Monthly Archives For October 2007

Still Made In America

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There are the “Jeremiahs,” the prophets of doom, who assert that the manufacturing industry in the United States of America is declining, but panelists Bill Lane, Lloyd Wood, Robert Scott, and Dan Ikenson arued at the Cato Institute on Tuesday, September 25, 2007, that the manufacturing industry is, indeed, “thriving,” as “the revenues, profits, profit rates, return on investments , and exports and imports are all on the rise.”

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Not For Members Only

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Although educators and education officials frequently proclaim themselves to be staunch defenders of free speech, all too often, teachers’ unions, aided and abetted by school district officials can pose a danger to individual freedom.

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Seeking Affirmative Action Success

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A New York University law professor who has analyzed Supreme Court quota cases, like many proponents of affirmative action, is hard put to give an estimate of something diversity offices make a goal of—the increase in enrollment in college of minority students using racial preferences.

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Gays Decry Photo Ban

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The upcoming Gay Pride Week at the University of Utah will be without the posters organizers commissioned to advertise events during the weeklong celebration due to a disagreement surrounding the nature of the photographs being used.

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Money Matters

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The numerous problems with the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) have sparked criticism from both liberal and conservative policymakers. Even though increased funding has not translated into educational gains, special interest groups continue to push for increased expenditures.

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The Media Bell Curve

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Few Americans know the distinction between Sunni and Shiites Moslems or Wahabi (extremists) from Saab at a time when religious conflicts abound, Geneive Abdo of The Century Foundation says. Monumental misunderstandings can result when reporters do not analyze the theoretically different aspects of faith.

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