Duane D. Freese: September 2005 Archives
Reimportation Storm
You'd think Louisianans would know the importance of good levees, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. But Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is seeking to lower America's levees against reimportation of prescription drugs from abroad, all in the hopes of a...
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Will Katrina Impoverish the Nation?
With apologies to Newton, every catastrophic action leads to a massive political and economic overreaction. And with apologies to George Santayana, those politicians and bureaucrats who remember the lessons of history are doomed to have learned the wrong ones. That
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Failure to Communicate
Talk about tunnel vision. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, announced last week that the Senate Commerce Committee was putting on hold any action on DTV (digital television) legislation. His reasoning? "We're not going to get involved in any kind of legislation...
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Breaks in the Levee Logic
The news and opinion spin cycle is moving faster than the winds of a category 4 hurricane. Barely have we had the opportunity to feel denial about the terrible tragedy, feel sympathy for victims and begin lending our support than...
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'The Gift of More'
[T]here is no reason to pity old people. Instead, young people should envy them. It is true that the old have no opportunities, no possibilities in the future. But they have more than that. Instead of possibilities in the future,...
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