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President Biden met with administration officials and business and transportation leaders to discuss U.S. supply chains heading into the holidays. The president credited his administration w…

Ralph Nader hosted a debate between Norm Ornstein and Fred Smith on mandatory voting. Mr. Ornstein criticized the influence of vocal minorities in politics as expressed through the vote. He …

Phyllis Schlafly and others addressed the 35th annual Conservative Political Action Conference. They talked about protecting traditional values.

Peter Wallison, Representative Scott Garrett, Fred Smith, and Matt Kibbe addressed the 35th annual Conservative Political Action Conference. They talked about decreasing the growth of govern…

Panelists at a conference for conservative activists spoke about government aid to the financial sector. “Bailing Out Big Business: Are We All Socialists Now?” was a portion of the annu…

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), sponsored by the American Conservative Union focused on the future of the conservative movement. Speakers talked about a variety o…

October 2007 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ayn Rand’s bestselling novel Atlas Shrugged, of which an estimated 6 million copies have been sold. To celebrate the anniversar…

Witnesses testified about the findings of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership report. The U.S. Climate Action Parnership is a group of business and environmental leaders calling for governme…

Economists talked about lessons learned from several recent corporate accounting scandals. Among the topics they addressed were management practices at Enron, the causes of Enron’s collapse,…

In a news conference held at the National Press Club representatives of the newly-formed Coalition Against Higher Medicare Costs called on Congress to delay implementation of the new Medicar…

Moderated by Mr. Lessner, the panelists argued that the Food and Drug Administration should not control tobacco sales and advertising. They also talked about the need for tort control and wh…

The panelists talked about international competition in the airline industry, including how the industry could be made more competitive and less regulated. Among the issues addressed were wh…

Fred Smith, the President and Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, talked about his views on issues to be discussed at the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development in Joh…

The Conservative Political Action Conference held a meeting in Arlington, Virginia on topics including political speech, media influence on politics, and traditional American values. Speaker…

Participants talked about the Bush administration’s intention to pursue oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Among the issues they addressed were the safety of oil ex…

Mr. Smith spoke about the California energy shortage and its implications for national energy policy. Among the topics he addressed were outdated industry regulation, the impacts of the cons…

The guests talked about some of the legislation and issues that have come before Congress since January 1991.

Commission members heard testimony about potential taxation of electronic commerce. They began by discussing various mechanisms and implications for taxation of international Internet trade,…

Republican panelists talked about getting their party’s message to the public. They discussed the power of the media in influencing public opinion, and how the Democrats' have successfully i…

Fred Smith, Competitive Enterprise Institute, President, opened a conference on insurance regulation reform. He stressed that the insurance industry and those seeking insurance should decide…