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Lacking Courage and Backbone, Komen Flees from Bullies
Even Komen's devastating reversal has silver linings... More on Komen and Planned Parenthood...

Susan G. Komen to Baby Girls: Drop Dead (We Only Care When You're Old)
This is an all-time dumb move from a non-profit management perspective... More on Komen and Planned Parenthood...

President Obama's Green Jobs Quest
President Obama's similarities with Captain Ahab are striking. ... More on green jobs...

Excellent Analysis of the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood Case at IBD
David Hogberg has a great perspective... More on Komen and Planned Parenthood...

Project 21's Washington Praises Komen Break with Planned Parenthood
Stacy Washington says this has been a banner year for the pro-life movement... More on Komen and Planned Parenthood...

"We're Taking Back the Park!"
Announcing "Occupy Occupy D.C."! Starting February 13, the National Center will be hosting a counter-protest in Freedom Plaza... More on Occupy D.C....

Komen-Planned Parenthood Split: Reward Komen's Good Decision
Komen's de-funding of Planned Parenthood may well mean more money for breast cancer research, since abortion oppoents can now support them without hesitation... More on Komen and Planned Parenthood...

Project 21's Stacy Swimp Lauds Right-to-Work Victory in Virginia
Swimp notes, "Union-only Project Labor Agreements... put qualified Americans out of work, cause American families to suffer unjustly and overburden taxpayers"... More on right to work...

Illegal 'Ghost Voting' is Worse Than a Poll Tax or Literacy Tests
Yet Attorney General Eric Holder opposes efforts to stop illegal voting schemes, reveals legal expert Horace Cooper... More on voter ID...

When the Dead Vote, the Living Suffer
Voter ID is a straightforward solution that the DOJ ought to be demanding, rather than opposing... More on voter ID...

Black "Leaders" Desert Blacks for Illegal Aliens
Project 21's Charles Butler points out that civil rights leaders have historically opposed illegal immigration. Not so now... More on illegal immigration...

Tea Party and Occupy Protests Far From Similar
No matter what the media says, Project 21's Emery McClendon insists the Tea Party and Occupy movements are nothing alike... More on Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street...

Certain Signs of Societal Decline
Deneen Borelli sees the sneaker riot and Occupy Wall Street as two examples of bad behavior not being held to account... More on Air Jordans...

Governor Patrick's Harmful Tax Increase Proposal Ignores (or Distorts) Science
Proposed Mass. taxes could have the effect of keeping the government addicted to cigarette taxes, and smokers addicted to the deadliest forms of tobacco... More...

More Project 21 Reaction to Obama's State of the Union Addresse
Still more black conservatives are speaking out about their disappointment... More...

Black Conservatives Comment on Obama State of the Union Address
Project 21 members were less than impressed... More...

Fighting Senseless Sin Taxes in Maryland
Jeff Stier says "there's good reason for lower taxes on smokeless tobacco"... More...

Supreme Court Decision in United States v. Jones a Significant Step in Preventing a Surveillance State
A recent SCOTUS decision means government is limited as to how much it can track us. Full analysis from Horace Cooper... More...

Pepsi Settles Invented Discrimination Claim
Instead of looking for actual bias, it seems the EEOC simply bean-counts and declares invented discrimination where it sees fit. ... More...

Ford Fulfills Commitment; Withdraws from Left-Wing U.S. Climate Action Partnership
Announcing a big win for us, for Ford shareholders, and for lovers of liberty everywhere... More...

Supreme Court Rules Americans are Protected from "Surveillance State"
Horace Cooper is praising the ruling, which was based on the 4th Amendment... More...

Project 21's Hollis has an Old Commentary on a New Movie
Project 21's Jimmie Hollis reflects upon the 332nd Fighter Group celebrated in the new movie "Red Tails"... More...

Jarrett's Partisan Rant Should Put IRS Rule in Spotlight
From the pulpit of MLK's former church, an Obama advisor made a blatantly partisan pitch that puts the historic congregation at risk of IRS retaliation... More...

