Speak No Good: The Tragedy of FDA Gag Rules
Sharing information about new drugs and new uses for old drugs is an essential part of physicians' quest to cure disease and save lives. Unfortunately, the federal government often stands in the way.
Is Wimping Out the Way to Go?
The Republican majority in Congress has figured out how to avoid another budget battle with President Clinton – surrender, and give the president the additional spending he wants.
The Case For An Across The Board Tax Rate Reduction
Federal taxes have reached their highest level in history. To bring federal taxes to a tolerable level will require not just tax reform, but a complete overhaul of the federal budget as well.
Is Social Security Fair to Black Males?
Social Security as it currently exists is a gamble Ð one in which some people win and others lose. Statistically speaking, we know which segments of the population will win and which will lose. Ethically speaking, we ought to be outraged because the system is patently unfair.
Al Gore Is Only Blowing Smoke
President Clinton has won a reputation for being able to hold two sides of the same issue at almost any time and getting away with it. But having seen the vice president's convention speech about the death of his sister, I know that President Clinton has some real competition from his running mate.
Tree Preservation Comes to the City
Paradoxically, a century of development has turned vast areas of prairie and desert into large urban forests.
Global Warming Treaty Costs for the U. S.
The treaty would actually harm American industries and workers, significantly increase the cost of living and contribute little to reducing global warming – if, in fact, it is occurring.
The Good Old Bad Old Days
In his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, President Clinton decried "the bad old days of the '80s," implying that he would save the country from experiencing anything like that decade again if he were reelected.
Factories Behind Bars
Despite a consensus of the American public that prison inmates should be gainfully employed, most are idle. Their idleness contrasts sharply with the circumstances of their 19th-century counterparts. This study analyzes the American experience of private employment of prisoners and concludes that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. Expanding the role of the private sector in prison work would reduce crime, increase economic growth and reduce the burden of the criminal justice system on taxpayers.