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Quick: Hit the Panic Button!
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
2.26.2001
If you belong to the Anointed Class, the coming of a Republican administration is akin to the barbarians sacking Rome in the 5th century. Think I exaggerate? Try on this statement from Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which, as the name suggests, is an advocacy group for bureaucrats. "The election of George W. Bush," Ruch writes, "heralds the advent of a new environmental Dark Age."
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Follow the Money, Part MCLXXXVIII
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
2.15.2001
The University of California at Davis, just a few miles from the state capital, provides the latest evidence that political correctness reigns on campus, and that the Watergate dictum of “follow the money” applies more than ever.
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Deconstructing Harry: A Contrarian for Kids and Parents
The Contrarian
By: Joelle Cowan
2.15.2001
By any account, Harry Potter is a startling success. Not since Pokémon hit the scene have children begged so hard for something. What remains startling, in this day of ever-changing entertainment choices, is that the kids are finally begging for something parents won’t mind buying— books. But before parents break out their credit card at Borders, they should know that Harry Potter is a sexist and classist pig.
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The Carterization of Gray Davis
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.13.2001
When he was inaugurated, many pundits compared Gov. Gray Davis to successful “centrist” Democrat Bill Clinton. But instead of becoming Bill Clinton, Davis has become California’s Jimmy Carter. Consider the many similarities.
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She Works Hard For Her Money, So You’d Better Treat Her Right
The Contrarian
By: Joelle Cowan
2.1.2001
The response to Second Lady Lynne Cheney provides the latest revelation of double standards among feminists and liberals. While Hillary Clinton was applauded for running a senate campaign while serving as First Lady, Lynne Cheney is being criticized for having a life of her own.
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She Works Hard For Her Money, So You’d Better Treat Her Right
By: Joelle Cowan
2.1.2001
The response to Second Lady Lynne Cheney provides the latest revelation of double standards among feminists and liberals. While Hillary Clinton was applauded for running a senate campaign while serving as First Lady, Lynne Cheney is being criticized for having a life of her own.
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Helping Hand: How Private Philanthropy and Catholic Schools Serve Low-Income Children in Los Angeles
PRI Study
By: Thomas C. Dawson, Eric A. Helland
2.1.2001
In the coming months, public focus on faith-based and community-based alternatives to government services is likely to increase. Helping Hand calls attention to one such program in southern California, the Catholic Education Foundation, which acts in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to provide scholarships for needy children to attend Catholic schools. This study examines who these children are, how they compare to other Catholic-school students, and which public schools they would otherwise attend.
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