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    Derrell Bradford and Jon Hale on School Choice and Public Education

    50CAN’s Derrell Bradford and University of Illinois professor Jon Hale discussed charter schools, private school vouchers, and public education.

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    President Trump Attends SpaceX Launch Demonstration Briefing

    President Trump and first lady Melania Trump received a briefing on the SpaceX launch--the public-private partnership to send astronauts from U.S. soil to the international space station for…

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    Open Phones, Part 1

    Viewers responded to the question, “Are you concerned about government surveillance?” Video surveillance in private, public and consumer usage has increased in recent years.

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    Hearing on Privatized Military Housing

    Representatives of companies that provide privatized housing on military bases testified before a House Armed Services subcommittee. The testimony followed a government report revealing poor…

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    Privatized Military Housing

    The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on a government report detailing poor living conditions for military personnel in privatized housing. Lawmakers' questions focused on what …

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    NASA's Use of Private Space Companies

    Jeff Foust talked about the June 28, 2015, explosion of the commercial SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which was full of supplies, 139 seconds after liftoff and the larger issue of NASA using privat…

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    No They Can't: Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed

    John Stossel contends that the government and politicians, regardless of political affiliation, are incapable of addressing the political and social issues facing the United States. The auth…

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    Betraying Our Troops

    Dina Rasor and Robert Bauman talked about the book they co-authored, Betraying Our Troops: The Destructive Results of Privatizing War, published by Palgrave Macmillan. They described the use…

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    Corporate Warriors: Privatized Military Industry

    Mr. Peter Singer discussed his new book, Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry, published by Cornell University Press. The book explores how private, specialized m…

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    Future of Competitive Sourcing

    Comptroller General David Walker and New York University Public Service Professor Paul Light debated both sides of competitive sourcing, or, using outside sources to compete with some federa…

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    Air Traffic Control Privatization

    Ruth Marlin, the Executive Vice President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, talked about the Federal Aviation Administration plan permit privatization of air traffic contr…

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    Air Traffic Control Privatization

    Federal Aviation Administrator Marion Blakey talked about the Federal Aviation Administration plan permit privatization of air traffic control operations at some airports. Supporters of the …

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    Medicare and Private Health Plans

    Ms. Ignagni talked about the benefits of competition between Medicare and private health plans. She said that the private sector could often provide individuals with a superior alternative, …

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    Opening Government Jobs to Competition

    George Cahlink, staff writer for Government Executive Magazine, talked about the Bush Administration’s plans to open government jobs, specifically in the Defense Department, to private secto…

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    Air Traffic Control System

    The Presidential Commission on Privatization, established in September of 1987 to determine what operations currently run by the government could be transferred to the private sector, heard…

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