Let’s Hold Juveniles Responsible for Their Crimes, by Darlene Kennedy

The meek may be blessed, but they're not likely to inherit the earth anytime soon. In May, President Clinton stood proudly before an audience of law enforcement, community leaders and others at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. to announce preliminary ...

How Social Security Shortchanges Black Americans, by Deroy Murdock

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By yesterday's definition of racism, the answer is no. For all its failings, Social Security was concocted in 1935 with glowing intentions. Rescuing the elderly from poverty -- regardless of race -- is an idea to which only the flintiest ...

D.C. Initiative To Legalize Marijuana A Bad Idea, But Why Isn’t the President Saying So? – July 1997

As drugs continue to ravage American communities and rob millions of children of their futures, the African-American group Project 21 is calling on President Clinton to speak out against a proposal to legalize drugs in the nation's capital. Dubbed Measure ...

Legal Brief: Tyson-Style Justice in West Virginia; ACLU Works for Free… For $450 Per Hour; Food Industry May Be in Court Next; Do You Want Fries With That Mouse?

Tyson-Style Justice in West VirginiaWest Virginia Circuit Judge Joseph Triosi was so hungry for justice, he bit a defendant's nose. Yes, in this era of ear-biting prizefighters, Judge Triosi came down from his bench, removed his official robe, and took ...

Should It Be Illegal to Have a Rosary in School?

Press Release THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE July 21, 1997 John W. Whitehead Founder and President For Immediate Release Press Contact: Brent Perry (713) 781-0771 or Rita Woltz (804) 978-3888 E-Mail: [email protected] NEW CANEY HIGH ROSARY CASE SET TO G0 TO TRIAL ...

Forbes Launches Radio Campaign Against Marijuana Legalization in D.C.

Press Release Americans for Hope, Growth and Opportunity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 1997 AMERICANS FOR HOPE, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY LAUNCHES RADIO CAMPAIGN OPPOSING INITIATIVE TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN WASHINGTON, D.C.; CALLS ON PRESIDENT CLINTON, MAYOR BARRY, AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ...

Global Warming, If It Occurs, Could Lower Sea Level

PRESS RELEASE The Science & Environmental Policy Project 4084 University Drive, Suite 101 Fairfax VA 22030 Tel: (703)934-6940 Fax: (703)352-7535 For Immediate Release Contact: Candace C. Crandall Tel: (703)503-5064 e-mail: [email protected] GLOBAL WARMING, IF IT OCCURS, COULD LOWER SEA LEVEL ...

Glickman Summit Yet Another Rout of GOP – Regulatory Reform Reaps Benefits for Poor

Glickman "Food Summit" Yet Another Rout of GOP as Regulatory Reform Reaps Benefits for Poor When Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman announced July 1 that the USDA will sponsor a "National Summit on Food Recovery and Gleaning" in September to discuss ...

Forbes Memo on “Expanding the IRS As We Know It”

MEMORANDUM BY STEVE FORBES July 2, 1997 TO: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONSERVATIVE LEADERS FROM: STEVE FORBES, HONORARY CHAIRMAN SUBJECT: EXPANDING THE IRS AS WE KNOW IT "A credit of up to $1,500 a year for the first two years ...

Are You Rich? If You Live Paycheck to Paycheck, There’s a Good Chance the Clinton Administration Thinks So

Next time you hear President Clinton and his allies claim that conservatives only want to help the rich, keep in mind whom they consider to be "rich." The way the Administration sees things, the ranks of the "rich" include: 8.1 ...