Category: Articles

Revamping Social Security

This Washington Post story by Jonathan Weisman, "Revamping Social Security," isn't written precisely the way I would have done it, but it is very much worth reading. Much of the piece is stuck in the "do we need to rescue ...
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Top Ten Political Blogs

LoveToKnow announces the top ten political blogs, in the opinion of their editors. Actually, since they select ten blogs from the right and ten from the left, it is the top twenty political blogs... but who's counting? ...Just thought I ...
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Christians Promote Environmental Stewardship, Not Radical Agenda

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Recent reports in the media that evangelical Christians have embraced the protectionist goals of the establishment environmental movement are exaggerated. As the 36th anniversary of the first Earth Day is observed on April 22, it should be noted that the ...
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The National Center for Public Policy Research Announces Two Staff Additions to Boost Free Market Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Work

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The National Center for Public Policy Research is pleased to announce a major expansion of its environmental and regulatory affairs staff with the recent addition of J. Peyton Knight and Robert J. "R.J." Smith. J. Peyton Knight will serve as ...
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Gerald Marsh: CO2 No Pollutant

Physicist Gerald Marsh, who kindly advises The National Center on science issues, has a letter in the December 29 Financial Times: Sir, While it is becoming increasingly fashionable to maintain that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, it was rather shocking ...
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The National Center for Public Policy Research Has New Headquarters

The National Center for Public Policy Research has just purchased a new headquarters on Capitol Hill. Here's what our new building looks like... Here's where we are on a map... And here's our new contact information... 501 Capitol Ct., N.E ...
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New Vehicle Donation Law To Hurt Charities

Reason Online comes down hard against a change in federal tax policies that will hurt charities that finance operations by accepting donated cars. I hope Congress will step in and reverse this change. Here's an excerpt from the Reason piece, ...
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Fannie Mae and Jesse Jackson: NLPC Urges a Parting of the Ways

The National Legal and Policy Center is filing a Fannie Mae shareholder proposal that would, if adopted, preclude Fannie Mae from making future contributions to Jesse Jackson-run organizations. NLPC also is applauding the exit of Fannie Mae Chairman and CEO ...
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Mrs. Victor Yushchenko

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Every now and then, I read something in the newspaper that really knocks my socks off, and this is one of those times. I just read John Fund's On the Trail column in the Wall Street Journal and learned that ...
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La Shawn Barber on Blogs, Rathergate and the Future of Reporting

La Shawn Barber has just had her first piece published on National Review Online. It is a great piece and fills a void in reporting. Called "The Blogosphere's Smaller Stars," it chronicles the contributions of lesser-known bloggers in reporting the ...
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