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The Full Monty
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
5.22.2001
At San Diego State, where my son and daughter earned their degrees, Monty Montezuma will no longer be running along the sidelines leading the cheers. Some Native American students complained that the mascot offended them. So, in classic style, the administration caved, though they did keep the team name of Aztecs, which the Offended Minority also wanted to ban.
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A Return to Sanity on Sexual Harassment?
The Contrarian
By: Joelle Cowan
5.21.2001
Recent action by the faculty senate at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. marks a return to sanity on the question of sexual harassment, a concept on a constant expansion campaign.
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Reimportation: No Solution to Prescription Drug Woes
Action Alerts
By: Laura Dykes
5.14.2001
Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush supported reimportation of pharmaceuticals as a solution to prescription drug woes. But now Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson suggests he opposes reimportation as a risk to public health.
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Davis’s Bond Scheme Ignores Reality
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
5.10.2001
With more blackouts occurring and with the California legislature passing his centerpiece $13.4 billion electricity bonds, Governor Gray Davis continues to find scapegoats for his disastrous energy policies. When Republican State Assembly members voted against the bond sale, Davis claimed that Republicans were obstructing the solution to the electricity mess. Sorry governor, if you want to see who’s preventing a real solution, just look in the mirror. Take, for example, Davis’s ill-conceived bond scheme.
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Davis's Bond Scheme Ignores Reality
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
5.10.2001
With more blackouts occurring and with the California legislature passing his centerpiece $13.4 billion electricity bonds, Governor Gray Davis continues to find scapegoats for his disastrous energy policies. When Republican State Assembly members voted against the bond sale, Davis claimed that Republicans were obstructing the solution to the electricity mess. Sorry governor, if you want to see who’s preventing a real solution, just look in the mirror. Take, for example, Davis’s ill-conceived bond scheme.
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Free Trade and Politically-Correct Reporting
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
5.3.2001
The recent summit of the Americas in Quebec City did not produce an agreement bringing free trade from Alaska to Argentina, which would be a welcome development. But it did show that political correctness is alive and well among reporters. Take, for example, the coverage provided by taxpayer-supported National Public Radio, which bills itself as a provider of high-quality reporting.
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Help Consumers by Tying Up a Corporate Loophole
Action Alerts
By: Helen Chaney
5.3.2001
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order released April 27 may be the first step in tying up a loophole that is lucrative for competitive local phone carriers, such as Pac-West or Focal, but bad for consumers. The order centers around something called "reciprocal compensation."
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Lights Out: California's Electricity Debacle - Causes and Cures
PRI Briefing
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
5.1.2001
With rolling blackouts guaranteed as summer heat increases electricity demand over available supply, Californians are right to wonder how the state got into this mess and what will be the fallout of this government-created debacle. This briefing examines the causes of the disaster, Governor Gray Davis’s policy responses, the political ramifications of the crisis, and practical solutions that could be implemented immediately.
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Why does online culture oppose copyrights? It’s in the narrative.
ePolicy
By: Justin Matlick
5.1.2001
The uproar created by Napster’s continuing retreat highlights the Internet community’s puzzling disdain for copyrights. Why won’t Netizens admit that, while intellectual property protections are a nuisance to MP3 junkies, they are good for the Internet itself? The answer lies in the evolution of online culture.
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