What's New

2003

• New Visions Commentary: Thanks, Dad, by Kimberley Jane Wilson
• New Visions Commentary: Life on the Bottom Created by Those on the Top, by Darryn "Dutch" Martin
• New Visions Commentary: After the Voucher Wars, Poor School Kids in Cleveland Now Have A Chance, by Darryn "Dutch" Martin
• New Visions Commentary: Ghettopoly Should Force Us to Look in the Mirror, by Geoffrey Moore
• New Visions Commentary: Why Black Christians Shouldn't Celebrate Kwanzaa, by La Shawn Barber
• Legal Briefs newsletter #36: Lawsuits Cost Americans More Than Drugs
• Legal Briefs newsletter #36: Illegal Aliens Sue Employers for Offering Illegal Work
• Ten Second Response: Mercury Madness: First-Ever Mercury Limits Called "Gift to Polluters" by President Bush's Political Opposition
• Project 21 Press Release: Project 21's Horace Cooper to Discuss Complaint Against NAACP Attorney on Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes" December 5
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Files Complaint Against NAACP Attorney; Unethical Influence in Shaping Constitutional Cases Charged
• Project 21 Press Release: Project 21 Member to Discuss Slave Reparations on ABC News "Nightline" Program
• Legal Briefs newsletter #35: An Rx for Our Ailing Health Care System: Caps on Lawsuit Awards
• Legal Briefs newsletter #35: Eliminate Credit Card Debt With One Simple Lawsuit
• Project 21 Press Release: "Snake Oil" Medicare Reform Criticized; Called "Legislative Malpractice" By Black Leader
• Medicare Perspective Index (With a Nod to Harper's Index) - by Edmund F. Haislmaier (PDF file)
• Press Release: Group Releases "Medicare Perspective Index" to Shed Light on Prescription Drug Debate: Irreverent List of Factoids a Grim Parody of Harper's Index -- But a Lot More Expensive
• Press Release: Message to Congress on Medicare: Don't Rush to Put a Legislative Turkey on America's Thanksgiving Table
• National Policy Analysis: Medicare: It's About the Future, Stupid! by Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Ten Second Response: The National Aviation Heritage Act: No Way to Celebrate the Wright Brothers, by Bonner Cohen
• Legal Briefs Newsletter #34: Alien Tort Claims Act Used Against Poor Africans
• Project 21 Press Release: There Is No Black Liberal Majority
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Joins Senate Majority in Seeking Timely Votes on Judicial Nominees
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Critical of Sharpton's Civil Rights Flip-Flop
• Legal Briefs #33: Asbestos Lawsuits Often Frivolous
• Legal Briefs #33: Call the Police, Get Sued
• National Policy Analysis: Hispanic Economic Progress Endangered by McCain-Lieberman by David Almasi
• National Policy Analysis: Fighting Disease is Better Than Suing Over It, by Amy Ridenour
• Ten Second Response: Hispanics Would Be Hard-Hit by McCain-Lieberman Global Warming Proposal, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Dioxin Shenanigans: Why the is EPA Afraid of Independent Peer Review? by Bonner Cohen
• Ten Second Response: Senators McCain and Lieberman Propose Energy Tax, by Christopher Burger
• New Visions Commentary: It's Only Disfranchisement When Liberals Lose, by Kevin Martin
• New Visions Commentary: An Untouchable Monopoly: The United States Postal Service, by Sean Turner
• New Visions Commentary: LeBron James and 50 Cent - Public Enemies #1, by Bruce H. Edwards
• New Visions Commentary: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms, by Richard Dimery
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Calls for Fair Hearing on Black Court Nominee
• New Visions Commentary: Rush's 80 Words, by Geoffrey Moore
• National Policy Analysis: Signs of New Growth in the Forest Fire Debate? by Dana Joel Gattuso
• Legal Briefs #32: Is a Basic American Freedom Being Violated?
• Legal Briefs #32: Perhaps the Court Should Have Ordered the Team to Win
• National Policy Analysis: American Trial Lawyers Take Aim at Beleaguered South African Economy, by John Meredith
• National Policy Analysis: Parents Beware: Chain Stores Going Crazy Selling "Girls Gone Wild," by David Almasi
• Press Release: Black Group Opposes Civil Rights Commission Environmental Justice Report
• National Policy Analysis: Civil Rights Report Wrong on Environmental Justice Priorities, by David Almasi
• Press Release: Black Conservatives Available for Comment on California Race Initiative
• Press Release: NFL Team Owner Claims Merely to Hire a Conservative is Proof of "Institutional Racism" -- Are Conservative Fans Not Wanted?
