CEI Weekly: Lies, Truths, and Videotape About Makeup
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CEI Weekly
February 25, 2011
>>Featured Story
Ever since Annie Leonard released “The Story of Cosmetics,” the blogosphere has been buzzing about “toxins” in personal care products. But the truth is that a lot of the “toxins” Leonard talks about are all around us—even in the natural foods we eat—and they’re harmless. This week, CEI Studios released a short video responding to some of the more absurd recent allegations about cosmetics. Watch “The Truth About Makeup” here.
>>Shaping the Debate
Fixed Labor Game is Ending in Wisconsin
Iain Murray and Vincent Vernuccio’s op-ed in The Washington Times
Tobacco Tax Hike Was a Backroom Deal
Hans Bader’s op-ed in The Washington Times
The Case for Reform of the Railway Labor Act
Russ Brown and Ivan Osorio’s CEI OnPoint
George Washington Was a Brilliant Entrepreneur
John Berlau’s op-ed in NewsMax
Bad Publicity, Good Results
Ryan Young’s op-ed in The Daily Caller
Madison Fight Remains in Public Spotlight
Iain Murray and Vincent Vernuccio’s citation in The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Tough Terms May Land Apple’s Subscription in Hot Water
Ryan Radia’s citation in E-Commerce Times
>>Best of the Blogs
Unions Bucking the Will of the People
By Vincent Vernuccio
Obama Fans the Flames in Wisconsin, Seeking to Block State Budget Reforms
By Hans Bader
House De-funds Ethanol in Budget Bill
By Brian McGraw
Lesson From Four Loko: Don’t Be Too Good
By Michelle Minton
>> CEI Podcast
February 24, 2011: On Wisconsin
CEI Vice President Iain Murray discusses the labor reforms that have led to a thousands-strong protest in Madison, Wisconsin. While the reforms themselves are relatively minor, both sides know that the stakes are high. We may be at a watershed moment in the relationship between public sector unions and taxpayers.