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Compensation regulation obscures role of housing policy in recent economic collapse
on Oct 27, 2009Allan Meltzer [Professor of Political Economy, Carnegie Mellon University]: "Congress and the administration typically try to find scapegoats to satisfy the public that they are dong something about failed policies. In the 1980s, the alleged cu...
Non-enforcement of Controlled Substances Act leaves medical marijuana issue unresolved
on Oct 26, 2009Mark Kleiman [Professor of Public Policy, UCLA]: "The Justice Department will not pursue people using or selling cannabis in compliance with state "medical marijuana" laws, even though those activities remain forbidden by the Controlle...
China's rigged trials against Uyghurs merits more attention from world community
on Oct 25, 2009Mehmet Tohti [Former Vice President, World Uyghur Congress]: "A recent report released by Human Rights Watch over the inadequacy and unfairness of the trials of Urumqi protestors has brought our memory back to the July 5 massacre committed by th...
Reauthorization of expiring PATRIOT Act provisions necessary to stop terror plots
on Oct 21, 2009Stewart Baker [Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP]: "The US Senate Judiciary Committee's decision to reauthorize three provisions of the USA Patriot Act until 2013 is prudent. The parts of the Act set to expire this year include provisions that...
Hate crime and anti-discrimination laws still needed to protect LGBT community
on Oct 20, 2009Brian Moulton and Michelle Litteken [Chief Legislative Counsel and Staff Counsel, Human Rights Campaign]: "The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) applauds the Department of Justice's (DOJ) statement regarding increased efforts to fight LGBT discriminat...
Run-off elections pose ironic threat to Afghan democratic experiment
on Oct 19, 2009Khalid Sekander [Senior Social Scientist, US Army, Human Terrain Systems, NATO/ISAF HQ]: "Mr. Barakzai resigned from the Electoral Complaint Commission (ECC) because he views foreign interference as a negative consequence to the Afghan democrati...