• Press Release: Most Attacks on Rush Limbaugh are Hypocritical, Opportunistic and Silly, Says Conservative Group
• New Visions Commentary: Jim Crow's New Face, by La Shawn Barber
• New Visions Commentary: Black and Conservative in America, by Sean Turner
• New Visions Commentary: The Mixed Blessing of Affirmative Action, by Matthew Craig
• New Visions Commentary: Homosexual School More About Social Policy Than Socialization, by Mychal Massie
• National Policy Analysis: Tinkering With Energy is Playing With Fire: Cap and Trade Schemes are Regressive, Placing Burdens on Low-Income Communities, by Bonner Cohen
• National Policy Analysis: Senators Discriminate Against Bush Nominee Because of His Religious Beliefs, by Matthew Craig
• National Policy Analysis: When It Comes to Prescription Drugs, What Does "Safe" Mean? by Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Press Release: Overwhelming Response to New Web Site on Russia Conveys Concern to President Bush Over Possible Return to "Evil Empire"
• National Policy Analysis: Leavitt Versus the Leviathan: Not So Much the Confirmation Process, But the EPA Itself, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Environmental Litigation Threatens Endangered Species, by Dana Joel Gattuso
• National Policy Analysis: An Rx for Our Ailing Health Care System: Caps on Lawsuit Awards, by Amy Ridenour and David Ridenour
• Ten Second Response: Ecoterrorist Hate Crimes on the Increase, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Ecoterrorism a Real Threat to Homeland Security, by Bonner R. Cohen
• Legal Briefs: In this Reparations Case, the Slaveowners Sue the Slaves, by Amy Ridenour
• Legal Briefs: Environmental Litigation Threatens Endangered Species, by Dana Joel Gattuso
• Press Release: Future-of-Russia.org Launched to Raise Awareness of Anti-Democracy Trends in Russia
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Attending World Trade Organization Meeting in Cancun
• Project 21 Press Release: Black, Hispanic Activists to Protest Treatment of Bush Judicial Nominees; Liberal Activist Group Cited as Key Player in "Political Hate Crime" Against Hispanic Candidate
• Ten Second Response: New Source Review: What the Fuss is About, by Amy Ridenour and Christopher Burger
• Press Release: It is Time for the People's Media -- Talk Radio, the Internet, Blogs and Editorial Pages -- to Force a Permanent Solution to the Asbestos Crisis; Congress Must Act Before Special Interest Lobbying Scuttles Plan to Compensate the Sick While Ending Bankruptcies and Job Losses
• National Policy Analysis: Anti-SUV Activists Versus the American Family, by Matthew Craig
• National Policy Analysis: Reducing Tobacco Risks With Smokeless Tobacco, by James P. Gelfand
• Ten Second Response: Dark Ages Redux: Will America Meet Her Future Energy Needs?
• National Policy Analysis: Nuclear Power: Clean, Safe and Needing a Level Playing Field, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford
• National Policy Analysis: "Blackouts" Today, "Greenouts" Tomorrow: America Needs a Pro-Production Energy Policy, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Time to End the Asbestos Lottery, by Amy Ridenour
• New Visions Commentary: Liberia: Let's Sit This One Out, by Kimberley Wilson
• National Policy Analysis: No Excuse for Natural Gas Shortage, by Bonner Cohen
• National Policy Analysis: Rules Protecting Endangered Species Endanger Defense Readiness Instead, by Dana Joel Gattuso
• New Visions Commentary: How Losing the Race Changed My Life, by Darryn "Dutch" Martin
• New Visions Commentary: America has Apologized, by Mychal Massie
• New Visions Commentary: Affirmative Action Hurts Historically Black Colleges and Universities, by Sean Turner
• New Visions Commentary: Breaking the Mold: Herman Cain and the Rise of Black Conservatives, by Matthew Craig
• New Visions Commentary: Why "Buffalo Soldiers"? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.
