Category: Health

Biotechnology: Putting an End to World Hunger, by Michael Centrone

National Policy Analysis #289 /
Agricultural biotechnology, a dynamic new science that uses genetic engineering to enhance the output and value of many agricultural products, may hold the key to helping stop world hunger. But if the environmental movement has its way, further development of ...
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Organically-Grown Food Not Necessarily Better For You, by John Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #290 /
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed rule to allow producers of organic food to place a USDA organic seal on their products should be rejected because it misleads consumers into believing that organic food is safer and better ...
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Media’s Selective Indignation Molds Moral Conscience, by Murdock “Doc” Gibbs

New Visions Commentary /
We were shocked when a black immigrant in New York City was shot at by police over 40 times while simply reaching for his wallet. We were appalled by the merciless and brutal beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles ...
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Bio-Foods Can Improve Nutrition in America, Cut Starvation and Disease in Africa, by John Meredith

National Policy Analysis #298 /
Wouldn't you rather eat a banana than get a shot? I know that I would. Science now makes it possible to get a vaccination against hepatitis, which kills an estimated 100 million people per year worldwide, simply by eating a ...
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Black Network Demands Social Security Reform

Press Release /
Black Network Demands Social Security Reform Bipartisan Support for Private Investment of Payroll Taxes Applauded When 48% of young Americans believe they will see a UFO but only 28% believe they will see a Social Security check when they retire, ...
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A Canadian Horror Story: Seniors Suffer When Governments Curb Flow of Advanced Drugs to Patients

National Policy Analysis #285 /
Like Count Dracula, some really bad legislative proposals are almost impossible to kill. House moderates last year tried hard, but failed to drive a stake through the heart of an ill-conceived bill that would impose price controls on prescription drug ...
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Congressional Research Service Reports Often Written To Reflect Lawmaker’s Bias

National Policy Analysis #276 /
In his autobiography, Mark Twain apparently put words into the mouth of the English statesman Disraeli, quoting him thusly: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." The line became one of the most quoted - and ...
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Expanding Rx Drug Coverage for Seniors is a Tailor-Made Issue for Republicans

National Policy Analysis #275 /
President Clinton's sweeping proposal to provide Medicare prescription drug coverage for the nation's 36 million senior citizens is a softball pitch that courageous Republicans like Ronald Reagan would have hammered out of the park. The issue, after all, is tailor-made ...
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No Pleasing Environmentalists, by John Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #271 /
Environmentalists frequently urge industry to adopt "Clean Technologies" that reduce pollution and promote conservation. Why is it, then, that those same environmentalists advocate a ban on agricultural biotechnology that significantly reduces the use of potentially harmful pesticides, can reduce soil ...
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Tastes Great, Less Filling: New Bioengineered Foods Bring Benefits to Consumers

National Policy Analysis #272 /
Let's face it. The holiday season would be just about perfect, except for one little thing: those extra pounds many of us gain because we overindulge. What if someone could engineer food so it would be less fattening and more ...
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