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Politics over pensions: An ESG report card for proxy voting
Unleashing Prosperity (UP) recently released a timely report, “Putting Politics Over Pensions: The 2025 Unleash Prosperity Report Card on Investment Fund Managers and Proxy…
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Consumer price inflation accelerating, recent government report shows: CEI analysis
Today the federal government released inflation data on consumer prices dating back to the month of September (having been delayed due to the weeks-long government…
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Public Interest Requires the FCC to Abolish the News Distortion Standard
For decades, the Federal Communications Commission has invoked the public interest to regulate the speech of television and radio stations licensed by the agency. Television…
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February 2002 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Poised For A Broadband…
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January 2002 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Energy Policy Takes A…
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IMF Helped Sink Argentine Economy
When democracies create economic calamity, free markets get blamed. In today's world that means the International Monetary Fund, with U.S. backing, bails out lenders on…
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WHO Cares? World Health Organization Cares More About Its Own Life Than The Lives Of The Poor
Paul Dietrich was visiting Mozambique’s capital city, Maputo, during its civil war in 1984, when an educational billboard taught him a lesson he never…
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Red Tape and Tech
Lieberman Op-Ed in National Review Online During the tragedies of September 11th, our new technologies delivered extraordinary value. E-mails sent to handheld devices…
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December 2001 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “The Two Faces of…
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Settlement Implications For Microsoft
The settlement that Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice presented to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly last Friday is good for the parties and represents…
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Government Goes Too Far On Microsoft Case
The 5 days since the release of the proposed settlement between Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice have seen a barrage…
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November 2001 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Military Readiness Threatened By…
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New Threats to Financial Privacy Could Affect Foreign Investment in the U.S. and Hurt Economy
Washington, D.C., October 9, 2001—How much the federal government should be allowed to invade people’s privacy and infringe on civil liberties has been…
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CEI Statement On The “In Defense Of Freedom” Coalition
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, a coalition of organizations across the country was formed in an effort to…
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Will New Regulation Derail the Railroads?
Full Document Available in PDF Despite the success of railroad…
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October 2001 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “Security vs. Civil Liberties”…
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Government Pursues Microsoft Case It Has To Lose
Delong Op-Ed In TechCentralStation<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> The Antitrust Division and the state attorneys…
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Hug a Terrorist: The Earth Island Institute’s take on September 11
As Jerry Seinfeld might ask, “So, what’s the deal with supporting terrorism?” Indeed, that is precisely what now needs to be asked of anyone perpetuating…
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Bush Emerges As Leader For His Time
Great leaders so often come to us when we least expect them, but need them the most Kemp Column Syndicated by Copley…
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Nation Goes Back To Work Of Economic Recovery
Washington, D.C., September 20, 2001— The terrorist attacks of last week have left a heavy burden on the United States – psychologically, politically,…
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CEI President Offers Statement On National Tragedy
As we reflect on the tragic events of September 11, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and those around the world…
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CEI Names New Warren Brookes Fellow In Environmental Journalism
Washington, DC, September 17, 2001 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute is pleased to announce that Eileen Ciesla, formerly a staff writer with The American Spectator,…
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Earth Island Institute’s Ridiculous Response to the Events of September 11
This article was originally published by the Earth Island Institute on September 14, 2001, and has since been taken down. See CEI’s response to the…
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It’s Too Late To Wait And See: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Kemp Column Distributed by Copley News Service<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Monetary…
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Statements On The Justice Department’s Decision Not To Seek A Microsoft Breakup
James L. Gattuso, Vice President for Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> “Today’s announcement…
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It’s Magic!
