Tag: New Visions Commentary

HBCUs Should Produce Quantum Physicists, Not Quarterbacks, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Our nation's future lies in science and technology. Already in high demand, engineers and scientists will be needed even more in years to come.  It creates an opportunity and a challenge for America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). There ...
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A Need for Less Speed? by Mychal Massie

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In June, Senator John Warner (R-VA) pushed "cap-and-trade" legislation he claimed would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  Analyses found it would more likely drive up energy prices, drive down the gross domestic product and put untold numbers of people out of ...
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Property Rights: It’s Not Just for the Rich, by Reece Epstein

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Liberals normally claim to defend small independent businesses over "big box" retailers.  It seemed odd, then, when the liberal enclave of Oakland, California evicted two such underdogs to benefit a department store. By doing so, it exposed governments' growing disrespect ...
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History is Always the Final Judge, by Ak’Bar A. Shabazz

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"A wolf wrapped in monk's robes.  A devil with a human face and a beast's heart." That's how Tibetan Communist Party Secretary General Zhang Qingli recently described the Dalai Lama, Tibet's traditional political and spiritual leader. It almost makes me ...
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Congressional Liberals Having Their Cake and Eating It Too, by Kevin Martin

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"Let them eat cake." It's a phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette, the excess-addicted wife of French King Louis XVI, after being told the poor didn't have enough bread to eat.  While some scholars think someone else said it, there is ...
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Secure Their Livelihoods, Secure Their Votes, by Reece Epstein

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Imagine not having a bank account.  Imagine all your money is hidden in a sock drawer. Imagine arriving home one day to find the door ajar.  You've been robbed!  You run to the sock drawer, but your savings are gone ...
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The Civil Rights Shakedown: Myth or Reality? by Deneen Borelli

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Al Sharpton is making headlines again, but it's not for one of his crusades. Instead, Sharpton, his National Action Network (NAN), and several major corporations that have donated to NAN have been subpoenaed in recent months by federal investigators. While ...
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Jesse Jackson Outrage Strategy: No Dough, No Go? by David Almasi and Justin Danhof

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Remember when Jesse Jackson challenged XM Satellite Radio for its racist advertising?  Probably not, since it never happened.  Why he didn't is the question. In 2006 and 2007, XM ran television commercials that were blatantly racist, at least under a ...
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Food Crises and Restrictive African Trade Practices, by Thompson Ayodele

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Food prices have skyrocketed internationally.  In my own Nigeria, rice has epitomized the crisis after doubling in price since last year. Riots happening around the world over food supplies are prompting panicked governments to find solutions to stem the crisis.  ...
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The Separate But Equal News Network, by Mychal Massie

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There's a conservative joke poking fun at liberal media that predicts coverage of an impending apocalypse would have the headline "World to End: Poor and Minorities Hardest Hit." Despite his tenure as a Republican congressman, it seems J.C. Watts never ...
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