NAACP Drags MLK Street Names into the Gutter in Assault on Microsoft
Would it be discriminatory for a Microsoft smartphone navigation app to help you keep out of high-crime areas? More...

Thomas Edison, Call Your Office
Another telling development in the light bulb ban saga... More...

National Center for Public Policy Research Supports Internet Campaign Against SOPA and PIPA
We placed a banner across our website in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act... More...

Apple Shareholders Urged to Vote for Conflict of Interest Shareholder Proposal to Determine if Al Gore Violated Apple's Business Conduct Policy
Shareholders have a right to know if Gore's personal financial interests are conflicting with his board responsibilities... More...

Project 21's Stacy Swimp on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Personal Responsibility
Swimp shares thoughtful words of wisdom in this video... More...

When Bureaucrats Stymie Science
Jeff Stier and Dr. Henry I. Miller take an in-depth look at problems with how the government is making an important decision about vaccine policy... More...

Black Conservatives Discuss Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
How would MLK feel about the state of affairs today? Our Project 21 members have some ideas... More...

Snail Mail's Slow Death by Government Intrusion
More regulation hasn't saved -- and won't save -- the USPS... More...

Project 21 Speaks Out on Obama's Request for More Debt
President Obama is seeking another $1.2 trillion increase in the national debt ceiling... More...

Famous "F-Words" for $100, Alex
ABC is planning to make history with what some think is the first television show to feature a child using the "f-word"... More...

Project 21's Stacys Condemn Obama's Recess Appointments
Apparently Obama thinks he can make recess appointments when the Senate's not even in recess... More...

Government ID Needed to Buy Drain Cleaner in Illinois, But Not to Vote
While Illinois now has a law requiring government-issued identification to buy Drano to protect the citizenry, it lacks similar means to protect them from voter fraud.... More...

Leading Free-Market Group Calls on Obama Administration to Withdraw "Guidance" Warning Employers Against Asking Prospective Employees if they Have a High School Diploma
Employers are urged to overlook diplomas as a job qualification... More...

Obama Administration Urges Students to Drop Out
The Obama Administration is again ratcheting up its animus towards job creation.... More...

Project 21's Shelby Emmett Slams Using Civil Rights to Avoid Competition
Emmett thinks colleges should rise and fall on their merits - and not the racial content of their student bodies or their history.... More...

Give the Gift of Liberty
Your gift is critical to our success in 2012... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Debating Occupiers!
Crowder offers a lesson in debate... More...

Simple, Complex Community Service Suggestions for Black Churches
Project 21's B.B. Robinson provides a few thoughtful suggestions as to how black churches can be increasingly relevant in tough economic times... More...

Time for Change on Black America's "National Anthem"
Project 21's B.B. Robinson says "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" no longer represents the spirit of black Americans... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Lil' Kim Jong's LAST VIDEOTAPE!
Kim Jong-il may be dead, but that doesn't mean you've heard the last from him. Here's his final letter --- from Hell! More...

Horace Cooper on the "Heavy-Handed" Federal Cell Phone Assault
On the Diane Rehm show, Cooper discussed the proposed cell phone ban with the director of the NTSB... More...

Comedians Debate Tea Party/Occupy Wall Street on Canadian Radio
Steven Crowder and Lee Camp debate the politics of the Tea Party movement and its similarities and very stark differences with OWS efforts... More...

Horace Cooper Pans Federal Pressure for Phone/Driving Ban
Cooper discussed the cell phone ban on Canada's Global Television...... More...

President Obama Gives Hardworking Families Higher Electricity Prices for Christmas
EPA's Utility MACT rule will cause skyrocketing electricity prices and significant job losses, and will jeopardize reliability of electricity supply... More...

A History of Bans: My Book Review in Reason
Jeff Stier analyzes the eternal temptation to ban things that give people pleasure... More...

Reflections About Dr. Chris Raines from a Friend, Colleague, and Follower
The food policy world has just lost a great light... More...

Remember the Greens: Crony Capitalists Not Only Ones to Blame for Unforceable Light Bulb Ban
The Greens have a different motivation for supporting the light bulb ban than do the Crony Capitalists... More...

