View on trade: open markets to Cuba and other regimes
Our View argues free market logic should apply to Cuba, Libya, Iran, Sudan and North Korea by lifting sanctions on food and medicine. It notes the Nethercutt amendment passed by the House aims to ease restrictions while preserving some penalties, and criticizes GOP leadership for political motives over open markets.
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China
U.S
George Nethercutt
R-Wash
Cuba
Libya
Iran
Sudan
North Korea
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Washington Press Corps
Nethercutt
Washington
Fidel Castro
United States
GOP
Rob Neal
America
No Excuses The Book Highlights Successful Low Income Schools
Thomas Lowell discusses tests showing many eighth graders struggle with two digit math while noting some minority schools excel under pressure. He cites a California principal harassed for phonics and English instruction and a Massachusetts leader mocked as racist despite high scores. A new book by Samuel Casey Carter profiles 21 such schools proving excellence can emerge in adversity.
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California
Massachusetts
Samuel Casey Carter
Lowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Privacy concerns spark call for online data law
Jacob Sullum argues the FTC seeks federal regulation on Web site visitor data citing surveys showing consumer privacy fears. He notes online sales growth since the mid 1990s and questions whether polls should trump market behavior while warning small businesses may struggle with new rules. Surfer Beware remains good advice amid calls for enforcement.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Commission
Congress
Robert Pitofsky
Pitofsky
Sullum
Reason Magazine
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