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Project 21’s Minor Reflects on the Legacy of George W. Bush

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Project 21 member Demetrius Minor saw history in the making as an intern in the George W. Bush Administration.  With today’s dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas, Demetrius shares these words about the Bush presidency: ...
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Government Health Care: What You Get Will Depend On Your Political Clout

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One of the biggest drawbacks of any government-run health care system is that the health care you get is more likely to be determined by political clout than medical need.  That’s a problem because the the sickest people are the ...
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The Internet Sales Tax Is About Helping Local Businesses The Way Bernie Madoff Was About Helping His Investors

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A bill with the Orwellian name “Marketplace Fairness Act” that imposes a sales tax on internet retailers looks like it is going to be passed by the Senate. As it wends its way through Congress, you’ll hear plenty of rhetoric ...
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New York Post Book Review: The Food Police

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In a book review of Jayson Lusk’s “The Food Police” in today’s New York Post, I write, Activists have spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to influence what food we eat, where we buy it and where it should ...
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Congress Updating The Antiquated Antiquities Act of 1906, by Teresa Platt

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The House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, held a fascinating hearing on efforts to update the antiquated Antiquities Act of 1906. Congressman Rob Bishop of Utah did an excellent job chairing the hearing. The room was ...
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ObamaCare: Where’s The Lefty Outrage? Part IV

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First it was eateries like Darden Restaurants, PapaJohn’s and Wendy’s that were struggling with ObamaCare’s regulations.  Then it was some universities and colleges, the Virginia state government, and even a few unions. The latest victim?  Movie theaters: Regal Entertainment Group, ...
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National Center Extends Sympathy to Victims in Boston

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Justin Danhof, general counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, director of our Free Enterprise Project, and co-blogger on this blog, was at the finish line at the Boston Marathon today when the bombs went off. Justin was ...
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Toppling Turbines: It’s Harder Than It Looks, by Teresa Platt

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Responding to citizens’ complaints, Falmouth, Massachusetts is the first U.S. municipality to attempt to remove its wind turbines. While it’s united in its resolve to topple its two 400-foot industrial turbines, Wind 1 and Wind 2, Falmouth is, however, daunted ...
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Charles Butler of Project 21 on “Hannity” Tonight

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Project 21 member Charles Butler is scheduled to be a guest tonight on the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity.” Charles has been asked to comment on Senator Rand Paul’s historic trip to Howard University this week in which he addressed a ...
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Project 21 Members Pan Obama Budget

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It’s late. President Obama was required by law to submit his budget months ago.  He missed the deadline. Obama has missed his budget deadline four times so far during his presidency.  He’s only been in office a little over four ...
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