CEI Weekly: The Life of Julius

 FEATURE: The Life of Julius

The Obama campaign’s controversial “Life of Julia” told a story about a woman’s lifelong beneficial relationship with government. This week, CEI produced a video counterpoint: “The Life of Julius,” a short animated film about a man’s lifelong frustrations wrought by pro-union labor policies. Watch the video here.

SHAPING THE DEBATE

Getting the History of the Voting Rights Act right

Hans Bader‘s letter to the editor in The Washington Post

The Life of Julius

Iain Murray‘ op-ed in National Review

The Sad Decline of the Word ‘Capitalism’

Fred Smith‘s citation in Forbes

Lawsuit Accuses IRS of Illegal Actions in Rollout of Obamacare

Sam Kazman‘s citation in The Hill

Another Lawsuit Filed for EPA Official’s Private Emails

Chris Horner‘s citation in The Washington Examiner

CEI PODCAST

May 2, 2013: Small Business Owners Sue Over IRS Power Grab

Small business owners and individuals in six states, with help from CEI, are suing the IRSover what General Counsel Sam Kazman calls aflagrantly illegal expansion of the Affordable Care Act.

BEST OF THE BLOGS

The Costs of Union Shareholder Activism

By Ivan Osorio

Housing Nominee Watt Flunks Privacy and Transparency Tests

By John Berlau

Transatlantic Speakers Express Strong Support of U.S.-EU Trade Pact

By Fran Smith

U.S. Bans French Cheese Based on Food Prejudices

By Hans Bader