Uniting around key reforms
About 70 million people work for small businesses. incredible influence on public policy decisions. Click here to read the entire commentary.
‘Imagine’…Small Business United
About 70 million people work for small businesses. Those are numbers that can wield incredible influence on public policy decisions. Imagine what can happen if somehow small businesses and their …
NCPA Expert Offers Advice for Consumers During Credit Crunch
In the midst of the economic downturn, the U.S. credit crunch is beginning to have a dire effect on consumer's wallets, and they're beginning to notice their resources depleting.
The Fed's Balance Sheet
The sharp growth in the Fed's consolidated balance sheet has received much attention lately. Some have questioned the Fed's balance-sheet capacity to continuing providing liquidity at home and abroad, and …
The Fed's Balance Sheet
The sharp growth in the Fed's consolidated balance sheet has received much attention lately. Some have questioned the Fed's balance-sheet capacity to continuing providing liquidity at home and abroad, and …
Come With Me to the F.O.M.C.: A Sneak Peak Into Fed Life
Today is the second day of a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The rate decision along with the accompanying verbiage will be released at 2:15 p.m. If I were …
Obama/McCain Health Plan Secrets Detailed As Election Day Nears
The National Center for Policy Analysis has just published "What the Candidates Aren't Telling You About Their Health Care Plans" by NCPA President John Goodman.
The Europeanization of America
Six weeks ago John McCain was leading Mr. Obama. But according to RealClearPolitics, as of yesterday Mr. Obama led in the national polls by just under 8% and in the …
The Europeanization of America
Barack Obama is likely to become the next president of the United States. Six weeks ago John McCain was leading Mr. Obama. But according to RealClearPolitics, as of yesterday Mr. …
Steve Forbes
Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series
Chairman and CEO of Forbes, Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine
Beyond No Child Left Behind: Value-Added Assessment of Student Progress
The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires each state to evaluate every public school annually, and to make “adequate yearly progress” toward helping all students meet or exceed state standards in reading and math by 2014. However, each state defines its progress and creates its own tests. Most states measure academic achievement based on pass-fail tests that require students to attain a minimum score.
Nuclear Renaissance: Atoms to Power the Future
How will America meet its future energy needs? Rising demand for electricity, possible greenhouse gas legislation and U.S. dependence on foreign oil are some of the reasons for concern. These factors, combined with the high cost and relative unreliability of various other alternative energy sources, have forced policymakers to consider nuclear energy once again.
The Wall Street Journal – October 19, 2008
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NCPA Expert Weighs in on Which Candidate is Best for Small Business
John McCain and Barack Obama have turned Joe Plumber into the most famous small-business owner in America, bringing focus to small businesses everywhere, and the issues that are important to them.
Gen. Tommy Franks Joins NCPA Board
General Tommy Franks has joined the board of directors of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
My Own Crisis Of Confidence
One of the victims of the prolonged financial crisis has been my comfort with my belief system. I grew up reading Milton Friedman and taking classes from like-minded professors. When …
My Own Crisis Of Confidence
One of the victims of the prolonged financial crisis has been my comfort with my belief system. I grew up reading Milton Friedman and taking classes from like-minded professors. When …
Don’t Worry About Inflation Accelerating
The Federal Reserve has played whack-a-mole in its efforts to hold back the financial tsunami engulfing the United States and now the world. After an aggressive easing of traditional monetary …
Don’t Worry About Inflation Accelerating
The Federal Reserve has played whack-a-mole in its efforts to hold back the financial tsunami engulfing the United States and now the world. After an aggressive easing of traditional monetary …
COMMENTARY: Mike Whalen
As if the federal government does not have enough to pay for, the recently negotiated bailout deal has further added to the government's tab. Understandably, the estimated price tag of …
Regulating Global Warming: Expanding the Authority of the Environmental Protection Agency
In May 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that greenhouse gases meet the definition of an air pollutant in the Clean Air Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responded in 2008 by issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) that explains how the Clean Air Act applies to regulating emissions of greenhouse gases thought to contribute to global warming.
How Parents Can Protect Their Kids against Staph Infections
The threat of drug-resistant bacteria infecting schoolchildren has been scaring parents
across America, after a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
made national headlines. However, public health officials are cautioning parents not to overreact.
Stop Treating Wall Streeters Like Villains and Resolve This Crisis
Maybe it's a good thing the "consensus" rescue plan failed on Monday. That gives Congress a chance to pass a plan that helps resolve the current crisis rather than just …
Alan Peppard on Tony Romo, Marc Colombo, Tommy Franks and others
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Stop Treating Wall Streeters Like Villains and Resolve This Crisis
Maybe it's a good thing the "consensus" rescue plan failed on Monday. That gives Congress a chance to pass a plan that helps resolve the current crisis rather than just …