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On Michael Savage and Autism, an Appeal for Calm

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Those of us who follow talk radio and/or autism-related issues are aware that a campaign has sprung up calling for the firing of syndicated radio host Michael Savage. Speaking on his July 16 broadcast, Savage claimed that 99 percent of ...
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Government Pirates: The Assault on Private Property Rights and How We Can Fight It

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David Ridenour shared news of a new property rights information resource with the National Center for Public Policy Research's email list last night: Dear Friend, I'm writing to tell you about an excellent new book – and exceptional resource – ...
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Businesses Strike Back

In an op-ed in the Charleston Daily Mail Tuesday, David Ridenour writes about a business that is fighting back against unfair lawsuits in a creative way: West Virginia isn't "almost Heaven," but "almost Hell" where its judicial climate is concerned ...
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Cap and Trade Carbon Policies Could Increase Emissions, Says Justin Danhof

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Cap and trade policies ostensibly designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could have the opposite effect, says the National Center for Public Policy Research's Justin Danhof in an op-ed published today by the Christian Science Monitor. That's because of an ...
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Congress Investigates EPA for Following the Rules on Clean Water Act Enforcement

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Nick Loris has it right in this Foundry post. Do Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and James Oberstar (D-MN) really want the EPA to ignore a Supreme Court decision? I believe acting outside of proper channels is the kind of thing ...
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On Climate, A Little More Washington Post Bias

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I believe the Washington Post knows perfectly well that the word "censor" does not belong in the lead of today's Juliet Eilperin story, but the editors left it in (or inserted it?) anyway. The story, "Cheney Aides Altered EPA Testimony, ...
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Congressman Paul Broun Fights for Property Rights

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A note on the fight to protect property rights from National Center for Public Policy Research Senior Fellow R.J. Smith: To all -- Once again freshman Congressman Paul Broun from Georgia's 10th is on the House floor fighting for property ...
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In Making Hurricane Predictions, NOAA Aims for Broadside of a Barn

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With the news today of the formation of the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2008 season, David Ridenour comments on NOAA's 2008 Atlantic hurricane forecast: NOAA may have finally figured out a way to get its Atlantic hurricane forecast right ...
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Washington Post & Other Papers Lose 27th Amendment to the Constitution

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Nearly two years ago on Newsbusters, I floated a proposal that newspapers require their editorial and other writers to police themselves for accuracy by requiring them to turn in footnotes with their copy. The process would force writers to check ...
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