APRIL 26, 2011, 10:30 A.M. ET Our auto industry took off because workers could choose whether or not to join a union. By LAMAR ALEXANDERMr. Alexander is a U.S. senator from Tennessee and chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. He is also a former governor of Tennessee. The National Labor Relations Board has moved to […]
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APRIL 25, 2011 Want a federal contract? Show politicians the money. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:And what do you know? The draft order doesn’t cover federal employee labor unions, the Democratic allies whose free speech rights were recognized alongside corporations in Citizens United. Nor do the disclosure requirements extend to recipients of federal grants, which often
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Europe’s common foreign policy is dead on arrival. James Kirchick April 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 30 Brussels It’s supposed to be the crowning achievement of the decades-long dream that is European integration: Last December, the European Union inaugurated its European External Action Service (EEAS). Intended to implement the
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Stand With Iraq Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan April 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 30 Defense Secretary Robert Gates was in Baghdad last week on what was probably his last official trip to the country he helped save from devastating sectarian war. His visit was hardly a victory
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Obama administration to make government contracts political. Jeffrey H. Anderson April 21, 2011 2:46 PM Under a headline reading, “White House may add politics to contract bids,” Washington Technology Daily reports, “The Obama administration is determining how to require companies competing for government contracts to list their political contributions
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APRIL 16, 2011 Terrorist thugs cannot be confused with freedom fighters. Political naivete is not a crime, at least not in the West. But Italian Vittorio Arrigoni, a 36-year-old pro-Palestinian activist, was not in the West when he was kidnapped by an al Qaeda offshoot and strangled to death with a plastic cord. He was
OPINION APRIL 13, 2011 Athens Descends Into Anarchy The real Greek disease is contempt for the law, and the political failure to combat it. By TAKIS MICHAS Athens Greece’s public debt may reach 150% of GDP this year, an alarming possibility that has captivated outside observers. But in the final analysis, the major issue confronting
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