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CEI Podcast for March 28, 2013: The TSA’s Illegal Body Scanners

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The TSA’s controversial full-body scanners were implemented illegally, since the TSA never put them through the required comment-and-review rulemaking process. Despite a court order, the TSA is still dragging its feet on complying with the law. Fellow in Land-use and Transportation Studies Marc Scribner has the latest developments in the case.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Security Theater

CEI Podcast for March 21, 2013: A Rainbow on the Right

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CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, is the largest annual event of its kind. It is also one of the most controversial, due to its exclusion of gay conservative groups such as GOProud. CEI hosted a widely publicized panel discussion at CPAC, titled “A Rainbow on the Right: Growing the Coalition, Bringing Tolerance Out of the Closet.” CEI Founder and Chairman Fred Smith, who moderated the panel, reflects on the importance of inclusiveness.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Political Animals

CEi Podcast for March 12, 2013: Sunshine Week

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This week is Sunshine Week. According to its official website, Sunshine Week is “a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information.” Myron Ebell, Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, is here to talk about CEI’s efforts to increase government transparency.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, The New Religion

CEI Podcast for March 7, 2013: The Three-Sided Immigration Debate

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There are more combatants in the ongoing immigration debate than the usual progressives and conservatives. Immigration Policy Analyst David Bier recently wrote for USA Today about a third side in the debate: population control advocates who oppose immigration altogether.

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CEI Podcast for February 28, 2013: Italy’s Troubling Election Results

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The results of Italy’s general election were announced this week, setting markets on edge across the Eurozone. For all intents and purposes, Italy is without a government. There is no clear majority in the parliament’s upper house, and former comedian Beppe Grillo’s populist Five Star Movement captured a quarter of the vote. Warren Brookes Fellow Matthew Melchiorre finds the outcome surprising, as well as troubling.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Elections, International, Political Animals

CEI Podcast for February 21, 2013: The Wages of Sin Taxes

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CEI and the Adam Smith Institute have teamed up to publish a U.S. edition of Christopher Snowdon’s study “The Wages of Sin Taxes.” He argues that sin taxes are an ineffective way to treat the harmful effects of drinking, smoking, and obesity. Fellow in Consumer Policy Studies Michelle Minton wrote the foreword.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Nanny State, Taxation

CEI Podcast for February 14, 2013: Dodd-Frank’s Constitutionality

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CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman discusses a lawsuit in which CEI, the 60 Plus Association, and the State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas argue that parts of the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill are unconstitutional. Both the bill’s grant of Orderly Liquidation Authority to the Treasury secretary and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s unaccountability fail to pass constitutional muster. The plaintiffs are joined by 11 states.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Economics

CEI Podcast for February 7, 2013: Energy Secretary Chu Resigns

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William Yeatman, Assistant Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment, looks at former Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s record in office, who might succeed him, and what lies ahead in energy policy.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, The New Religion

CEI Podcast for January 31, 2013: The Recess Appointments That Weren’t

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Federal judges recently struck down four recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the Senate was in pro forma session when President Obama made the appointments. Senior Fellow Matt Patterson talks about the case and its far-reaching consequences for the labor market, as well as the separation of powers.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Law

CEI Podcast for January 24, 2013: Gov. McDonnell’s Transportation Plan

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Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell recently released a headline-grabbing plan for the state’s transportation funding that would abolish the state’s gasoline tax and raise other taxes to make up the difference. Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner is critical of the plan, and prefers policies that fit the user-pays, user-benefits principle.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, regulation, Taxation