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BPA Craziness

by Rudy Baum The sad saga of bisphenol A (BPA) and food containers reveals much about what is wrong with some environmentalists today. C&EN has covered the health concerns associated with BPA extensively for several years. We have covered the reports of the National Toxicology Program on the health effects of BPA and the Food…

My Note to Rep. Gerry Connolly on Healthcare “Reform:

Dear Congressman Connolly: I urge you in the strongest possible terms to vote NO on the healthcare “reform” bill – in whatever mutation may be placed before you on the House floor. This monstrously long, complex, convoluted bill would affect one-sixth of our economy and all of our medical needs, our doctor-patient relationships and our…

Walker, Kleefisch Tout Conservatism at Rally

(Wauwatosa) – Republican Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor candidate Rebecca Kleefisch addressed a standingroom only crowd this month at the Rosebud Cinema in Wauwatosa. The pair promoted their messages of fiscal conservatism and smaller government to the more than 150 people who turned out to hear them speak. Touted as a Taxpayers’ Rally,…

The Truth About the Health Care Bills

by Michael Connelly, Constitutional Attorney Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being…

The Good News that Went Unreported on Air Quality

by Ed Morrissey Last week, the EPA released its annual report on air quality trends … and no one noticed. Why? Unlike most environmental reports, this one didn’t contain dire warnings about the threat of disaster. In fact, as the Institute for Energy Research notes, the EPA discovered that our air has gotten progressively cleaner…

The High Price of Denial

by Tim Dake Irecently attended the Americans For Prosperity’s Defending the American Dream Summit in the Dells. I sat next to a friend who is a professional speaker and he commented that the mark of a good speaker is one who says something that you find yourself thinking about three days later. I did hear…