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We Are a Hotbed of Raving Trotskyist Revolutionaries (er, No, Cato Is)

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Salon magazine says The National Center "makes the Cato Institute look like a hotbed of raving Trotskyist revolutionaries." Gee, and we didn't do anything nice for Salon... Such a comment will be fun to use in our promotional literature, which ...
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Cheney Burped Today; Was Press Given the Full Story?

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Howard Kurtz says: Nothing makes journalists madder than the feeling that they're not getting the full story... I'm sure Kurtz's formulation has great appeal for those (journalists all) who believe the journalists-as-truth-tellers mythology, but I doubt the irritation Kurtz identifies ...
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Brannon Howse: Christian “Leaders” Drinking Leftie Kool-Aid

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A Christian columnist is wondering why a group of supposed Christian leaders who "would rarely, if ever, take a stand publicly on moral issues such as abortion and homosexuality" are willing to do the "bidding" of ultra-left, pro-abortion foundations when ...
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Pollute the Bible to Save the Earth

Noting that some Christians now are claiming -- literally -- to speak in the name of Jesus Christ ("In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, we urge all who read this declaration to join us in this effort") when ...
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On Professors Who Deny Reality

Regarding the tenured Northwestern professor who publicly denies the Holocaust, one answer is: Abolish tenure. College costs parents and taxpayers a lot of money. The product sold ought not be faulty ...
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Martin Luther King Holiday Considered

The left should decide what it wants more: Martin and Coretta King as symbols of the liberal agenda, or a Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. If the national remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life work actually is something ...
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Time — and a Terrible Towel

Back during the original Pittsburgh Steeler dynasty years, I used to place my Terrible Towel on top of my parents' TV set during Steeler games in order that it might soak in luck. During the intervening decades, I have taken ...
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A Health Care Horror Story for Michael Moore

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Send Me Your Health Care Horror Stories... An Appeal from Michael Moore Friends, How would you like to be in my next movie? I know you've probably heard I'm making a documentary about the health care industry (but the HMOs ...
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Asbestos Legislation: FAIR or Unfair?

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Senior Fellow Dana Joel Gattuso has a column up on TownHall.com. It examines Senator Specter's Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, also known as the FAIR Act, and finds it wanting. Around DC at least, there are very many rather ...
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A Green Texas Oil Man

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Our Ryan Balis has thoughts about the State of the Union address: In Tuesday's State of the Union speech, President Bush announced the goal to replace America's dependence on oil imports from the Middle East by 75 percent in 20 ...
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