National Center for Public Policy Research Reacts to One-Year Delay in Enforcement of De Facto Light Bulb Ban
Welcome to the insanity of Crony Capitalism... More...

Opponents of Light Bulb Ban Win a Big Round, But Battle Far from Over
Tentative funding agreement for U.S. government bans spending to enforce the light bulb ban for one year, but does not repeal the ban... More...

NTSB's Cell Phone Ban is the Nanny State on Steroids
NTSB's recommended ban on cell phone use while driving is a remarkably heavy-handed action... More...

Occupy the State Theatre? Not Me!
David Almasi says Devo is hypocritical to be so critical of the rich while charging prices that only the rich (or stupid) can afford... More...

Missile Defense: A Missed Opportunity
Jeff Stier says the defense authorization bill represents a missed opportunity to carefully cut spending while maintaining critical defense needs... More...

Black Conservatives Say Attorney General Holder's Tuesday Night Speech at LBJ Library Was Partisan and Racialist
"Eric Holder is putting the quality of our electoral process at risk" and "the real racists... claim enforcing voting ID laws hurts minorities" say Project 21 members... More...

Five Myths About the Federal Incandescent Light Bulb Ban
Contrary to what you've heard, the ban was not imposed to fight global warming and alternatives to incandescents are not necessarily safer... More...

National Center for Public Policy Research Reacts to Ban on Use of Cell Phones While Driving
Horace Cooper says the federal government is overreaching again... More...

Project 21's Jones to Attorney General Holder: Treat Voting Like Banking
"You can't have a banking system based on the honor system," says Reginald Jones, so why should we be able to vote without an ID? More...

We've Been There Before
Project 21's Jimmie Hollis says the treatment of Tea Party members reminds him of growing up as a black youth in the civil rights era... More...

Do As Russell Simmons Does, Not As He Says
Despite being a self-made businessman, Simmons seems oblivious as to how the free market works ... More...

Giving the SAT to the TSA
Project 21's Cherylyn Harley LeBon asks: Is it really necessary to turn the SAT into a mini-TSA security hub? More...

"Occupy Wall Street 101" Panned by Project 21 Fellow
On Fox News, Deneen Borelli discussed suspicious NYU classes as well as criticism of the Rudolph story... More on Occupy Wall Street...

Project 21's Borelli: Obama Responsible for Poor Economy
Deneen Borelli was on Fox News on Dec. 10... More...

Black Conservatives Critical of NAACP on Eve of Saturday's NAACP New York "Mobilization"
The NAACP is marching to oppose voter IDs, the purging of dead or unqualified voters from voter lists, and the enforcement of laws prohibiting felons from voting... More...

Deneen Borelli on "Fast and Furious" Scandal
On Fox News, Project 21's Borelli said AG Eric Holder should "produce the documents or step down"... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Quebec Corner's Politically Correct Christmas!
Laugh along with us as Steven and Jordan Crowder and the staff and directors of the National Center for Public Policy Research wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays... More...

Diversity Zealot-in-Chief
Justin Danhof reports that President Obama has appointed a high number of unqualified individuals from minority groups to the federal bench... More...

Silencing of the Black Conservative
Project 21's Lisa Fritsch says black conservatives aren't being heard... More...

President Obama's Anti-Coal Agenda Threatens Reliability of our Electricity Supply
Regulators are warned that new EPA regs will lead to power shortages... More...

Obama Being Paternal and Patronizing to the CBC Crowd
Project 21's Charles Butler says Obama cannot take black America for granted.... More...

Those Who Make Nothing
Project 21's B.B. Robinson encourages black Americans to return to "making" industries... More...

There's Something Not Kosher About The Sustainability Movement
Now palm oil is a target... More...

National Center's Stier Explains How Water May Not Be Wet Enough for Regulators in Europe
Apparently only Americans are hydrated by bottled water... More...

Deneen Borelli Talks Digital Privacy
Borelli was on Fox News on December 3... More...

Project 21's Borelli: Obama's "Excessive Celebration" on Jobless Numbers
Deneen Borelli was on "Hannity" December 2... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Miley Cyrus + Jimmy Fallon OMG!!
No one is holding liberal entertainers accountable... More...

