Opinion
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Clever Words Sustain the Bloated U. S. Government
Opinion -Politicians live on words. They are the politician’s true currency. It’s no secret the currency is debased nearly to worthlessness because politicians so often act in ways that belie their words.Example: Rep. -
Attacking Television’s Ideology
Opinion -Review of Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV, by Ben Shapiro, Broadside Books, 412 pages, 2011 $26.99. -
Cyberattacks on Government Sites on the Rise
Opinion -Recently, the Web site of the Arizona Department of Public Safety became completely inaccessible, and millions of confidential Arizona department of public safety emails were made available by the Pirate Bay, a Swedish bit-torrent site known for -
FCC Eliminates Fairness Doctrine After Congressional Demand for Regulatory Review
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission was among several federal agencies under fire from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for regulatory overreach and failure to institute necessary reforms. -
Medicare Bidding Process Will Hurt Doctors, Patients
Opinion -A poorly designed set of changes to Medicare announced earlier this month could have serious negative consequences as it hits home here in the Washington, D.C., area. -
Diverse Right-Left Coalition Will Detail How Congress Could Take ‘Green Scissors’ To Budget
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Detroit Links Downtown Surveillance Cameras
Opinion -Downtown Detroit will soon be under the gaze of 350 surveillance cameras monitored by police, raising privacy concerns among civil libertarians, according to the Detroit News. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to FCC Killing the Fairness Doctrine
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission on Monday officially killed the Fairness Doctrine, wiping it from the pages of the Federal Register. -
Obamacare Expected to Deform Insurance Cooperatives
Opinion -One aspect of President Obama’s health care law which has received little notice is its effect on health insurance cooperatives, budgeting $4 billion in grants for the redesign of these nonprofit entities. -
State ‘Proficiency’ Ratings Still Fall Short of National Benchmarks
Opinion -Though 21 states have made their standardized tests more rigorous since 2007, most still label “proficient” what independent, national tests call a “basic” level of learning, says a recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). -
O’Malley Drink Tax Increase Hard to Swallow
Opinion -At a time when most policymakers around the country fought to protect citizens from paying higher taxes, anti-alcohol activists in Maryland fought hard and won a tax hike through the legislature. -
Walden Introduces Spectrum Auction Legislation
Opinion -Draft legislation introduced this July by Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) would mandate the Federal Communications Commission auction a variety of electronic spectrum bands within 10 years. -
Consumer Power Report: Competitive Bidding Isn’t Competitive Enough
Opinion -Another August week, another Friday news dump: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced last week it would dramatically expand its competitive bidding program, which has been criticized strongly by device manufacturers and auction experts. -
FCC May Investigate San Francisco Mobile Device Blackout
Opinion -The heat may be rising for San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid System after revelations it intentionally blocked mobile devices of its passengers on August 11. -
Twitter User Charged Under Federal Stalker Law
Opinion -Prosecutors in Maryland are employing a federal anti-stalking law to charge a man who used the Internet to make unkind statements about a public figure with “intent to harass and cause emotional distress. -
Bat Decision
Opinion -Warning labels are not enough, according to the Montana Supreme Court, which upheld a verdict by a pitcher against a manufacturer of aluminum baseball bats. -
AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Comments Generate Astroturf Claims
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission comment period on the AT&T merger with T-Mobile has generated thousands of comments on the FCC’s Web site. -
Now Even the ‘Core’ Inflation Index Is Spiking
Opinion -In July, even the inflation-deniers’ “core” price index for finished goods, which does not include foods and energy, let them down. The core index rose 0.4 percent, for an annualized rate of 4.8 percent. -
Milwaukee’s HOPE Schools Cut Achievement Gap
Opinion -A trio of private, religious schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been closing the academic achievement gap for inner-city kids who attend the school largely using vouchers. -
Telephone Briefing Monday, August 22 on DMEPOS Bidding
Opinion -What: Medicare DMEPOS Round Two Competitive Bidding: The Costs and Consequences When: August 22, 2011, 2:00 pm ET Who: Eli Lehrer, Vice President of Washington, DC Operations, The Heartland Institute (moderator) Steve Pociask, President, American -
Smile, You’re on Motown Surveillance Cam
Opinion -"Detroit Police hope to bolster safety in the central business district by connecting a network of 350 security cameras to a central viewing post to track activity on the streets, search out wanted criminal suspects, check parking lots and monitor crowds. -
Global Warming Blamed for Future UFO Attacks
Opinion -No, the title of this article is not a joke. The UK Guardian published an article yesterday titled, “Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilizations, scientists say. -
HHS Blocks Waivers for Iowa, North Dakota
Opinion -The Department of Health and Human Services, which has approved nearly 1,500 waivers from President Obama’s health care law, has refused to issue waivers requested by two states, Iowa and North Dakota. -
Debt Ceiling Up, Credit Rating Down, Committee Formed; Reaction Ripples
Opinion -August has been known for the dog days of summer. After this August it may be known for the wild days of markets. Congress in August raised the national debt ceiling and created a “super Congress” to recommend cuts in government spending.
