Category Archives: Feature

Government Makes Gulf Oil Disaster Even Worse

Posted on July 9, 2010 by matt ohern

The ban on offshore drilling only makes things worse. Continue reading →

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Race to Nowhere

Posted on June 23, 2010 by matt ohern

Late last month, Governor Bob McDonnell pulled Virginia out of the federal “Race to the Top” funding competition.
It should not have been surprising. Continue reading →

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Taking State Parks off the State’s Books, Part 2

Posted on June 23, 2010 by matt ohern

Myths about privatizing state parks. Continue reading →

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More Regulations for Livestock Farms?

Posted on June 9, 2010 by matt ohern

EPA is continuing its effort to regulate as many aspects of production agriculture as possible. This latest effort is merely a precursor to more lawsuits against livestock production in the United States. Continue reading →

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Science Policy Needs a “Team B” – Part II

Posted on June 9, 2010 by matt ohern

In Part I of this commentary, we explained that the key to honest science is independent replication of the analysis and evaluation of important assumptions. Continue reading →

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