James K. Glassman: January 2005 Archives
How Not to Be a Regulator
Michael Powell's decision Friday to step down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is a blessed event. It paves the way for a successor who can bring consistency and stability to revive telecom policy -- and competition and lower...
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Conservative Votes, Liberal Institutions
This inauguration marks the seventh, out of the past ten, in which a Republican president parades down Pennsylvania Avenue. At the Capitol, the procession's starting point, Republicans hold a 10-seat majority in the Senate and a solid grasp, for the...
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The Tsunami Exploiters
The tsunami the day after Christmas has so far killed more than 150,000 in South Asia and East Africa. It was a terrible tragedy to which the world is responding quickly and generously. But, in some quarters, the tsunami offers...
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TCS Exclusive: 'No Black and White Answers'?
The top official of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria drew a sharp distinction last week between his organization's policy on AIDS drugs and the policy of the United States, his largest source of funds. In an...
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Saving Us From 'Poverty-Ridden Old Age'
"We have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection to the average citizen and his family against...poverty-ridden old-age," said Franklin Roosevelt as he signed the Social Security Act on Aug. 14, 1935. Those are noble,...
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