Author: The National Center

An Answer to America's "Race Question" - September 1997

An Answer to America’s “Race Question” – September 1997

The national dialogue on race has always been with us. Every year there are articles, books, television programs and incidents that make race the central issue at kitchen tables and water fountains across America. Most recently, a group of Congressmen, ...
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Scholarship Act Is D.C. Youngsters' Best Hope for Education, by Arturo Silva

Scholarship Act Is D.C. Youngsters’ Best Hope for Education, by Arturo Silva

National Policy Analysis #168 /
OverviewHouse Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Dan Coats (R-IN), and Sam Brownback (R-KS) have introduced legislation, "District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997," to grant scholarships to nearly 2,000 low-income students in the District ...
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Competition and Experience are the Keys to Achievement, by Mike Ramey

Competition and Experience are the Keys to Achievement, by Mike Ramey

New Visions Commentary /
One of my favorite baseball stories involves two well-known players: Hank Aaron and Yogi Berra. The story dates back to when they were young men. Aaron and Berra were playing in the same game for opposing teams. Aaron stepped up ...
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Let's Hold Juveniles Responsible for Their Crimes, by Darlene Kennedy

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

National Policy Analysis #166 /
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 ...
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How Social Security Shortchanges Black Americans, by Deroy Murdock

How Social Security Shortchanges Black Americans, by Deroy Murdock

New Visions Commentary /
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 ...
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It's Time for Defenders of Traditional Families to Stand Up for What They Believe In - August 1997

It’s Time for Defenders of Traditional Families to Stand Up for What They Believe In – August 1997

Hawaii has become the first state in the Union to recognize "domestic partners" as a legitimate family structure with rights previously reserved for traditional families. Usually the course of civilization is changed and directed by society, not by government. In ...
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What True Freedom Is and Isn't - August 1997

What True Freedom Is and Isn’t – August 1997

The motto "America, land of the free" was once stated with pride. The pride was based in the belief that America was the first country founded on the principle of freedom for all. Because the practice of slavery was a ...
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D.C. Initiative To Legalize Marijuana A Bad Idea, But Why Isn't the President Saying So? - July 1997

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 ...
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Taxpayers, Religious People, Internet Users, Handguns Owners Shut Out of Court

Taxpayers, Religious People, Internet Users, Handguns Owners Shut Out of Court

Press Release /
Press Release The National Center for Public Policy Research For Immediate Release: June 27, 1997 Contact: Amy Ridenour (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] Taxpayers, Religious People, Internet Users, Handgun Owners Shut Out of Court:Millions Affected by Supreme Court Decisions This Week ...
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Racial Reconciliation Needs to Start at the White House - June 1997

Racial Reconciliation Needs to Start at the White House – June 1997

Press Release /
On Eve of Presidential Announcement, African-American Group Releases Top 10 List of Acts by the Clinton Administration That Divide America By Race and Ethnicity June 9, 1997 Contact: Arturo Silva at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] In anticipation of President Clinton's ...
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