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The Hirsch Thesis Vindicated?
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
5.26.1999
In order to convey the thought that America has arrived at a new and unprecedented social moment, I sometimes ask people to conduct the following thought experiment about the urban sprawl controversy: Imagine that you brought back one or more of the architects of New Deal social policy from FDR’s "brain trust," showed them a photo of a new suburban neighborhood, and explained that new neighborhoods like this were going up all over the country. In addition, you would tell our New Dealer that the rate of home
ownership in America was approaching 70 percent--a rate no other nation in the world even comes close to
matching--and that minorities were the fastest-growing demographic group of new homeowners.
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Women Tennis Players Demand "Equal Pay for Less Work"
The Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
5.19.1999
Summer is coming and the tennis Grand Slams will soon be upon us with the excitement that keeps us glued to our television sets. But already a disputed call is disrupting the action. A group of female professionals is demanding equal prize money with the men at all four Grand Slam events.
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Union Power Play
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
5.19.1999
It’s no secret that last year’s Democratic landslide in California has turned into a huge bonanza for the state’s powerful labor unions. The unions’ legislative wish-list, blocked for years by Republican governors, is now becoming a reality. Currently, a slew of union-backed bills are sailing through the pro-union Democratic Legislature, including measures that would effectively increase the state’s prevailing wage, permanently reduce employers’ ability to maintain flexible work schedules, force unionization on charter school employees, and discourage membership in non-union organizations.
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Children's Hepatitis B Vaccinations: The Case for Parental Choice
Action Alerts
By: Sue Blevins
5.17.1999
By the time they reach the age of five, the majority of American children is given 33 doses of 10 different vaccines. Some lawmakers, parents, and medical professionals have begun to question the long-term effects of these vaccines on children’s health and consider the proper role of government in this area.
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Redistribution, USA Style
Action Alerts
By: Joanna Elachi
5.12.1999
Social Security has long been characterized as the third rail in American politics—touching it meant certain political death. Today, talk about reforming the system has escalated, but it seems that politicians are still just as apprehensive about taking action. No one wants to push real fundamental reform, and no one wants to take the responsibility for that reform failing to occur. Both leading Republican and Democratic proposals are tentative at best, with a focus on postponing Social Security’s collapse rather than ensuring a better retirement future for Americans.
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Plain Speaking
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
5.11.1999
Vice President Al Gore is pushing for an executive measure that will require federal bureaucrats to write in simple language. The same thing, it might be recalled, happened under Jimmy Carter, who could have used some remedial English himself. Mr. Gore, who wants to be President, is also an unlikely reformer.
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A Mother’s Day Tribute
The Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
5.6.1999
Mothers are the focus of many books today, from Danielle Crittenden’s What Our Mothers Didn’t Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes The Modern Woman to Cokie Roberts’ We Are Our Mothers’ Daughters. I do not plan to write a book about my own mother, nor will I be able to be with her this Mother’s Day. But I want to pay tribute to her because think tanks are not alone in promoting individual initiative, personal responsibility, and opportunity. Mothers do the same.
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Media Notes: Life Imitates Art
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
5.4.1999
Connoisseurs of "The Simpsons" on Fox may recall the episode from the early 1990s where Sideshow Bob was being sent back to prison for yet another attempt on the life of Krusty the Clown. The defiant Sideshow Bob explained how he would get out of jail to menace Springfield’s favorite entertainer once more: "You can’t keep the Democrats out of the White House forever! I’ll get you yet!"
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Markets, Not Regulations, Will Protect Internet Privacy
ePolicy
By: Justin Matlick
5.1.1999
In Washington, D.C. support is growing for regulations aimed at protecting privacy on the Internet. These measures are unnecessary and would hinder electronic commerce. The best policy would avoid regulations and instead harness the profit incentives already driving businesses to protect consumer privacy.
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