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Cut the Strings On the Stimulus
Josh Barro Washington Examiner, 01-06-10
As a chorus grows in Washington for a second stimulus package, an appealing alternative is coming out of Sacramento, Calif.: Don't give us more money, just stop
telling us what to do.
Charters & Special Ed: The Truth: Don't Believe the UFT's Distorted Claims
Marcus Winters New York Daily News, 01-06-10
In a new report, the United Federation of Teachers has committed to a fresh line of attack against charter schools: Charters aren't enrolling enough special
education students.
Sensibly Selective Screening
Heather Mac Donald National Review Online, 01-06-10
President Obama’s bold and unexpected decision to subject travelers from 14 mostly Muslim countries to increased physical scrutiny at airports has brought forth the usual denunciations, well represented in a collection of responses solicited by the New York Times.
Obama's Wake-Up Call?
Judith Miller New York Post, 01-05-10
The botched Christmas Day bombing seems to have taught the Obama administration—if only belatedly—that when you’re in a hole, stop digging.
Where the Unemployment Isn't
Jay P. Greene & Stuart Buck National Review Online, 01-06-10
This year, when you hear President Obama and congressional Democrats talk about increasing government spending to create jobs, you should understand that it isn’t
really about jobs.
Fixing What's Broke
E.J. McMahon New York Post, 01-05-10
When Gov. Paterson delivers his annual message to the Legislature tomorrow, "the state of the state" will be painfully obvious.
A Roadmap to a Better New York Budget
Josh Barro RealClearMarkets.com, 01-05-10
This month, New York's legislature will reconvene in Albany to once again face down a major budget gap.
Science on the Potomac
Peter Huber Forbes.com, 01-18-10
President Obama campaigned on a promise to bring sound science back to Washington. With health and climate, he's instead leading the march toward antiscience
bought and certified on the banks of the Potomac and codified in regulatory edicts that permeate every corner of daily life
A Crime Theory Demolished
Heather Mac Donald The Wall Street Journal, 01-05-10
The recession of 2008-09 has undercut one of the most destructive social theories that came out of the 1960s: the idea that the root cause of crime lies
in income inequality and social injustice.
Obama's Near Miss
Judith Miller City Journal Online, 01-04-10
The botched Christmas Day bombing seems to have taught the Obama administration--if only belatedly--that when you're in a hole, stop digging.
The Anti-Capitalist Mentality
Heather Mac Donald Wall Street Journal's Notable and Quotable, 01-02-10
The anti-business mindset . . . is worthy of a pampered adolescent who is searching for a cause with which to display his unique moral sensibility.
Extend Old Principles to New Markets
Nicole Gelinas The Pioneer Press, 01-01-10 (This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times, 12-25-09)
More than a year after the financial industry nearly collapsed, Congress and President Barack Obama are taking up regulatory fixes. But their strategy
is a blueprint for the next catastrophe.
Predictions 2010
Heather Mac Donald NRO Symposium, 12-31-09
The consumption habits of every delegate to the Copenhagen global-warming conference will be a model to the world.
Budget Deficits Have Consequences
Diana Furchtgott-Roth RealClearMarkets.com, 12-31-09
It's New Year's Eve, on the threshold of the second decade of the 21st Century. Like the champagne that will be flowing
liberally tonight, congressional spending has no limits.
Are Latest TSA Regulations "Too Stupid for America"?
Judy Miller FoxNews.com, 12-28-09
Preventing terrorism, however, means, first and foremost, acknowledging it as an enduring threat which must be
combated through word and deed—and that means engaging critics and would-be enemies through the outreach that President Obama
has championed.
NY State's Owe Woes
Nicole Gelinas New York Post, 12-30-09
New York can't afford an other debt-fueled decade. For the last 10 years, New York state and city did what regular Americans
did: borrowed without results.
Waiting and Waiting for Malpractice Reform
David Gratzer Frum Forum, 12-29-09
Exactly why didn't the Illinois Supreme Court rule on the med malpractice case this month? The legislation in question is
undoubtedly controversial - but popular with docs and the public.
Despite Economic Woe, U.S. Was Safer In '09
Steve Malanga RealClearMarkets.com, 12-30-09
In October, after a Chicago youth was brutally murdered, Rev. Jesse Jackson penned an opinion piece in the Chicago Sun Times
in which he called for federal "civil rights intervention" in the Windy City.
Stop Digging
Nicole Gelinas National Review Online, 12-30-09
Far too much of the debate over economic policies for the next decade ignores a central, sobering reality: We simply
can't afford another decade like this one.
Population Control: An ugly Solution to Climate Change
Max Schulz Washington Examiner, 12-30-09
Want to save the planet from global warming? Forget about getting rid of coal plants or the internal combustion engine. Get
rid of the humans. They're the true problem.
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