ObamaCare-Funded Federal Program Leads to Crackdown on E-Cigarettes
Devices that help smokers quit smoking will now be heavily regulated in Boston... More...

Occupy Wall Street: Brought to You by the SEIU
In spite of the rampant drug use, deaths and rapes, the SEIU fully supports the Occupy Wall Street crowd... More...

The Happy Meal Ban Flops
McDonald's has found a way to get around San Francisco's ban on Happy Meals... More...

Project 21's Jerome Hudson Calls Out Maxine Waters, Occupy Wall Street Supporters
Hudson sees a huge double-standard in how the OWS and Tea Party supporters are treated... More...

Borelli on Supercommittee Failure and Taxpayer Costs for Occupy Protests
Project 21's Deneen Borelli was on Fox News on 11/26... More...

Google Abandons Green Energy Project
Are folks at Google starting to get the message? More...

Black Lawmakers Play the Victim
The Congressional Black Caucus seems to be taking Dyson's advice and embracing so-called "niggerdom," says Project 21's Christopher Arps... More...

Federal Judge's Ruling is Wrong, Says Scholar
Horace Cooper says states considering drug tests for welfare recipients can do so under the law and U.S. Constitution... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Occupy's Greatest Hits!
National Center's comedic filmmaker has chosen his favorite funny Occupy Wall Street videos... More...

President Obama Owes Black Americans the Truth, Not Special Attention
Should Obama have a separate agenda for Black America? Project 21's Stacy Swimp says no way... More...

Black Conservatives Reject Jesse Jackson's Comparison of Occupy Wall Street Efforts to Civil Rights Movement
The Tea Party movement is much more similar to the civil rights movement than the OWS movement is... More...

School Daze: Project 21's Borelli Reacts to Classroom Craziness
Deneen Borelli was on Fox News on Nov. 19... More...

Deneen Borelli on Congressional Cop-Outs and Controversy
On Fox News, Borelli called the debt-related congressional "supercommittee" a "super cop-out"... More...

Steven Crowder: Obama Improperly Handling Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Crowder discussed OWS with Mike Huckabee... More...

Lisa Fritsch of Project 21 on Occupy Radicalism
Fritsch discussed OWS with Neil Cavuto... More...

Star-Spangled Banner Does Not Wave in California
A California court has ruled against American students who wanted to wear their nation's colors to class... More...

We Remember the Importance of What American Soldiers Achieved in Iraq...
The war in Iraq was critical to America's successful response to 9-11, says guest blogger Joe Roche in a post honoring American soldiers... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Crowder Occupies Wall Street!
Crowder leads the Occupiers against the evil capitalist empire and into a legacy of hilarity... More...

Citing Economic Costs of EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Black Conservatives Rally in Support of Rand Paul Resolution to Block It
We need to protect jobs and stop harming businesses... More...

President Obama: Subpoenas for Thee But Not for Me
The Obama Administration seems to believe that Americans can lawfully refuse to comply with federal subpoenas if the recipient of the subpoena believes it to be politically motivated. ... More...

Senate Missile Defense Strategy Strikes Right Balance
Jeff Stier was featured in The Hill's Congress Blog... More...

Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients is Sound, Sensible and Constitutional
Horace Cooper argues that such testing is far from an unreasonable invasion of privacy... More...

Borelli: "You Can't Force a Market" with Crony Capitalism
Tom Borelli was on the Fox Business Network... More...

When Will Black America Wake Up?
Project 21's Jerome Hudson delivers a hard-hitting indictment on the black establishment... More...

Project 21 Blasts PETA for Equating Whales in Pens to Shackled Human Slaves
Only PETA could equate SeaWorld to those who enslaved humans... More...

Tea Party is the 21st Century Civil Rights Movement
Project 21's Stacy Swimp says the Congressional Black Caucus should be thanking the Tea Party instead of opposing it... More...

Steven Crowder Video: #OccupyRacism!!!
Crowder provides proof that the real racists are part of the Occupy Wall Street movement... More...

