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Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
Mon, July 28, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
If ever there was a time for real reform in Pennsylvania state government it is now.
In the wake of indictments in what has become known as the "Bonusgate" ... [View Full Article]
Mon, July 14, 2008by Ryan Shafik
"This is by no means the last announcement."
Those chilling words were spoken by Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett during last Thursday's press ... [View Full Article]
Mon, July 07, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
There is no doubt that Governor Ed Rendell is an advocate of big government. He has presided over a massive expansion of state government intrusion into our lives. Were it not for the General ... [View Full Article]
Thu, July 03, 2008by Colin Hanna
As I write this American Radio Journal commentary, it is July 3rd, the eve of our great national holiday. I am writing it from the Army and Navy Club in Washington, surrounded by photos, paintings ... [View Full Article]
Mon, June 30, 2008by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
Thus far in 2008, five airlines have either filed for bankruptcy protection or for liquidation. An additional 10 airlines are on credit watch. Allegedly, the culprit is oil but are oil prices ... [View Full Article]
Mon, June 23, 2008by Lowman S. Henry & Ryan M. Shafik
The Republican Party in Pennsylvania is in meltdown. Voters are abandoning the party in droves, and new registrants are opting for the Democratic Party by a two-to-one margin. In recent months, the ... [View Full Article]
Mon, June 09, 2008by Lowman S. Henry & Ryan M. Shafik
If the massive number of Republicans switching to the Democratic Party in the weeks before the Pennsylvania Primary was a political earthquake, what has been happening since is a strong aftershock. ... [View Full Article]
Thu, June 05, 2008by News Release
June 5, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Lowman S. Henry
(717) 671-0776
lhenry@lincolninstitute.org
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Thu, May 29, 2008by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
Commentaries about home prices plunging the greatest amount in two decades, debtors defaulting on debt claiming mistreatment by lenders, and presidential candidates promising hope provided by the ... [View Full Article]
Fri, May 23, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
As a young boy growing up in the coal patch town of Herminie, Pennsylvania the first holiday of the summer season was always an exciting one. Both my father and my mother were active in the local ... [View Full Article]
Tue, May 13, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
Now that Barack Obama appears to have derailed the Clinton regime's return trip to the White House speculation is beginning to pick up on who might be the Illinois senator's running mate.
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Wed, April 30, 2008by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
The mere mention of reforming social security raises fear in the hearts of so many Americans. As baby boomers start retiring in 2008, the legacy of years of neglect will become all too apparent. ... [View Full Article]
Tue, April 29, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
Republicans are taking great delight in the street brawl that has developed over the Democratic Presidential nomination. Senator John McCain is trotting around the country and the globe acting every ... [View Full Article]
Fri, April 18, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
Senator Barack Obama says we Pennsylvanians are "bitter," but former President Bill Clinton says it is just that our economy is bad.
