This week is Sunshine Week, a celebration of openness and transparency. Myron Ebell, Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, is here to talk about CEI’s efforts to increase government transparency.
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March 7, 2013: The Three-Sided Immigration Debate
Posted on 07 March 2013.
Immigration Policy Analyst David Bier recently wrote for USA Today about a third side in the ongoing immigration debate: population control advocates who oppose immigration altogether.
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February 28, 2013: Italy’s Troubling Election Results
Posted on 28 February 2013.
The results of Italy’s general election were announced this week, setting markets on edge across the Eurozone. Warren Brookes Fellow Matt Melchiorre finds the outcome surprising, as well as troubling.
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February 21, 2013: The Wages of Sin Taxes
Posted on 21 February 2013.
CEI and the Adam Smith Institute have teamed up to publish a U.S. edition of Christopher Snowdon’s study “The Wages of Sin Taxes.” He argues that sin taxes are an ineffective way to treat the harmful effects of drinking, smoking, and obesity. Fellow in Consumer Policy Studies Michelle Minton wrote the foreword.
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February 14, 2013: Dodd-Frank’s Constitutionality
Posted on 14 February 2013.
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman discusses a lawsuit in which CEI and two co-plaintiffs argue that portions of Dodd-Frank are unconstitutional.
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February 7, 2013: Energy Secretary Chu Resigns
Posted on 07 February 2013.
William Yeatman, Assistant Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, looks at former Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s record in office, who might succeed him, and what lies ahead in energy policy.
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January 31, 2013: The Recess Appointments That Weren’t
Posted on 31 January 2013.
Federal judges recently struck down four recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the Senate was in pro forma session when President Obama made the appointments. Senior Fellow Matt Patterson talks about the case.
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January 24, 2013: Gov. McDonnell’s Transportation Plan
Posted on 24 January 2013.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell recently released a headline-grabbing plan for the state’s transportation funding that would abolish the state’s gasoline tax and raise other taxes to make up the difference. Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner is critical of the plan.
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January 17, 2013: Fighting Class Action Abuse
Posted on 17 January 2013.
Lawyers are clever creatures, but they rarely use their powers for good. CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman is an exception to the rule.
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January 14, 2013: Meet Lawson Bader
Posted on 14 January 2013.
CEI has a new president, and his name is Lawson Bader. He comes to us from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he was vice president. He is here to introduce himself and talk about what the future holds for CEI.
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