Thompson must deliver clear talk on Illinois finances now
The opinion urges Gov. James Thompson to explain Illinois finances and the tax burden more honestly. It argues state money shortfalls hurt education, roads, and local taxes, calls for a bipartisan tax reform commission, and warns against relying on rhetoric about Proposition 13 while avoiding tough fiscal choices.
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James Thompson
Thompson
Coptroller
Michael Bakalis
California
Illinois
Tom Wellman
Lindsay Schaub News Service
Daniel Walker
Bakalis
ERA issue should not influence faculty pay in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers weigh tying university faculty salary increases to support for ERA. The piece opposes using ERA or the AAUP boycott as leverage, argues pay decisions must rest on merit, and defends academic freedom free from payroll retaliation.
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Illinois
ERA
The
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Regulation Man and the unseen victims of rules
Dr. Madsen Pirie compares regulation to a creature at Hillsdale College, arguing that opposition to agencies like the EPA FDA and OSHA does not imply support for harms. He warns of invisible victims in regulation, such as unemployed workers and hiring barriers for marginalized youths, and questions OSHA’s claimed safety gains.
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Madsen Pirie
Ralph Nader
Hillsdale College
Regulation Man
Nader
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Drug Administration
Walter Cronkite
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Adam Smith University
Pirie
Imprimis
Center For Constructive Alternatives
Regulation and risk in modern industry take a broader view
An editorial argument critiques federal regulation, arguing that rules create hidden costs such as higher prices and job losses while debating nuclear power safety versus coal. It questions FDA practices like adding iron to bread and warns of unseen victims in regulatory policy beyond dramatic headlines.
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Nesses
Hiroshima
New York State
Federal Drug Administration
FDA
Congress
America
Regulation Man and the Erosion of Liberty by Rules
Regulatory agencies make laws and erode liberty by limiting choices and stifling innovation. The essay argues that decisions are increasingly made by bureaucrats under broad guidelines, reducing democratic influence and empowering only the few with regulatory power. Madsen Pirie.
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Thomas Hodges
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