CEI Weekly: CEI Warns Against Hysterical Response to Japanese Crisis
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CEI Weekly
March 25, 2011
>>Featured Story
In the tragic aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the American media outlets has focused almost exclusively on what’s happening to Japanese nuclear power plants. On Fox Business this week, Chris Horner argued that while the Japanese crisis certainly demands immediate attention, the global community should be careful not to let their current fears about nuclear disaster dictate future energy policy. Watch the interview here.
>>Shaping the Debate
The Politicized Light Bulb; The Problem With Mandates
Chris Horner’s blog post on The New York Times’ Room For Debate
We Must Have Real Accountability From Our Overseers
Hans Bader’s letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal
Three Lessons From Japan’s Nuclear Crisis
Iain Murray’s op-ed in The Washington Times
Class Action: Gainful Employment Proposal Penalizes At-Risk Student Populations and Hurts the Economy
Kara Cheseby’s newly-released CEI study
The Truth About Obama and Nuclear Power
Chris Horner’s op-ed in The Daily Caller
GOP Lawmakers Seek Labor Reform in Michigan
Vincent Vernuccio’s op-ed in The Daily Caller
Voluntary Nutritional Labeling on Alcohol is the Best Recipe
Michelle Minton’s op-ed on BigGovernment
Judge Orders More Money for New Jersey’s Educational-Industrial Complex
Hans Bader’s blog post on The Washington Examiner
Japanese Silver Lining? Not Likely
Ryan Young’s citation in The Daily Caller
>>Best of the Blogs
U.S. Property Rights Protections Continue to Decline
By Marc Scribner
Obama Administration Undermines Free Speech and Due Process in Crusade Against Harassment and Bullying
By Hans Bader
The Hidden Costs of State Workers’ Early Retirement
By Trey Kovacs
Obama’s Support of Brazil
By Brian McGraw
>> CEI Podcast
March 21, 2011: How Washington Ruined Your Washing Machine
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman talks about how ever-stricter energy efficiency regulations are making washing machines more expensive and less effective than they used to be. Sam recently wrote about the issue for The Wall Street Journal; you can read his article here.