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Mixing Oil and Birds

by Laura E. Hugginsvia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and, as has often been the case throughout its history, it has stirred up political conflicts over its use.

Why not soak the rich?

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, December 9, 2010

For the last two years, $250,000 in annual income has been an arbitrary line in the sand of a renewed class war. Those above it must have their income taxes raised.

Support the tax deal

by Keith Hennesseyvia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Terms of the deal

Here’s what I understand the deal to be:

Gore, Gobbledygook and Global Warming

by Henry I. Millervia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Just when we thought we were finally finished with Al Gore, he turns up again with another "Kick Me" sign on his back. At an energy conference in Athens on Nov.

Re-Imagining Local Control

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Writing last week in the Wall Street Journal, my friend and long-time former co-author, Diane Ravitch, challenged resurgent Congressional Republ

Social Security: The Unfinished Work

by Charles Blahousvia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Charles Blahous speaks at the Heritage Foundation about his new book, Social Security: The Unfinished Work.

Rhetoric Rides Again

by Thomas Sowellvia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Let's face it, politics is largely the art of deception, and political rhetoric is largely the art of misstating issues.

California: Political Lagger, Not Leader

by Bill Whalenvia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Writing in The New Republic, veteran California observer Peter Schrag claims that the Golden State is the future way of national politics. Really, it’s just the opposite.

The importance of finality in patent litigation

by F. Scott Kieffvia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Does "no" mean no when courts enforce patents? It should. But that's an open question today. It was debated last month before a full session of the court that hears most patent appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington.

A Sputnik Moment for U.S. Education

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Sixty-three years after Sputnik caused an earthquake in American education by giving us reason to believe that the Soviet Union had surpassed us, China has delivered another shock.

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