Category: Health

When Birth Control Could Lead to Race Control, by Jackie Cissell

Project 21 Commentary /
Years ago, I was called an extremist when I spoke out about the 1930s-era "Negro Project." Now, a dangerous new study entitled "Legalized Abortion and Crime" has African-Americans in shock because it could threaten the very survival of the race ...
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Social Security Reform Would Give More Americans the Benefits of Stock Investing

National Policy Analysis #247 /
Any discussion of how well Americans are doing should begin with an acknowledgement of something we often forget: Americans have a higher standard of living today than ever. Technological advancement is one reason, but so is economic prosperity. In 1970, ...
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Social Security is Unfair to Black Americans, by John Meredith

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published March 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct NE, Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected]. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. If a group of strangers living ...
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Black Americans Would Benefit From Private Social Security Accounts

Project 21 Commentary /
President Clinton's announcement in his January State of the Union speech that he supports investing Social Security funds in the stock market was a half-step in the right direction for saving Social Security. Unfortunately, the President's prescription did nothing to ...
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Crazy Court Cases Show: Bad Science Makes Bad Law

National Policy Analysis #216 /
A court once determined that dropping a can of orange juice can cause breast cancer.1 In another court, an "expert" witness testified that breast implants cause drunk driving -- even in persons who have had their implants removed.2 A conflict ...
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The Time is Now for Social Security Privatization, by Glen Turpening

National Policy Analysis #212 /
Social Security is a great idea - but only on paper. Although Social Security has worked for decades, this "pay-as-you-go" system where the current workforce pays the tax revenues to provide retired Americans with an income will only operate smoothly ...
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Medicare’s 11th Hour? What’s Next? by Glen Turpening

National Policy Analysis #211 /
Medicare, the nation's health care safety net for Social Security recipients, is on precarious financial footing. Increasing demands are expected to place such a strain on Medicare's cash reserves that Medicare will begin running serious deficits within the next decade ...
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To Save Lives, End Business As Usual at the FDA

National Policy Analysis #215 /
While most Americans are caught up in the Clinton-Lewinsky soap opera, another Washington drama may have far more immediate impact on the lives of most Americans. At issue is the future direction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the ...
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Alar Redux: Hollywood Peddles Shaky Science Once Again

National Policy Analysis #202 /
You remember the Alar Scare -- when Hollywood actress Meryl Streep, an environmental group peddling junk science and an irresponsibly biased interview by CBS's 60 Minutes caused panicky parents all over America to stop buying apples. Apple growers lost at ...
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Cloning Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellows

National Policy Analysis #196 /
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, particularly when it comes to the issue of cloning. Last month, anti-biotechnology crusader Jeremy Rifkin endeared himself to many religious groups when he sought to patent a process for creating part human and part animal ...
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