http://www.independent.org/ The Lighthouse: The Newsletter of The Independent Institute http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1) unlicensed version; http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:07:23 -0800 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:07:10 -0800 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2072 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2072 Government regulation and federal spending on the warfare/welfare state are holding back the rate of material progress in the United States. To reverse that trend--to become an innova... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2073 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2073 Iran has weathered the stiff U.S.-led economic sanctions. Despite restrictions on financial deals between U.S. and Iranian banks, penalties on U.S. companies that assist Iran's oil i... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2074 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2074 Does the Second Amendment right to "bear arms" apply outside of the home? You would be mistaken if you thought that the Supreme Court has clearly settled the matter. It has not.... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2075 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2075 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, helped foster a worldwide concern for the plight of people suffering at the hands of repressive regimes. ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2076 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2076 From The Beacon: div style="padding-left:20px" a href="http://blog.independent.org/2012/01/28/single-payer-health-care-requires-evermore-patient-patients"'Sin... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2077 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=430#2077 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2066 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2066 Reform of the nation's financial regulatory system has failed. Years after the bailouts of 2008 and 2009, the underlying problems remain. For proof, consider the meltdown of MF Globa... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2067 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2067 Whatever traits one might ascribe to Newt Gingrich, a fear of speaking his mind on vital issues isn't among them. Agree with him or not, the presidential hopeful merits gratitude for... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2068 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2068 As of January 9, Uncle Sam owes more money than the value of the annual output of the U.S. economy. And by 2022, total federal debt is slated to exceed gross domestic product by 15 percen... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2069 http://www.independent.org/publications/the_lighthouse/detail.asp?id=429#2069 Last month, the California Supreme Court cleared the way for the state to defund more than 400 municipal redevelopment agencies. This is a positive development for several reasons, accord... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:20:02 GMT