• Legal Briefs newsletter #29: Doctors, Not Lawyers, Should Treat Mental Illness, by Amy Ridenour
• Legal Briefs newsletter #29: Doctors Sued for Helping Woman, by Amy Ridenour
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives React to Inglewood Police Brutality Verdict
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Glad NASCAR Cut Ties With Jesse Jackson: Racing Organization Can Continue Minority Outreach, But It Doesn't Need to Pay Jackson
• Ten Second Response: Inhofe Challenges Colleagues to Understand Basic Facts About Climate Change Debate, by Amy Ridenour
• Press Release: House to Vote on Prescription Drug Reimportation - Measure One of the More Divisive in Recent Memory
• National Policy Analysis: Dying for a Discount: The Dangers in Importing Drugs, by Edmund F. Haislmaier
• National Policy Analysis: This Land is My Land: How United Nations Claims of World Heritage May Swipe America's Past, by Ryan Balis
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Demands Miramax/Disney Rename Film; Use of "Buffalo Soldiers" Name Disrespects Achievements of Famed Black Regiments
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Applauds Proposed Voucher Plan for Nation's Capital: Parent Choice Initiative Could Serve as Model for Communities Nationwide
• New Visions Commentary: Who's Really Authentically Black? by Darryn "Dutch" Martin
• New Visions Commentary: Black Schools Must Raise the Academic Bar, by Council Nedd
• New Visions Commentary: Jayson Blair Was Wrong, But He Had Accomplices, by Michael King
• New Visions Commentary: Merging Churches to Find Strength, by B.B. Robinson
• National Policy Analysis: Inhofe Makes "Chemical Security" From Terrorists a Top Priority, by Bonner Cohen
• National Policy Analysis: A Modest Suggestion for Improving Government Oversight, by Amy Ridenour
• Legal Briefs newsletter #28: The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All, by Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Legal Briefs newsletter #28: Stop Me Before I Shoot Up Again, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Really Strange Bedfellows: The Odd Alliance Promoting Drug Re-Importation, by Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Suggests Apology from Rainbow Coalition After Official Calls NASCAR Fans "Cracker" and "Redneck"; Monitor of Racial Sensitivity Freely Uses Insensitive Language
• Press Release: Mr. President: Your Desire for Bill-Signing Ceremony on Medicare's 35th Anniversary Isn't Worth Turning the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit into a Political and Policy Disaster
• National Policy Analysis: New York Times' Latest Attack on White House Shows Arrogance of Blair-Raines Era Lingers, by Bonner Cohen
• National Policy Analysis: On Global Warming, the New York Times Spins Bill O'Reilly's "No Spin Zone"... and the Rest of Us, by Amy Ridenour
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Praises President for Proactive Role in Africa; Bush Trip to Africa Highlights President's Concern for Region
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Calls on Jesse Jackson to Put Money Where is Mouth Is and Sponsor a Black NASCAR Driver: Jackson Received a Quarter-Million in NASCAR Donations by Claiming Blacks are Excluded from Stock Car Racing
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Leadership Network Urges NASCAR to Sever Ties with Jesse Jackson: Critics Fear Jackson is Stirring Racial Animosity for Profit
• New Visions Commentary: What Jayson Blair Did to Black America, by Kimberley Wilson
• Legal Briefs newsletter #27: Striking a Deal on Asbestos; Tobacco Lawsuit Ends in Jail Time for Plaintiff; more.
• National Policy Analysis: No to the Yosemite Plan: Don't Restrict Public's Access to National Parks, by Bonner Cohen
• National Policy Analysis: Striking a Deal on Asbestos, by Amy Ridenour
• New Visions Commentary: Diversity By Design Hurtful to Minorities, and the Supreme Court Isn't Easing the Pain, by Donald E. Scoggins
• New Visions Commentary: Crazies Can Spoil a Movement, by Casey Lartigue, Jr.
• New Visions Commentary: The Reparations Pipe Dream and the Tax Cut Reality, by Kevin Martin
• New Visions Commentary: Thank You, Brave Eason! by Geoffrey Moore
• Talking Points on Health Care #22: A Medicare Drug Benefit: If Its Important Enough to Do, It's Important Enough to Do Properly
• Talking Points on Health Care #21: Higher Prices Aren't to Blame for Increased Drug Spending
• Talking Points on Health Care #20: Do Americans Spend too Much on Prescription Drugs?
