Our View Decency crusade is an overreaction
The column argues that post Super Bowl indecency concerns fuel political overreach and FCC action. It attacks heightened fines, calls for fewer broadcast restrictions, and urges individual choice over government control, blaming 1930s broadcasting controls for current censorship. It defends personal liberty and parental responsibility.
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Janet Jackson
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Michael Powell
Howard Stern
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Lawmakers and Officials Contact Details
A list of U S lawmakers and state officials with Washington and Austin addresses. Includes U S Rep Randy Neugebauer Lubbock. U S Sen John Cornyn and Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison. State Rep George West Odessa and Rep Tom Craddick Midland. Sen Kel Seliger Amarillo. Addresses provided for each official.
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Russell Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
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George E
Buddy” West
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Austin
Texas
Tom Craddick
Midland
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
Big fat lawsuits and the politics of obesity
Jacob Sullum reviews John Banzhaf’s claims of fat lawsuit momentum and contrasts them with congressional moves to curb food fat lawsuits. He traces cases from a $10 million 2002 McDonald’s fries settlement to dismissals of early suits, and warns that state attorney general actions on Medicaid could echo tobacco settlements, potentially justifying federal limits on litigation.
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John Banzhaf
McDonald's
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New York City
Samuel Hirsch
Caesar Barber
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Hirsch
New York
Victor Schwartz
National Restaurant Association
NRA
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Reason Magazine
Job outsourcing and the truth in a grim recovery
Stephen Chapman argues that job losses in the early 1990s show recoveries can take time to boost employment. He says praise for Clinton’s trade policy is warranted, rejects blame on foreign competition, and highlights rising productivity as the main driver of job shrinkage while noting unemployment remains low by US and OECD standards. He notes outsourcing concerns but urges openness to global markets and entrepreneurship.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Kerry
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