Earlier this week, a U.S. Senate committee approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some fear will, if it becomes law, give the President Barack Obama the authority to shut down parts of the internet. In the video below, we see what happens when a government — in this case, Egypt — has the power to [...]
Should President Obama Have Same Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Used to Silence Opposition in Egypt?
January 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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Greedy Union Workers Vote Closes Plant
October 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Look for the union label? Maybe not. Especially after a United Auto Workers local in Indianapolis voted to close a GM supplier plant and harm the local economy in rather than accept a pay cut. Now, 650 workers will have to be transferred to other towns. In the video below, Labor Counsel Vincent Vernuccio was [...]
Tags: · Competitive Enterprise Institute, gm, Greedy Union Workers Vote Closes Plant, indianapolis, labor counsel, stuart varney, union workers, united auto workers, varney, varney and company, vincent vernuccio
University of Illinois Alums Honor Ecuadoran Crook
April 12th, 2010 · 5 Comments
When I read John Bambenek’s story about Rafael Correa published Sunday at BigGoverment.com, I was disgusted, disappointed and slightly disheartened, but not at all surprised. After all, it was the alumni association at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that honored their alum-turned corrupt Ecuadoran president with the 2009 Madhuri and Jagdish Sheth International Alumni Award [...]
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Al Gore Offered Cash to Debate Global Warming
November 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Former Vice President Al Gore has, to date, refused to debate Lord Christopher Monckton on the subject of global warming. Hoping to “sweeten the pot” for the man who’s made millions hocking predictions about the end of the world coming soon due to man-made climate changed, the folks at the Competitive Enterprise Institute have decided [...]
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CEI Makes Waves in Climate Change Debate
September 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I receive a lot of e-mails every week. They come from individuals and groups, including nonprofit organizations in the nation’s capitol. One of the best e-mails I received this week came from Charles Huang at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and has to do with one of my pet-peeve subjects, climate change (a.k.a., GLOBULL WARMING). It [...]
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What Will Be The Outcome of the Amazon Defense Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador?
June 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments
Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue. Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for their survival. It’s home to thousands of exotic [...]
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National Ad Campaign Warns of Al Gore Threat
March 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The Competitive Enterprise Institute launched a national advertising campaign today, focusing on the threat to affordable energy posed by Al Gore’s global warming agenda. The ads — the first of which appears below — contrast Gore’s energy-consuming lifestyle with the life-and-death need for energy in developing countries. Click on Al’s face below to take a [...]
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