Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Tort law a threat to your health?
Washington Times, November 5, 2008 Spanish Journal ((Milwaukee, WI), November 19, 2008 Floodwood Forum (Floodwood, MN), November 20, 2008 Tri-City Voice (Fremont, CA), March 18, 2009 COMMENTARY: The U.S. Supreme Court Monday heard arguments in Wyeth v. Levine, a case that could uphold a fundamental tenet of our Constitution. Or, ...
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Side effects
Boston Herald, November 5, 2008 Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2008 San Francisco Examiner, November 9, 2008 Letter to the Editor The health of all Americans is at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the arguments in Wyeth vs. Levine (“U.S. court hears amputee’s case in drug suit,” Nov. ...
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Gov. Schwarzenegger’s veto traps California in obsolete medical research
Eureka Reporter, November 4, 2008 Sacramento Union, November 12, 2008 SACRAMENTO – Last month Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed September 25 “Stem Cell Awareness Day.” That news got by many Californians, who remain unaware of how California is locked into paying for obsolete research, certain to consume billions of dollars but ...
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Governor Arnold’s Regendering Plan
It’s not on today’s ballot, but let me cast a vote on a regendering plan tendered by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a recent women’s conference in Long Beach. “My goal is to do everything we can to also create more women in the legislature,” the governor said. “Because we ...
Business & Economics
Safe Search Engines Offer Peace of Mind
In another example of the market providing parents with safe-search alternatives for their children, the recent redesign of AskKids.com means children can safely search for information on the Internet while taking advantage of the site’s games, kid-friendly videos, and images. AskKids.com (https://www.askkids.com) features a schoolhouse page allowing children to search ...
Business & Economics
FEC Rules in Favor of Political Bloggers
Infotech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 Bloggers are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the Federal Election Commission upheld a 2006 decision to stay out of the way of electronic publications and blogs. Two complaints had been made recently about popular political blogs, arguing they should ...
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Surveillance Raises Eyebrows in Reading, Pa.
Reading, Pennsylvania is the latest city to jump on the video surveillance bandwagon. The city, with a population of 400,000, has teamed up with Virginia-based CelPlan Technologies to install a municipal wireless video surveillance network to help combat crime. The 22-camera system will allow police to access video in their ...
Business & Economics
Google Promises to Stop Photographing on Private Property Without Permission
Despite claiming in court documents it could rightfully publish photographs taken on private roads and driveways, Google Inc. now says it will use only photos taken on public thoroughfares for the “street view” feature of its wildly popular Google Maps program. A Pennsylvania couple sued Google in April for trespass ...
Business & Economics
Technological Singularity: Utopia or Annihilation?
Some far-thinkers gathered at a recent Singularity Institute conference to ponder the possibility that machines might eventually develop a capacity for intelligence that could outstrip humanity’s. TechNewsWorld columnist Sonia Arrison, who attended the event, shares some of their provocative ideas on the subject of technological singularity. It’s been called the ...
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Impact – October 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – October 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
Tort law a threat to your health?
Washington Times, November 5, 2008 Spanish Journal ((Milwaukee, WI), November 19, 2008 Floodwood Forum (Floodwood, MN), November 20, 2008 Tri-City Voice (Fremont, CA), March 18, 2009 COMMENTARY: The U.S. Supreme Court Monday heard arguments in Wyeth v. Levine, a case that could uphold a fundamental tenet of our Constitution. Or, ...
Side effects
Boston Herald, November 5, 2008 Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2008 San Francisco Examiner, November 9, 2008 Letter to the Editor The health of all Americans is at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the arguments in Wyeth vs. Levine (“U.S. court hears amputee’s case in drug suit,” Nov. ...
Gov. Schwarzenegger’s veto traps California in obsolete medical research
Eureka Reporter, November 4, 2008 Sacramento Union, November 12, 2008 SACRAMENTO – Last month Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed September 25 “Stem Cell Awareness Day.” That news got by many Californians, who remain unaware of how California is locked into paying for obsolete research, certain to consume billions of dollars but ...
Governor Arnold’s Regendering Plan
It’s not on today’s ballot, but let me cast a vote on a regendering plan tendered by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a recent women’s conference in Long Beach. “My goal is to do everything we can to also create more women in the legislature,” the governor said. “Because we ...
Safe Search Engines Offer Peace of Mind
In another example of the market providing parents with safe-search alternatives for their children, the recent redesign of AskKids.com means children can safely search for information on the Internet while taking advantage of the site’s games, kid-friendly videos, and images. AskKids.com (https://www.askkids.com) features a schoolhouse page allowing children to search ...
FEC Rules in Favor of Political Bloggers
Infotech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 Bloggers are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the Federal Election Commission upheld a 2006 decision to stay out of the way of electronic publications and blogs. Two complaints had been made recently about popular political blogs, arguing they should ...
Surveillance Raises Eyebrows in Reading, Pa.
Reading, Pennsylvania is the latest city to jump on the video surveillance bandwagon. The city, with a population of 400,000, has teamed up with Virginia-based CelPlan Technologies to install a municipal wireless video surveillance network to help combat crime. The 22-camera system will allow police to access video in their ...
Google Promises to Stop Photographing on Private Property Without Permission
Despite claiming in court documents it could rightfully publish photographs taken on private roads and driveways, Google Inc. now says it will use only photos taken on public thoroughfares for the “street view” feature of its wildly popular Google Maps program. A Pennsylvania couple sued Google in April for trespass ...
Technological Singularity: Utopia or Annihilation?
Some far-thinkers gathered at a recent Singularity Institute conference to ponder the possibility that machines might eventually develop a capacity for intelligence that could outstrip humanity’s. TechNewsWorld columnist Sonia Arrison, who attended the event, shares some of their provocative ideas on the subject of technological singularity. It’s been called the ...
Impact – October 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – October 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
