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Jesse Helms Is Not Dead

Having devoted his career to shocking and outraging American liberals, the late North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms continues to provoke them from his grave. Progressive journals and blogs are full of Helms horror stories. How he tried to make Illinois Sen. ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  11 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Jesse Helms,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George Wallace,  Ronald Reagan

Patriot Games

Last week, Barack Obama traveled to Independence, Mo., to talk about patriotism, a perennial campaign topic that has taken on added relevance this year. Mr. Obama’s earlier refusal to wear a flag lapel pin, his failure to put a hand over his heart ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  8 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Jonah Goldberg,  John McCain,  George W. Bush

Redemption Politics

We all know that politics makes strange bedfellows, but how odd it must have been to have sat in on the recent meeting between Barack Obama and evangelical leaders, including Franklin Graham, the conservative minister who once called Islam “a very evil ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  6 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John Adams,  Franklin Graham,  John McCain,  Thomas Jefferson

Survey Says: Stop Backing Musharraf

The US government is pressing the new Pakistani civilian administration to back off efforts to remove Pervez Musharraf from the presidency. But if the United States truly wanted to shore up democracy and help fight terrorism inside Pakistan, it would ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  5 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Pervez Musharraf,  Osama bin Laden,  George W. Bush

Leveraging the Strengths Of the Disabled

When the House passed legislation in late June that expanded protections for disabled people, it marked an important step forward on an important issue. But what the workplace needs, even more than a new law, is an old insight -- one first offered by ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  3 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Peter Drucker,  Census Bureau,  Cornell University,  U.S. Senate,  Bank of America

Does Osama bin Laden Still Matter?

Does Osama bin Laden matter anymore? You could be forgiven for thinking he doesn't. In recent months, an impressive cast of terrorism experts and counterterrorism officials around the world has coalesced around the notion that al-Qaeda's leader is no ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  2 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Osama bin Laden,  Central Intelligence Agency,  Jonathan Evans,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Save SF's Campaign Finance Program

In 2000, San Francisco voters approved a system of public financing of campaigns for the Board of Supervisors, which in 2006 was expanded to the mayoral race. By eliminating the need for candidates to raise large amounts of private money, the program ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  2 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Carmen Chu,  Aaron Peskin,  Jake McGoldrick,  Sean Elsbernd,  Gavin Newsom

Media Mergers a Threat To Community News?

The policies set by the U.S. federal government on media ownership have tremendous impact on community media that traditionally has played an important role in fostering community awareness and involvement. For local municipalities and constituencies, ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  2 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  Kevin Martin (FCC),  Time Warner Inc.,  Viacom, Inc.,  Paramount Pictures

Overseas Wireless Deployments Offer Lessons For U.S.

How we measure success is as important as what we are measuring. On March 19, 2008, the FCC dramatically revised its broadband data collection, in essence, finally giving in to mounting evidence that current assessments have been woefully inadequate. ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  30 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission

Why the State Budget Never Adds Up

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he wants more than a balanced budget this year. He wants budget reform too. For a state that has already laced itself into straitjackets of spending mandates and formulas, Schwarzenegger proposes new constitutional ...

From RON TANG, The New America Foundation,  29 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party

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