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Doug Bandow was a syndicated columnist with Copley News Service and a senior fellow of the Cato Institute. Following revelations that he had accepted payments from lobbyist Jack Abramoff he resigned from Cato and was suspended from Copley News Service. In late December 2005 it was announced that he had accepted an appointment as vice president of policy at Citizen Outreach.

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Europe as Weltmacht

European leaders are giddy like school children before Christmas. The European Union is about to install a president and foreign minister. Then, the European elite insist, the continent can act as a true counterweight to the U.S. The European ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Commission,  European Union,  Vaclav Klaus,  Wilfried Martens (politician),  European Parliament

George W. Bush: The Washington Times as the Onion

Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that America must resist the “temptation” to allow the government to take over the private sector, taking a subtle shot at his Democratic successor by warning that too much state intervention and ...

From DOUG BANDOW, Cato@Liberty,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Washington Times,  George W. Bush,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Southern Methodist University

Iraq: Making Few Friends and Less Profits

When the Bush administration started its misguided adventure in Iraq, the president and his Neocon chorus presumed that the U.S. would be acquiring a loyal, even obseqious ally.  With the American-subsidized bank embezzler Ahmed Chalabi in charge, ...

From DOUG BANDOW, Cato@Liberty,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Saddam Hussein,  George W. Bush,  Ahmed Chalabi,  New York Times Company

Coming Soon: Individual Carbon Credits?

You'd better not have a big carbon print in Great Britain. If some of the enviros get their way, you will have to pay more every time you exceed your government carbon allotment. Lord Smith of Finsbury believes that implementing individual carbon ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Environment Agency,  Barack Obama

People 1, Global Warming Alarmists 0

Nearly half the nation's voters still believe that global warming is caused primarily by long term planetary trends, not human activity. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 47% of voters blame global warming on ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

Criminals Deserve Privacy Too

How else to report the story of Wolfgang Werle and Manfred Lauber, who murdered an actor in 1990.  They served their time--they were sentenced to life but recently released on parole--and now want to remove all reports of their crime. You see, they ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wikipedia,  Wikimedia Foundation,  George Orwell

Acorn: Once on the Federal Dole, Always on the Federal Dole

You've got to say one thing about Acorn:  it has chutzpah.  After all, these are the folks who once sued to avoid paying the minimum wage to their own workers.  These are the people who turned the Community Reinvestment Act into a classic ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress

Pfizer Abandons Stolen Property in Kelo Case

After relying on government to seize property for its use, leading to the Supreme Court battle in Kelo, Pfizer intends to abandon the town of New London.  Reports the New York Times: From the edge of the Thames River in New London, Conn., ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pfizer Inc.,  New York Times Company,  Susette Kelo

Big Pharma's Good Deal at America's Expense

In 1993 and 1994 the pharmaceutical industry fought against nationalized health care.  This time Big Pharma cut itself a deal--offering a bit of a discount in return for a big increase in insurance coverage and thus the number of pills expected to ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  IMS Health

Another Reason for Democrats to Vote No on Obamacare

Republican candidates have stretched their lead over Democrats to six points in the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% would vote for their district's Republican congressional ...

From DOUG BANDOW, American Spectator,  11 Nov 2009

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