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“Birthers” Find New Berths

by Bill Whalenvia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, April 22, 2010

The matter of Barack Obama and his birth certificate is a story that just keeps going – and, it would seem, a topic that conservatives won’t let go of.

An Effective Teacher in Every Classroom

by Eric Hanushekvia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, April 22, 2010

By Kati Haycock and Eric Hanushek

Earth Day: 40 years of imminent catastrophe

by Laura E. Hugginsvia Advancing a Free Society
Thursday, April 22, 2010

On this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, prepare to be bombarded with apocalyptic tales of disaster. But don't let the gloom-and-doom-fest get you down. Odds are the doomsters will be wrong.

How should we define Too Big To Fail?

by Keith Hennesseyvia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

I’d like to propose some structure to the policy debate around the Too Big to Fail (TBTF) concept.  This arises mostly from my frustration with both the debate among policymakers and the press coverage of that debate.  Many people seem to be talking past eac

Arena: Have Democrats sold out?

by Robert Zelnickvia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Arena:  Does former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig's new role advising Goldman Sachs show that Democrats have become a corporatist party?

When Ed Meece Speaks

by Edwin Meese IIIvia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

There is arguably no more influential conservative in America today than Reagan administration Attorney General Edwin Meese. To paraphrase an old marketing slogan, when Ed Meese talks, people listen.

Legalize Marijuana . . . says Big Tobacco?

by Bill Whalenvia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Let’s suppose, for a moment, that Californians vote in favor of legalizing marijuana – a ballot initiative doing precisely that awaits the Golden State this November.

The Road to Post-Crisis Growth

by Michael Spencevia Advancing a Free Society
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

MILAN – It is about 18 months since the financial crisis hit, and 12 months since the panic started to recede, with asset prices stabilizing and beginning to turn up.

Break Up the Wall Street Banks. Now

by Jonathan Maceyvia Advancing a Free Society
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Chris Dodd and the other politicians working on financial reform claim that their proposed legislation will end the long-standing U.S.

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