Opinion
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Decision Nears on Canadian Lumber Imports
Opinion -A 27 percent duty imposed by the United States on imported Canadian softwood lumber is currently being deliberated on free trade grounds by a binational panel established by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The U.S. -
Is Kyoto the Hidden Price of Britain’s Aid in Iraq?
Opinion -When polls showed 80 percent of the British citizenry against America’s military position, Prime Minister Tony Blair stood fast with President George W. Bush. As happened for Bush in the U.S. -
EPA Releases Child Cancer Risk Guidances
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 3 released for public comment its Draft Final Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment and a Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens. -
A Bridge Too Far?
Opinion -Looking out my bedroom window, I see what to me is paradise. Old, mature oak trees scattered amidst rolling pasture. A leisurely, two-lane country road, Ft. Hamer Road, separates my backyard from the cows and horses grazing in Rawls farm. -
06/2003 The Friedman Report: An Eye on the Opposition
Opinion -Those who work in school choice advocacy are undoubtedly familiar with the cleverly written and impeccably researched insider’s knowledge on teacher unions that hits their email in-boxes every week from the Education Intelligence Agency. -
Where Do Public Education Dollars Go?
Opinion -U.S. public education spent a total of $410.6 billion in school year 2000-01, according to Public Education Finances 2001, a March 2003 report from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Census Bureau. Out of each public education dollar spent, 85. -
Senate Committee Wrestles with Climate Change Legislation
Opinion -Responding to concerns raised by colleagues and policy experts nationwide, Senator Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) on April 8 removed from a draft energy bill language critics warned would have facilitated back-door implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. -
A Climate Change Primer: Solar and Orbital Variation
Opinion -In Part One of this three-part series, Lehr and Bennett defined and described the “greenhouse effect”; summarized temperature observations and reported that average global temperature has increased roughly 0. -
‘Livable Communities’ Proposal Would Increase Government Meddling
Opinion -Ignoring the 200-year-old practice of waiting until formally elected, Vice President Al Gore began his presidential duties in January when he issued his blueprint for a more "livable" America in the twenty-first century. -
Enforcement Abuse Alive and Well at EPA
Opinion -Trumped-up charges, tampered-with evidence, and armed police raids--these are just some of the tactics known to be employed by foreign dictators against their own people. -
Western States Challenge Feds on Environment
Opinion -The Wyoming and Utah state governments have learned a lesson from their sister states in the northeast and are increasingly taking their environmental arguments to the federal courts. -
Colorado Lynx Releases to Proceed
Opinion -In mid-March, Colorado’s Division of Wildlife (CDOW) announced plans to import from Canada up to 180 lynx to release in Colorado’s national forests. Releases began on April 3. Earlier such efforts, begun in 1999, have failed. -
EPA Arsenic Standard May Be Unconstitutional
Opinion -The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the State of Nebraska presented arguments April 15 in the U.S. -
EPA Plans to Curb Non-highway Diesel Emissions
Opinion -Emissions from non-highway diesel engines will be cut by more than 90 percent under a proposal announced April 15 by Christie Whitman, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Mayor’s Statement on DC School Choice Initiatives
Opinion -“For too many years, District government officials have struggled to make improvements to our school system. Despite an infusion of local funding over the past four years, we have not seen the kinds of improvements that we had hoped to see. -
Right Man for the Job: an exclusive interview with Roderick Paige
Opinion -If ever the right man got the job, it was Roderick Paige when he was appointed the seventh U.S. Secretary of Education in January 2001. -
California Pulls Plug on ‘Clean Air’ Cars
Opinion -The electric battery-powered vehicle was billed as “the car of the future” in 2001 by California regulators. -
Junk Science Targets Backyard Decks
Opinion -If you are considering a new deck for your home, act fast. Federal regulators are poised to ban the most popular and affordable decking material: wood treated with the preservative chromated copper arsenate (CCA). -
Book Debunks Synthetic Chemical, Pesticide Fears: Part 1 of 3
Opinion -Cancer scares raised by the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental activist groups frequently focus on dangers posed by man-made chemicals. -
06/2003 The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Alabama * Arizona * Colorado * Connecticut * Florida Louisiana * New York * Rhode Island * Texas * Wisconsin ALABAMA Register: State Should Consider Vouchers Noting that as many as 20 other states are considering vouchers as a way to improve -
Calculating the Full Cost of Wind Energy
Opinion -The availability of truly astounding tax benefits goes a long way toward explaining why some companies are so eager to build “wind farms.” Of course, the tax burden escaped by wind farm owners is shifted to remaining taxpayers. -
Cleveland Voucher Students Match Public School Peers
Opinion -In March 2003, the Indiana Center for Evaluation at Indiana University released the newest of a seven-year series of evaluations of the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program (CSTP). -
How Much Does Your School District Spend?
Opinion -In March, the U.S. Census Bureau released Public Education Finances 2001, a 99-page report highlighting school revenues and expenditures for the 2000-01 year. -
Just the Facts: NAEP Reports Reading and Writing Scores
Opinion -The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a continuing nationwide assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas.
