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Pat Answers
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
9.28.1999
When the idea first floated several weeks ago that Pat Buchanan might seek the Reform Party nomination, most wrote it off as a publicity-getting bluff. It was viewed as a way for Buchanan to leverage some concessions from the Republican Party, such as a convention speech, which was denied to him at the Pastel Convention in San Diego in 1996, or some language in a trade plank of the platform. People around town kept saying Pat is simply too loyal a party man from way back in his Nixon days to jump ship for real. But over the last 10 days, and especially since the release of his new book, A Republic--Not an Empire, it has become apparent that Buchanan has simply gone--nuts.
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Women: Dancing on the Glass Ceiling
The Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
9.22.1999
"Practically Alone at the Top: Only 14 Female Executives Dance on the U.S. Auto Industry’s Glass Ceiling," blares USA Today’s September 7 cover story, profiling the 14 female executives at Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and General Motors. While these 14 constitute an improvement from the early 1990s, some cite them as evidence of a glass ceiling, noting that the 14 amount to 7.1 percent of auto executives, compared to 11.1 percent for all Fortune 500 companies. But that claim amounts to false advertising.
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Outrages
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
9.22.1999
Over the last few weeks, a number of events, which can only be called outrages, have taken place in California. All have involved government acting at its worst.
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California Kleptocracy
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
9.14.1999
Every time a measure for school choice comes along, state officials warn of chaos and claim that only the current education establishment can protect fiscal responsibility. Only the willfully blind can believe that claim in California, where left-wing organizations have been looting taxpayers, with the full assistance of public officials, aided and abetted by a biased and ignorant press.
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The Future That Doesn’t Work
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
9.8.1999
Moviegoers may recall the scene from Barry Levinson’s fine film Tin Men_, in which the feuding aluminum siding salesmen (played by Richard Dreyfus and Danny DeVito) momentarily set aside their enmity when both are hauled before the special "Home Improvement Commission," which is investigating the deceptive sales practices of people like Dreyfus and DeVito. The film is set in Baltimore in 1962, and this bureaucratic commission befuddles our lead characters because it has the power to be judge, jury, and executioner. Both Dreyfus and DeVito lose their licenses in summary proceedings. "What kind of government is this?", DeVito asks. "I think it’s the future," Dreyfus laconically replies.
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Through the Red Tape Ceiling
The Contrarian
By: Joanna Elachi
9.8.1999
Labor Day was instituted in 1882 as a national celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. Yet female workers often miss out on that important acknowledgment. Instead, they are reminded of what they have not achieved.
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Labor Day Lyrics
Action Alerts
By: Naomi Lopez
9.3.1999
"If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere," sang the late crooner, Frank Sinatra. Making it through hard work and entrepreneurship has been part of the American dream. But big government now threatens that dream.
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Computer Surveillance Proposals Threaten Civil Liberties, the Internet
ePolicy
By: Justin Matlick*
9.1.1999
Two new surveillance proposals by the Clinton Administration, while intended to combat computer-based crime, jeopardize the future of both civil liberties and the Internet. The White House should abandon this new offensive, which represents the latest chapter in the government's efforts to circumvent encryption technology.
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