CEI Weekly: Scott Walker Wins Recall Election
FEATURE: Scott Walker Wins Recall Election
Governor Scott Walker was victorious in the Wisconsin recall election Tuesday night. The victory happened to coincide with CEI’s annual dinner, where CEI President Fred Smith announced the good news. Meanwhile, several CEI analysts took a break from festivities to report on the election results. Here are highlights:
Vincent Vernuccio on Fox Business’ Cavuto
SHAPING THE DEBATE
Modest Doesn’t Describe the CISPA
Ryan Radia’s letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal
Ten Thousand Commandments and Growing
Wayne Crews & Ryan Young’s op-ed in The Washington Times
Washington’s Ten Thousand Commandments
Ryan Young & Wayne Crews’ op-ed in The American Spectator
Would Don Draper Hate Today’s Corporate Campaigns?
Writeup of the CEI Dinner in The Washington Post Blogs
At Mad Men Gala, Paul Ryan Says the Election Is Relitigating the Enlightenment
Write-up of the CEI Dinner in Yahoo News
Deja Vu Rules the Day For House Conferees
Marc Scribner’s citation in Politico
Interview with Fred Campbell of CLIP
Fred Campbell’s interview in RedState
Former FCC Official Takes Stance Against FCC’s Possible 4G LTE Technology Mandate
Fred Campbell’s citation in The Daily Caller
CEI PODCAST
A new EPA regulation, the Utility MACT, is intended to cut mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. According to the EPA’s own estimates, the rule is one of the most expensive in history. Are the costs worth it? Policy Analyst David Bier, co-author of a forthcoming CEI study, thinks the answer is no.
BEST OF THE BLOGS
In Confronting Unions, Walker Further Than Reagan
By Ivan Osorio
Government Restrictions on Salt Consumption May Cost Lives
By Hans Bader
Bhagwati: How the Multilateral Trade System Is Being Eroded
By Fran Smith
Union of Concerned Scientists Not Very Concerned With Accuracy
By Brian McGraw