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August 31, 2010
Can States Break the Cycle of Dependency?
President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” taught us what happens when well-meaning (to give them benefit of the doubt) politicians and bureaucrats create a welfare system that rewards those who shun work, while punishing those who try to take responsibility for themselves.
August 26, 2010
The Merger Policy
Last week, time expired for weighing in with the FCC on the proposed Comcast deal with GE for NBC Universal.
August 24, 2010
Hubris and Taxes
Hardly a day goes by without a story in some newspaper discussing some state’s dire financial straits.
August 19, 2010
How Washington Punishes Success
Examining the actions of the federal government, one might conclude that it sees mobile communications as a societal evil.
August 12, 2010
International Business Mangling
A couple weeks ago the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, announced the commencement of a formal investigation into IBM’s mainframe server sales, indicating that it would look into allegations that the company was linking sales of its servers to its software and services.
August 10, 2010
Who Trusts the Trustees?
Last week the Obama administration finally released the Medicare Trustees’ report on the financial status of Medicare, and Democrats immediately gloated how ObamaCare enhances Medicare’s financial position.
August 5, 2010
So Much for that Innovation Agenda
Recognizing that, in the information economy, the hopes of US workers and enterprises hinges on our ability to innovate, at the beginning of the 110th Congress Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi put forth what she called the House Democrat's "Innovation Agenda.
August 3, 2010
At 45, Medicare Isn’t Aging Very Well
Medicare turned 45 last week, and let’s just say that the years have not been kind.
August 2, 2010
Out of Balance: The False Patent Marking Landscape Post - Bon Tool and Solo Cup
The December 2009 court ruling in Bon Tool results in costly and unnecessary false patent marking litigation that frustrates the constitutional goal of promoting "the progress of . . . useful arts." Indeed, the court’s June 2010 decision in Solo Cup demonstrates that unless a sound legislative solution is enacted, it is likely that we will continue to witness narrow judicial interpretation of the false patent marking statute in order to avoid what a court deems to be an inequitable outcome