Tom Borelli on Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party Politics
The Free Enterprise Project director was on Fox5-New York... More...

More Crony Capitalism from Federal Government's Clean Energy Push
Al Gore and a member of Obama's job panel are benefitting from a federal clean energy loan... More...

Obamanomics and the Economics of Repaying Student Loans
The President's sense of economic reality is, as usual, creative... More...

National Center's Steven Crowder on Occupy Wall Street's Leftist Folly
Crowder was on "Fox and Friends"... More...

Project 21 Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
College applicants should be judged on merit instead of race... More...

Government-Run Healthcare Skews Science
The CDC's vaccine recommendation process has been corrupted... More...

GroupSnoop.org Launches to Provide Background, Data on Nation's Most Influential Public Policy Non-Profits
We've launched an important tool to encourage accountability and transparency... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Occupied!! Wall Street Hippies
Crowder pays a visit to Occupy Dallas to get a closer look at the Occupied movement... More...

"Elite Liberal Libelers": The Modern Face of Black-on-Black Crime
Project 21's Lisa Fritsch says Jesse Jackson, Andre Carson, Maxine Waters & Walter Fauntroy are the new face of black-on-black crime... More...

Government Regulation Will Literally Take People's Breath Away
Children with asthma are the latest victims in environmentalists' war against people, says Project 21's Bob Parks... More...

Activists' Dangerous "Dirty Dozen" Drama Debunked; Media Dozes
Media bias toward... expensive vegetables? More...

Child Burned Alive in Effort to Help Rich People Buy Carbon Offsets
The best green intentions once again have tragic unforeseen consequences... More...

Cherylyn Harley LeBon of Project 21 on Mandatory D.C. Sex Ed Testing
LeBon was on public television's "To The Contrary" program... More...

Crowder Discusses Social Security and Ponzi Schemes on "Fox and Friends"
Steven Crowder talks about his call to the SEC... More...

The Government War Against Quitting Smoking
Who is paying for the government's counter-productive campaigns against private-sector solutions that are helping people quit smoking? You are.... More...

Steven Crowder Video: Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?! Crowder Calls the SEC!
The only difference between a Ponzi scheme, as defined by SEC.gov itself, and Social Security? Um, there is none... More...

Pebble Mine: A Gold Mine for Rare Earth Minerals as well as Copper and Gold
Dana Gattuso separates fact from fiction... More...

Tom Borelli: Obama "Clueless" on Energy Policy
The Free Enterprise Project director was on the Fox Business Network... More...

Now He's Done It... NASA's Hansen Violates Code of Conduct
Given the brazenness of his violations, it may be that getting fired - and becoming a radical green martyr - is exactly what he's angling for... More...

National Center Senior Fellow Jeff Stier Provides FDA Public Comment
Stier spoke about tobacco harm reduction... More...

Project 21's Butler on Obama's Shrinking Support
On "Fox & Friends," Charles Butler says no former president has sought to blame others for the state of things in the present as much as Obama... More...

Upholding Constitutionality of Individual Mandate Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
Horace Cooper says the real question isn't simply whether Congress has the power to force Americans to buy health insurance. Instead, the issue is: if Congress has this power, what couldn't Congress do in the name of regulating interstate commerce? More...

Tobacco Regulation: Can the European Union Learn From the United States FDA?
Not that the FDA is doing a stellar job, but Europe is certainly worse... More...

Why is Obama's EPA Forcing Power Plants to Close When Unemployment is So High?
On Fox News, Tom Borelli explained how new EPA coal regulations inevitably will hurt job creation, shrink our electricity supply and raise energy prices... More...

Fishy Business: The Bipartisan Effort to Shut Out Competition in the Salmon Industry
Jeff Stier reveals how Congress is trying to keep the FDA from doing its job... More...

Is NOAA Smarter Than Fifth Graders? Think-Tank Says, "Don't Bet on It"
Last year we challenged NOAA to bragging rights for the best hurricane forecast using a trained chimp armed only with a pair of dice and a craps table. Now we're challenging the agency again: This time by putting two fifth graders up against the multi-billion dollar federal agency... More...