• Talking Points on Health Care #19: More Money Won't Cure Nationalized Health Care
• Talking Points on Health Care #18: Waiting for Medical Care in Canada
• Talking Points on Health Care #17: Why National Health Insurance Means Waiting for Care
• Talking Points on Health Care #16: Facts about the Uninsured - Part II
• Talking Points on Health Care #15: Facts about the Uninsured - Part I
• National Policy Analysis: The Car They Want You to Drive, by Amy Ridenour and Eric Peters
• National Policy Analysis: Rolling Over the Facts on SUV Safety, by Amy Ridenour and Eric Peters
• Talking Points on Government Reform #1: A Plea for More Government Oversight
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Praises Bush for June 23 Demand that European Leaders Step Up International Fight Against Hunger; Renews Call for End to European Ban on Genetically Modified Foods
• Project 21 Press Release: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision: Black Network Criticizes Muddled Ruling
• Project 21 Press Release: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision; Black Network Provides Interview Sources for Comment
• Ten Second Response: The EPA Global Warming Report, the Bush Administration and the News Media: Cooking the Books or Cooking Up Stories?
• Special Report: Climate-Gate: What Is the President Being Accused Of, Exactly? by Michael Catanzaro
• Project 21 Press Release: Michigan Riots a Perception Problem, Not a Race Problem; Black Network Says Black Distrust of Police in Benton Harbor is Misguided
  Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Praises Majority Leader Frist for Appointing First Black Senate Chaplain
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Celebrates Civil Rights Anniversary: "Juneteenth" Commemorates the End of Slavery, Promotes Dedication to Self-Determination
• Legal Briefs Newsletter #26: Lawsuit Lotto Reaches Burned Ruin of R.I. Nightclub; Tort D'Jour: Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe, Lawsuits Like This Have Got to Go, More
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Applauds Bush Administration For Aid to Repair Churches; Civil Rights Landmarks May Be Next to Be Helped By Increased White House Willingness to Help Faith-Based Institutions
• New Visions Commentary: The Equality Battle Moves to the Workplace, by E. LeMay Lathan
• New Visions Commentary: African-Americans Painting Themselves Into a Corner of Irrelevancy, by Eddie Huff
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Applauds Bush Administration For Aid to Repair Churches; Civil Rights Landmarks May Be Next to Be Helped By Increased White House Willingness to Help Faith-Based Institutions
• Ten Second Response #TSR6203: Feed the World: Bush Challenges European Ban on Genetically-Modified Foods, by Amy Ridenour
• Legal Briefs Newsletter #25: First Amendment Protects Barking, But Not Commercial Speech?; Bingo with a Twist, More
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservative Group Urges Bush to Press European Leaders to Join Fight Against Hunger in Africa; Calls for End to European Ban on Genetically Modified Food
• Press Release: Statement of The National Center for Public Policy Research on Senator Orrin Hatch's Asbestos Proposal
• National Policy Analysis: Doctors, Not Lawyers, Should Treat Mental Illness, by Amy Ridenour
• Legal Briefs newsletter #24: Philip Morris and the Price Case, Lawsuits Against Pharmacuetical Companies, More
• Ten Second Response #5803: Murkowski Expected to Offer ANWR Amendment, by Christopher Burger
• Ten Second Response #5703: It's Time to Debate Global Warming Again, by Amy Ridenour
• New Visions Commentary: The Need for Regime Change in Black America, by Kevin Martin
• New Visions Commentary: In Peterson Case, NOW Meddles Where It Doesn't Belong, by Kimberley Wilson
• Legal Briefs Newsletter #23: Legal Reform: Another Way to Boost the Economy; You Can Lead a Plaintiff to Water, But You Can't Make Him Drink, More
• Ten Second Response #5103: American Lung Association 'State of the Air' Report is Designed to Scare, by Amy Ridenour
• New Visions Commentary: Getting Blacks Elected, But at What Cost to Black America? by Richard Dimery
• New Visions Commentary: Transplant Details Raise Cruel Questions, by Kimberley Wilson
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Encourages Tax Relief to Build-Up Economy and Create New Jobs, Stronger Infrastructure
• National Policy Analysis: A Federal Asbestos Trust Fund: Better for Victims, Better for the Economy, by Amy Ridenour
• New Visions Commentary: Let Us Once Again Recommit Ourselves to Those Values Which Define Us, by Dr. Condoleezza Rice
