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The Absurdity Inherent in the System
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
9.26.2001
The terrorist attacks on America reveal the true nature of what the nation faces: groups prepared to commit mass murder by any and all means. The response in California to the terrorist attack reveals the true nature of a movement that says it is devoted to peace and justice, but is really concerned with classic left-wing posturing.
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Ugandan Women Struggle for Property Rights
The Contrarian
By: Joelle Cowan
9.21.2001
Politicians have tried many schemes to develop Third World nations, few with any success. The Uganda Women's Network (UWN) is trumpeting its own solution, one that has withstood the test of time in other nations: enact and vigorously enforce property rights for all.
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Have Noisy Parties
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
9.19.2001
SACRAMENTO, CA - By now you have likely reached the saturation point with commentary on what it all means and the possible dimensions of the war to come. So we won’t add our thoughts on the terrorist attacks, which would be a mere echo of other well-spoken words.
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California’s School Sanctions Mirage
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
9.14.2001
Under Gov. Gray Davis’s school accountability program, enacted in 1999, low-performing schools were to be subject to a series of tough sanctions. It turns out, however, that not only are those sanctions paper tigers, but state lawmakers are in the process of ensuring that many low-performing schools face no sanctions for many years to come.
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Live from the San Francisco APSA
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
9.6.2001
My Labor Day weekend is ruined every year by the annual convention of the American Political Science Association (APSA), but at least this year the nation’s academic political scientists chose the Left Coast for their meeting place. Perhaps this is out of embarrassment.
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Bush’s Carnivore Proposal Could Devour Civil Liberties
ePolicy
By: Justin Matlick
9.1.2001
As part of his campaign to empower the nation’s law enforcers, President Bush has handed Congress a bill that would permanently expand government’s surveillance authority. By jeopardizing the Constitution’s balance between surveillance and privacy, this proposal challenges us to recognize not only what has changed in America but also what must remain the same.
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