http://thinktankwest.com ...The best ideas from the institutes Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:35:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By David RittgersI recently appeared on the Patt Morrison Show in southern California opposite Paul Helmke of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in a segment that begs the question of what gun control laws will look like if the Supreme Court incorporates the Second Amendment with the McDonald ... http://thinktankwest.com/american-foreign-policy/gun-control-after-mcdonald By Jason KuznickiIn my policy analysis “Attack of the Utility Monsters,” I wrote that one problem with hate speech laws is that the longer they stay on the books, the more they can encourage outrage over increasingly petty offenses. Here’s a story from the United Kingdom I’d certainly have included ... http://thinktankwest.com/american-foreign-policy/hate-register By Malou InnocentIn what can only be described as a cheap partisan attack masquerading as patriotic chest-thumping, House Republicans this morning issued a statement opposing Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich’s resolution for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan because… [drum roll please] the Republicans strongly support the troops in Afghanistan. In a ... http://thinktankwest.com/american-foreign-policy/message-to-republicans-stop-hiding-behind-the-troops By Sallie JamesWhen Rep. Collin Peterson (D- Minn. and Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee) pronounces that a farm program is too generous, you know you’ve crossed a line. But that’s what happened recently after Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark), Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman and — oh, hey, how about that? — facing a ... http://thinktankwest.com/american-foreign-policy/a-11-billion-re-election-campaign-for-the-senate By Tad DeHavenLast week, after Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) said that holders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s debt shouldn’t be expected to be treated the same as holders of U.S. government debt, the U.S. Treasury took the “unusual” step of reiterating its commitment to back Fannie and Freddie’s debt. If ... http://thinktankwest.com/american-foreign-policy/fannie-freddie-peter-and-barney By David BoazBill O’Reilly teases an interview with John Stossel this way: Should Americans be able to use their body for any purpose? John Stossel says yes and joins us to explain! And Bill O’Reilly says no! No to legal prostitution, no to polygamy, no even to legal markets for vitally needed ... http://thinktankwest.com/american-foreign-policy/o%e2%80%99reilly-no-freedom-no-how