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State pension bailout only postpones the reckoning

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 03:01 by Mark Hillman
(Centennial Fellow) Rescuing the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) is nothing new for state lawmakers.  Twice in the last decade, legislators have thrown PERA a lifeline, forcing the state, school districts, local governments and fi... [More]
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Right turn could reach campuses, say student panelists

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:10 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) Student conservative leaders from three colleges told a Centennial Institute forum last night that they sense growing receptivity among their generation for a right-trending political mood of self-reliance and limited governmen... [More]

Mass. rebuke to BHO recalls the 1938 humbling of FDR

Sunday, 24 January 2010 15:29 by Bill Moloney
When praising his own “accomplishments” Barack Obama has an unusual fondness for the word “unprecedented” though invariably his assertions lack any historical validity.  In contrast the voters of Massachusetts can now cla... [More]

Element R takes charge

Sunday, 24 January 2010 03:36 by John Andrews
(Denver Post, Jan. 24)) Why did Gov. Bill Ritter fold his reelection campaign?  Why is Sen. Michael Bennet so far behind in the polls? Why did Scott Brown win in Massachusetts?  Why is Barack Obama struggling to save his presidency, one yea... [More]

Of course academia is liberal; so what's our response?

Friday, 22 January 2010 10:47 by Greg Schaller
Last Sunday in the New York Times, Patricia Cohen discussed the liberal bias that exists in academia, especially among the social sciences.  Specifically, Cohen considers a new explanation being put forth by social scientists Neil Gross and... [More]

School choice energized by VA & NJ elections

Friday, 22 January 2010 10:40 by Greg Schaller
(CCU Faculty) Last November, New Jersey and Virginia, two states with Democratic Governors, elected Republicans to replace them.  In Virginia, it was an open seat, while in New Jersey, the incumbent John Corzine was defeated.  As the admin... [More]

Advisors help plot think tank's course

Friday, 22 January 2010 10:25 by John Andrews
('76 Editor) What's the practical meaning of Centennial Institute's goals about teaching citizenship, renewing the spirit of 1776, advocating for faith, family, and freedom?  The Centennial Program Board, a new group that held its second monthly... [More]

Did Mass. quake shake Colorado? Two views

Friday, 22 January 2010 09:57 by John Andrews
After Tuesday's shocker in the Massachusetts Senate race, there was a hilarious contrast between true-believer Democrats with their implausible spin script and the common-sense response of everyone else, Republicans and independent voters alike.... [More]
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Iran 2010: The Threat and the Opportunity

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 06:36 by Bill Moloney
(Centennial Fellow) WASHINGTON, JAN. 17 - When judgment is rendered on the success or failure of U.S. foreign policy in 2010 the verdict will depend more than anything on the outcome of our confrontation with Iran. The threat to U.S. global inte... [More]

Forgetting the Founders

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 06:23 by Jonathon Seidl
There's a case of Founding Father forgetfulness creeping through the GOP. Sarah Palin recently showed the extent of the infection. But it seems Colorado is not immune, and may be in desperate need of the vaccine. In a recent interview with Glenn Bec... [More]