Category: National Policy Analysis

California’s Electric Rate Increase Proposal Would Shield Voters, But Devastate Business

National Policy Analysis #335 /
They're flaky. They take yoga and "fusion cuisine" seriously. They coined the phrases, "Let's do lunch" and "slow speed chase." They are also a whopping one-sixth of our national population and generate almost 14% of our gross domestic product. And ...
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Government Policies Toward Business Help Push Economy Toward Recession

National Policy Analysis #325 /
My, how things change. Once upon a time, the government guarded the public against business monopolies. Nowadays, the problem is the government. Its policies toward business are harming competitiveness and helping to push the economy toward recession. The economy, retirees ...
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After False Starts, Ford Motor Company Improves its Defense of SUVs

National Policy Analysis #326 /
Little noted amid Christmas and Inaugural festivities was this small bulletin out of the Ford Motor Company's headquarters in Dearborn: The giant automaker announced that it was recalling about 110,000 Explorer and Mountaineer sport utility vehicles (SUVs), not because of ...
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Congressional Intervention in the Internet Domain Name Process Threatens Independence of the Internet

National Policy Analysis #327 /
Congress is being pressured by a handful of companies to intervene in the process that determines new Internet domain names. Such a move would threaten the integrity of the Internet by opening it up to government intervention and regulation. The ...
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Advice to the President-Elect: Improve the Status of the White House Science Advisor

National Policy Analysis #321 /
George W. Bush - like Ronald Reagan before him - recognizes the importance of expert advice. The stage, then, is set for a badly-needed White House staff reform: Elevation of the White House science advisor to a more prominent, independent ...
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The Supreme Court is Wrong to Ban Camera Coverage

National Policy Analysis #317 /
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision that it won't allow television coverage when it hears arguments on the presidential election is a mistake. The Court is so opposed to camera coverage that one Justice, David Souter, told a House of Representatives ...
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Print Trumps Broadcast Media in Accurate Reporting of Bioengineered Corn Recall

National Policy Analysis #311 /
Now that the corn dust has settled regarding Kraft Food's voluntary recall of taco shells containing bioengineered corn not approved for humans, it is time to assess how well the media covered this story. My grade: C. But there were ...
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Clinton Administration Places Special Interests Over Civil Rights

National Policy Analysis #300 /
Americans recently have been shocked to learn of lax standards surrounding the protection of key nuclear secrets. Because of the potential for loss of life, this scandal may trump all others in significance. But another, less known scandal may have ...
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Proposed 15% Postal Rate Increase Would Hurt Everyone

National Policy Analysis #287 /
Americans across the 50 states are in agreement on one point: Gasoline prices are too high. Gas prices recently hit an all-time high of an average $1.57 per gallon nationally.1 But Americans do have one thing to be grateful for: ...
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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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