• New Visions Commentary: The Case for Sport Utility Vehicles: It's the Economy, Stupid, by Geoffrey Moore
• National Policy Analysis: Celebrate Earth Day by Taking Environmental Issues Seriously, by Christopher Burger
• Ten Second Response #42103: Another Earth Day is Celebrated, Yet Environmentalists Continue Supporting Failed Programs, by Christopher Burger
• New Visions Commentary: A Just War to Remove an Evil Man, by Murdock "Doc" Gibbs
• National Policy Analysis: Protesters Oppose War, Yet Support Deadly Policies at Home, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: SUV Owners Deserve Tax Audits, Sierra Club Says, by Amy Ridenour
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Posts Online Educational Resource to Teach About Affirmative Action
• National Policy Analysis: Peace Marchers Make Strong Case - for Bush, by Amy Ridenour
• National Center for Public Policy Research "In the News" newsletter - Spring 2003
• National Policy Analysis: Nonsense By Any Other Name: Calling Carbon Dioxide A Pollutant Doesn't Make It A Pollutant, by Gerald Marsh
• National Policy Analysis: Overzealous Environmental Rules Impede U.S. Military Training, by David Almasi
• Ten Second Response: 'No Blood for Oil!' The Dolphins Cried... And Other War Stories, by Amy Ridenour
• Ten Second Response: Protesters Claim War is About Oil, Yet Oppose Safe Nuclear Energy & Domestic Energy Alternatives, by Amy Ridenour
• Ten Second Response: Hans Blix Worries... About Global Warming, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Hollywood Goes Political Yet Again: "Issues Placement" Strategy Promotes Government-Run Health Care, by David A. Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Winter Weather Advisory: Snowstorms Aren't Evidence of Global Warming, by David A. Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: The Medical Liability Crisis Affects Us All, by Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Press Release: Statement of The National Center for Public Policy Research on the March 5, 2003 Asbestos Hearing in the U.S. Senate
• National Policy Analysis: SUVs: How Safe Are They? by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Say "No" to Terrorists By Saying "Yes" to ANWR, by Amy Ridenour
• Shattered Dreams: 100 Stories of Government Abuse - PDF copy
• Press Release: Shattered Dreams - New Book Details 100 Stories of Regulatory Abuse
• Ten Second Response: Representative Markey and Supporters: Wrong on ANWR, by Christopher Burger
• Press Release: DaimlerChrysler Sends Letter of Apology to Conservative Community
• Ten Second Response: Sierra Club Calls on IRS to Audit SUV Owners, by Amy Ridenour
• Project 21 Press Release: African-American Activists Criticize Senate Liberals for Delaying Historic Vote on Hispanic Nominee
• National Policy Analysis: Climate Change 2001: A Critique, by Gerald Marsh
  (Note: This critique of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report "Climate Change 2001" is a PDF file and an update of "Global Warming Primer" by the same author. The "Global Warming Primer" is available at http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA420.pdf.)
• National Policy Analysis: Lawyers in Your Medicine Cabinet May Keep Needed Drugs Out, by Edmund F. Haislmaier
• National Policy Analysis: A Transparent Free Market is Our Best Corporate Cop, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: I'll Have Fries With That... Next Spring, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: Asbestos Litigation: It Costs as Much as War, by Amy Ridenour
• New Poll: Vote and Comment - Should We Raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards?
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Opposes Racially Divisive Plan to Reinstate Military Draft
• Press Release: National Center for Public Policy Research Responds to DaimlerChrysler
• Press Release: Daimler-Chrysler Should Apologize, Says Conservative Group
• Project 21 Press Release: Project 21 Release: Jesse Jackson Oversimplifies History
• Ten Second Response: Liberal Senators Critique Bush Environmental Policy, by Amy Ridenour
• Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Support Bush Stand on Affirmative Action Challenge
• Talking Points on Taxes: Bush's New Plan for Tax Relief & Economic Growth
• Ten Second Response: McCain and Lieberman Push for New Anti-Global Warming Legislation, by Amy Ridenour
• National Policy Analysis: McCain and Lieberman Join the Ranks of Ecoactivists With New Legislation on Global Warming, by Amy Ridenour
• Press Release: Detroit Project is Hypocritical, Muddleheaded
• Ten Second Response: New Year Likely to Bring Another ANWR Showdown, by Christopher Burger