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Staying on Budget

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This past weekend, I played golf at a beautiful public course in southern Maryland.  (For the record, this was my sixth round of the year.  I am too busy to keep up with President Obama’s pace.  The hacker-in-Chief has played ...
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ObamaCare’s Taxpayer-Funded Social Engineering

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Today, my article with Dr. Henry Miller on ObamaCare’s “Community Transformation Grants” debuts in Defining Ideas, a journal of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. The article exposes the grants’ Nanny State implications by examining a similar program already being implemented by the Centers for ...
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Sherwood Schwartz, Thank You and Rest in Peace

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Everyone at the National Center for Public Policy Research was saddened to learn yesterday of the passing of one of the National Center's supporters, Sherwood Schwartz. In grateful appreciation for his support, his commitment to property rights, and his life's ...
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Feds Consider “Junk Food” Ad Ban With Backing of Nanny State Activists

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My piece that was published today on Townhall.com, which was co-authored with NCPPR intern Michael Alan, examines the “voluntary guidelines” being considered by four federal agencies. These agencies want to regulate “junk food” advertising during childrens’ programs. Our piece focuses on ...
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Why Aren’t the Debt Limit Talks on C-SPAN?

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America was treated today to a debate over allegations that President Obama got snippy and abruptly walked out of the debt ceiling talks, as the House Majority Leader says, or if the President was "gracious" throughout the talks, as the ...
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The Flimsy Argument of the ‘It’s Not a Ban’ Light Bulb Banners

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The argument of the people who say the 2007 energy bill does not ban incandescent light bulbs rests on the foundation that it does not ban all such bulbs, just the ones Americans overwhelmingly have chosen to buy the most ...
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Steven Crowder Talks Hollywood Liberalism on “Huckabee”

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Steven Crowder, the National Center’s comedic filmmaker, tells Fox News Channel host Mike Huckabee about how — because he is a conservative — he was excluded from consideration by “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on the Comedy Central cable ...
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Why Frum Forum is Wrong About the Light Bulb Ban

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Claiming "There is No Light Bulb 'Ban'" on Frum Forum, David Jenkins says the following: As has been written about here before, a group of GOP lawmakers, including Joe Barton (TX) and Michele Bachmann (MN), have stirred up--along with their ...
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Federal Light Bulb Ban Faces First Official Challenge Monday

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The U.S. House is expected to vote on repeal of the de facto ban on standard incandescent light bulbs on Monday, July 11. The last word I have received is that the vote should take place around 6 PM Eastern, ...
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Watch Steve Crowder on “Huckabee” All Weekend

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See Steven Crowder, the National Center’s comedic filmmaker, this weekend on the Fox News Channel’s “Huckabee.” In his appearance on the show, Steven is scheduled to talk about his recent videos regarding Hollywood’s liberal bias and how he was kept ...
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