The Left has a strange view of technology. Sometimes they like it, sometimes they fear it, and other times they view it as…
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September 2001 Edition of CEI Update
Full Document Available in PDF Articles in this edition: “U.S. Triumphs In Bonn”…
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Phlebotomizers at the IMF: Kemp Column Distributed by Copley News Service
Kemp Column Distributed by Copley News Service<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> In the 18th and 19th centuries, the foundation of…
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One Who Lived By His Principles: Kemp Column In The Washington Times
Africa is beset by problems: AIDS, malaria, unemployment, undereducation and poverty Kemp Column In The Washington Times …
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A Shot Of Growth In The Arm Of The Body Politic: An Interview With The Club For Growth’s Steve Moore
A SHOT OF GROWTH IN THE ARM OF THE BODY POLITIC From the August 2001 Edition of CEI Update …
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Senate Tackles E-Commerce Taxation
Washington, DC, August 1, 2001 – In testimony presented today to the Senate Committee on Finance, Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Ken Smith (1957-2001): A Remembrance
Ken Smith 1957-2001 From the August 2001 Edition of CEI Update A decade ago the free-market community, as…
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Tax Simplification To What End? Today’s Simplification Could Be Tomorrow’s Higher Sales Taxes
From the August 2001 Edition of CEI Update ‘Tis a gift to be simple, so the song goes. But nothing…
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Placing Private Property Rights at Risk
If the presidential election were based on surface area, there would have been no contest Freeman and Riggs Op-Ed in The Washington Times…
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Fiddling While the World Economy Freezes: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Kemp Column Distributed by Copley News Service<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> As…
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Schundler Should Be New Jersey’s Next Governor: Kemp Nationally Syndicated Column
Jersey City, ''The City of New Beginnings,'' is probably the most diverse city in America: 41 percent of its citizens speak a…
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White House Listening on Regulatory Reform
Washington, DC, June 29, 2001 — With the fight over taxes over for now, the Bush Administration may soon be taking a hard…
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Statements on the Microsoft Appeals Court Decision
James L. Gattuso<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Vice President for Policy Competitive Enterprise Institute …
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New Study of Consumer Privacy and Survey Data Available
Competitive Enterprise Institute scholar Solveig Singleton and Privacilla.org editor James Harper today released the final version of their new study on consumer privacy surveys containing…
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Little-Known Regulations Contribute to Cost of Government
Washington, DC, June 19, 2001 — Many American know that they must work, on average, from January 1 to May 3 (Tax Freedom…
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With a Grain of Salt: What Consumer Privacy Surveys Don’t Tell Us
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Economics As Religion
Nelson, CEI senior fellow in environmental studies, continues the discussion begun in his 1991 book, “Modern Economic Theology.” He begins by examining the…
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Odds & Ends: Springtime for Castro; Ag Dept. Picking Losers; Saddam Caught Stealing; On the Dole in Michigan
Odds & Ends: Springtime for Castro; Ag Dept From the June 2001 CEI UpDate AIDING AND ABETTING “Rachel Carson…
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CEI Weighs In On Drycleaning Zoning Proposal
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Public Interest Group To Testify At Fairfax Hearing On Discount Drycleaning
Click here to Read Sam Kazman’s Testimony<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Washington, DC,…
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Statement from CEI President Fred Smith Regarding New CBO Report on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Washington, DC, May 23, 2001 – The latest figures from the Congressional Budget Office indicating that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac receive more than $10…
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CEI To Honor Free Market Economist Julian Simon
Washington, DC, May 22, 2001—The late free market economist Julian L. Simon will be honored at the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Seventh…
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The Hon. Spencer Abraham to Speak on Energy Crisis
Washington, DC, May 21, 2001— The Competitive Enterprise Institute will feature the Honorable Spencer Abraham as keynote speaker at the 2001 Warren T. Brookes…
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Washington’s 10,000 Commandments Place Heavy Burden on American Families
Washington, DC, May 21, 2001 — The Competitive Enterprise Institute today released the study 10,000 Commandments: An Annual Policy Maker’s Snapshot of the…
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Hypocrisy Highlights: John McCain and Tom Daschle
John McCain From the May 2001 CEI UpDate John McCain Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has waged an all-out…
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Surveys of Consumer Privacy Poor Foundation for Policy
Washington, DC, May 8, 2001— Competitive Enterprise Institute scholar Solveig Singleton and Privacilla.org editor James Harper today released a…
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South Korean Scholar Joins CEI as Visiting Fellow
Washington, DC, April 26, 2001- Young-Shin Kim, a scholar with the Center for Free Enterprise in Seoul, South Korea,…
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Encryption and Health Care Policy
Encryption and Health Care Policy Prepared Remarks of Solveig Singleton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Before…
