With his usual impeccable timing, Joe Roche has an op-ed in the Lexington Herald-Leader on U.S. actions to combat al Qaeda in Africa just as the U.S. announces air strikes against al Qaeda in Somalia. Joe's op-ed says, in part: ... READ MORE
The Left Says: "...there is no evidence of job loss following a minimum wage increase - in fact, studies show that small businesses would benefit by a minimum wage increase." Source: "Minimum Wage," website of the U.S. House of Representatives Democratic ... READ MORE
As House Democrats pledge to raise the federally-mandated minimum wage by 40 percent, our Ryan Balis asks: "Do Minimum Wage Increases Benefit Workers and the Economy?" An excerpt: ...the job-killing effect of higher mandatory minimum wages is well documented. As ... READ MORE
Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research has reviewed media reports stating that the House Ethics Committee has asked Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) to pay the U.S. Treasury a sum equal to the cost of a 2003 ... READ MORE
Washington, D.C. - The incoming 110th Congress will make health insurance more expensive if it lets Medicare "negotiate" prescription drugs, says National Center for Public Policy Research Senior Policy Analyst David Hogberg, Ph.D. "The liberal plan to reform Medicare is ... READ MORE
Some have said that Michael Richards's recent on-stage racist tirade indicated that America's racist past is not so distant. Some black leaders used it to drive the message that racism lies just beneath the surface of American life and that ... READ MORE
As Ronald Reagan said, the nine scariest words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” An important new book, just out from the National Center for Public Policy Research, shows how on the ... READ MORE
What People Are Saying About Caterpillar’s Support of Carbon Caps… What miners are saying: “Caterpillar has joined with some of the most radical environmentalists who have been enemies of mining, including coal, for decades. The stated policy of the U.S ... READ MORE
What Will You Do If Your House Goes Underwater? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D. (bio) In September 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, and related floods placed thousands of homes underwater. Now the word is that many homes across the ... READ MORE
Government Can't Take Away Your Rights If You Give Them Up by Lisa Fritsch (bio) Just because kids seem to go into heat when they hit puberty doesn't mean our government-run schools should be allowed to treat them like ... READ MORE
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