Commentary
Commentary
Facebook Users Force Change in Site’s Privacy Policy
Info Tech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), May 1, 2009 Facebook quickly retreated from a recent change to its privacy policy after thousands of users made online protests and threatened to leave the site. The episode offered a vivid example of how market forces quickly create positive change in the ...
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Congress Should Say ‘No’ to Internet Tax Hike
TechNewsWorld, May 1, 2009 IT Knowledge Hub, May 1, 2009 Web 3.0 Technology, May 1, 2009 Ziomal.biz, May 1, 2009 Voters are still reeling from tax day in a tough recession, and taking to the streets in protest, but state governments and their allies aren’t listening. In fact, they are ...
Commentary
When Environmental ‘Catastrophes’ Really Aren’t
The inconsequential consequences of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Cuyahoga River fire. This year we mark the anniversaries of two environmental catastrophes. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 10 million gallons of crude oil into the sea. Twenty years earlier, in 1969, the Cuyahoga River proved ...
Commentary
Rhode Island Governor Seeks Medicaid Reform
With his state among those facing growing budget crises due in part to unfunded health care liabilities, Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) is asking the federal government for the freedom to reform the state’s Medicaid program. Carcieri’s proposal, which was blocked for much of 2008 by the Democrat-led state ...
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Coalition Pushes for More Tax Money for Broadband
Advocates of government-funded expansion of broadband access are hoping the new president will be more receptive to their message. But technology experts say the change in the White House doesn’t alter the fact that the market will best meet America’s broadband needs. More than 80 organizations—including AT&T, Google, Cisco Systems, ...
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School districts illegally stockpiled millions of dollars
Sonoran Alliance (AZ), May 1, 2009 (STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) – As the rest of the state struggles with devastating economic conditions with cuts, layoffs and the associated financial and emotional trauma, schools have been illegally and secretly stockpiling millions of dollars. “I am outraged at members of the education community ...
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Report Affirms Alternative Credentialing for Teachers
A new study released by the U.S. government reveals teachers credentialed through alternative programs do just as good a job in the classroom as those credentialed through teaching colleges. The Institute for Educational Science (IES) study, “An Evaluation of Teachers Trained through Different Routes to Certification,” released in February, provides ...
Business & Economics
Docket Case: Pennsylvania Tort Reform Advocates V. Critics
Docket Case: Pennsylvania Tort Reform Advocates V. Critics, No. 052009, P.A. (2009). Questions: Is Pennsylvania tort reform necessary? Will the suggested tort reforms offered by the advocates save money, encourage business, and stimulate the economy? Plaintiffs’ (Advocates’) Opening Statement, Exhibits Resting on its laurels. Allowing society to shoulder excessive costs. ...
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What made vaccine industry so sickly?
Red tape, price controls, lawsuits have decimated U.S. vaccine makers. The United States isn’t ready for the possibility of a swine flu pandemic. We could have been, we should have been, but we’re not. While officials have done their best to stockpile antiviral treatments like Tamiflu and Relenza, the most ...
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Obama Under Pressure to Regulate Internet Info-Gathering
Infotech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), May 1, 2009 Self-described public advocacy groups are pressuring the Obama administration to create strong mandates regarding how much information Internet companies can collect on their customers and how it is used. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group and Center for Digital Democracy have ...
Facebook Users Force Change in Site’s Privacy Policy
Info Tech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), May 1, 2009 Facebook quickly retreated from a recent change to its privacy policy after thousands of users made online protests and threatened to leave the site. The episode offered a vivid example of how market forces quickly create positive change in the ...
Congress Should Say ‘No’ to Internet Tax Hike
TechNewsWorld, May 1, 2009 IT Knowledge Hub, May 1, 2009 Web 3.0 Technology, May 1, 2009 Ziomal.biz, May 1, 2009 Voters are still reeling from tax day in a tough recession, and taking to the streets in protest, but state governments and their allies aren’t listening. In fact, they are ...
When Environmental ‘Catastrophes’ Really Aren’t
The inconsequential consequences of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the Cuyahoga River fire. This year we mark the anniversaries of two environmental catastrophes. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 10 million gallons of crude oil into the sea. Twenty years earlier, in 1969, the Cuyahoga River proved ...
Rhode Island Governor Seeks Medicaid Reform
With his state among those facing growing budget crises due in part to unfunded health care liabilities, Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) is asking the federal government for the freedom to reform the state’s Medicaid program. Carcieri’s proposal, which was blocked for much of 2008 by the Democrat-led state ...
Coalition Pushes for More Tax Money for Broadband
Advocates of government-funded expansion of broadband access are hoping the new president will be more receptive to their message. But technology experts say the change in the White House doesn’t alter the fact that the market will best meet America’s broadband needs. More than 80 organizations—including AT&T, Google, Cisco Systems, ...
School districts illegally stockpiled millions of dollars
Sonoran Alliance (AZ), May 1, 2009 (STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) – As the rest of the state struggles with devastating economic conditions with cuts, layoffs and the associated financial and emotional trauma, schools have been illegally and secretly stockpiling millions of dollars. “I am outraged at members of the education community ...
Report Affirms Alternative Credentialing for Teachers
A new study released by the U.S. government reveals teachers credentialed through alternative programs do just as good a job in the classroom as those credentialed through teaching colleges. The Institute for Educational Science (IES) study, “An Evaluation of Teachers Trained through Different Routes to Certification,” released in February, provides ...
Docket Case: Pennsylvania Tort Reform Advocates V. Critics
Docket Case: Pennsylvania Tort Reform Advocates V. Critics, No. 052009, P.A. (2009). Questions: Is Pennsylvania tort reform necessary? Will the suggested tort reforms offered by the advocates save money, encourage business, and stimulate the economy? Plaintiffs’ (Advocates’) Opening Statement, Exhibits Resting on its laurels. Allowing society to shoulder excessive costs. ...
What made vaccine industry so sickly?
Red tape, price controls, lawsuits have decimated U.S. vaccine makers. The United States isn’t ready for the possibility of a swine flu pandemic. We could have been, we should have been, but we’re not. While officials have done their best to stockpile antiviral treatments like Tamiflu and Relenza, the most ...
Obama Under Pressure to Regulate Internet Info-Gathering
Infotech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), May 1, 2009 Self-described public advocacy groups are pressuring the Obama administration to create strong mandates regarding how much information Internet companies can collect on their customers and how it is used. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group and Center for Digital Democracy have ...
