The New York Times spun a tall tale the other day, and Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel - the fabled "No Spin Zone" - fell for it. Hard. About a hundred newspapers joined him.1 It happened in the ...
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Maybe it's time to send the editorial writers at The New York Times back to the Columbia Journalism School for a refresher course in fact-checking. Even with the departure of the left-wing ideologue Howell Raines as editor-in-chief and protégé Jayson ...
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More people were killed last year in rollover-type accidents involving pickups and SUVs than in previous years: statistically speaking, about 1.51 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.1 But despite alarmist reportage by the major media and SUV-haters in the ...
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When you order a pizza, it's up to you what the toppings will be. No government busybody or special interest "advocate" has yet figured out a way to deprive you of your double pepperoni - if that's what you're hankering ...
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  A New Visions Commentary paper published June 2003 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Affirmative action programs ...
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Famine in Africa should be addressed at the upcoming Group of Eight economic summit, says the African-American leadership network Project 21. To help avert famine in African countries, President Bush should press European leaders to end their unscientific opposition to ...
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Legal Reform: Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out The growing litigation crisis is harming our health. Case in point: Class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem ...
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The growing litigation crisis is harming our health. Case in point: Class action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug side effects. At first glance, this may seem to be an issue of little concern. Most drug makers have deep ...
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BACKGROUND: Freshman Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is expected to offer an amendment to S. 14, the Energy Policy Act of 2003. The amendment, if approved, would authorize oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge but limit surface area development ...
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BACKGROUND: The global warming debate is again coming to the forefront on Capitol Hill. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has scheduled global warming hearings in the Senate Commerce Committee May 7; Senator Joseph Lieberman is expected to give a speech May ...
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