resources Committee will be taking a look at later ...
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John Roberts’ Sly Wit

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Once Judge John Roberts becomes Justice John Roberts, if the comments in this Washington Post piece are any indication, we're going to have some fun when we read his opinions ...
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Endangered Species Reform and Immigration: When Travel is Illegal, Only Illegals Will Travel

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Does a proposal to reform the Endangered Species Act intersect with the immigration issue? Husband David thinks so: A draft of an Endangered Species Act bill that reportedly will be introduced by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) next month includes a ...
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Mark Tapscott: Promoting Open Government

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Mark Tapscott is a real leader when it comes to promoting open government. Mark's op-ed for Knight-Ridder Tribune, available here on the Heritage Foundation website, explains the advantages of beefing up the Freedom of Information Act, how it can be ...
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He Positively Disagrees

My column on the blackouts is generating a lot of mail, some of which have astute observations I'll share later. This e-mail, however, is woth sharing simply because it is funny: Well the only thing I can say about this ...
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Where’s the Deterrent?

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This story, from the CrosSwords blog, is appalling. Apparently, the District of Columbia held an innocent man in its jail for 670 days after a judge ordered him released. The man's lawyer says the reason was "sloth and incompetence." The ...
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National Journal on Global Warming

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I received the following not long ago from a staffer at NationalJournal, a publication to which I subscribe. Dear Amy,I wanted to bring to your attention the attached article in this week's National Journal, "Heating Up." In the article, Margaret ...
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Liberty Matters: Property Rights May Be a Major 2006 Election Issue

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The Liberty Matters News Service, writing August 5, had some good news for property rights advocates: The Supremes' decision in Kelo v. New London in June has had some unforeseen results; people in all walks of life have suddenly realized ...
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Comparable Worth, Judge John Roberts and Why It is Not Radical to Oppose the Overturning of Our Capitalist System

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Despite what some may be led to believe from the rather hysterical news coverage Tuesday, then-29-year-old Associate White House Counsel John Robert, Jr. was right, and feminists and some Members of Congress were (and in some cases remain) wrong on ...
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