I wonder if either one ... [View Full Article]
Wed, April 16, 2008by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
The markets have gyrated wildly over the past few months. Commodity prices have skyrocketed, real estate prices have plummeted, financial services stocks have declined precipitously, deficits have ... [View Full Article]
Tue, April 01, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
(With apologies to David Letterman)
10. PHEAA Increases Pool of Grant Money
Agency claims students 'number one' priority
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Tue, April 01, 2008by Lincoln Institute
Total Respondants: 203
Section 1. Business Climate
1. In general, do you think business conditions in Pennsylvania are better, the same, or worse than they were ... [View Full Article]
Tue, April 01, 2008by Lincoln Institute
Pennsylvania business leaders report a gloomy assessment of the state's economy in the recent Spring 2008 Keystone Business Climate Survey conducted by the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion ... [View Full Article]
Tue, March 25, 2008by Albert Paschall
I've been thinking about running for president. Since Pennsylvania's upcoming primary is going to be important for the first time in a generation and the two leading candidates are virtually ... [View Full Article]
Mon, March 24, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
The economic news over the past few weeks has been almost all bad. Record high oil prices, a declining dollar, the collapse of financial giant Bear Stearns. Not only has the economy been rocked by ... [View Full Article]
Thu, March 20, 2008by Colin Hanna
Senator Barack Obama's speech on race from the National Constitution Center on March 18th was remarkable in many ways. Several writers and broadcasters have compared it to then-Senator John F. ... [View Full Article]
Mon, March 17, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, when many government agencies were slow to respond, the American people working through nonprofit organizations rushed in with food, shelter, clothing and ... [View Full Article]
Thu, March 13, 2008by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
The markets are reeling. Unheard of 600 point swings in the DOW are now becoming commonplace. Two Billion shares are traded daily. A sudden 75 basis point drop in the Fed Funds rate sparks a ... [View Full Article]
Mon, March 10, 2008by Albert Paschall
Undoubtedly had Governor Rendell chosen to work in the private sector he would have been a salesman. Not just any salesman but the best in the business. Just look back in history. I was there in 1998 ... [View Full Article]
Wed, March 05, 2008by Lincoln Institute
Total Respondants: 140
1. Policy Issues
1. Would you say the current level of public trust in charities is:
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Wed, March 05, 2008by Lincoln Institute
Non-profit charitable organizations provide a wide range of valuable services, often helping people at the most difficult points in their lives. Given that funding to non-profits is voluntary, it is ... [View Full Article]
Thu, February 28, 2008by Colin Hanna
By Colin A. Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring, Inc.
Conservatism lost its most eloquent contemporary advocate this week with the passing of William F. Buckley, Jr. ... [View Full Article]
Wed, February 20, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
The State Planning Board. The name itself evokes images of Soviet style top-down government. The image is not far off the mark.
With attention focused on the ... [View Full Article]
Thu, February 14, 2008by Ryan Shafik
Governor Ed Rendell's chances of landing a top position in a future Democratic administration is slowly slipping away as the Hillary Clinton campaign locomotive is being surpassed by the Obama ... [View Full Article]
Wed, January 30, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
Even before John McCain's win last night in the Florida primary speculation had begun over who the GOP front-runner might select as his running mate. Here in Pennsylvania the quadrennial guessing ... [View Full Article]
Thu, January 24, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
As both Republicans and Democrats approach Super Tuesday without consensus on their Presidential nominations it is becoming increasingly likely Pennsylvania's April 22nd primary may become relevant, ... [View Full Article]
Tue, January 15, 2008by Lowman S. Henry
Cutting taxes is always popular, especially in an election year. And, with Pennsylvania's General Assembly having accomplished virtually nothing in the past twelve months, a tax cut or two would ... [View Full Article]
Thu, December 20, 2007by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
"They" made me do it! I finally understand it, I think. Indeed, Congress must pass a law that makes "they" illegal. The mythical "they" caused all the lenders and ... [View Full Article]
Wed, December 19, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
Governor Ed Rendell is demanding more gun control laws. Black lawmakers from Philadelphia have walked off the floor of the state House of Representatives in protest over the failure of the ... [View Full Article]
Mon, December 17, 2007by Albert Paschall
Two thousand years ago it must have been tough to be a wise man. The wise man comes home one day and tells the family: "I've seen a star that will bring a messiah, so I'm hitching up my camel to ... [View Full Article]
Mon, December 10, 2007by Ryan Shafik
We haven't even had our 2008 primaries in Pennsylvania and the jockeying for the 2010 gubernatorial race is already in full swing. If you were able to go to the festivities in New York this past ... [View Full Article]
Mon, December 03, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
The audacity of non-elected state functionaries in Pennsylvania appears to have no limits. It is amazing the degree to which power – delegated by elected officials – to various boards, commissions ... [View Full Article]
Wed, November 28, 2007by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
What separates a great nation from one in decline is the quality of the education that its citizens receive. Our very freedoms, our success, and our wealth are influenced by our students, the ... [View Full Article]
Mon, November 19, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
Pennsylvanians are blue and it has nothing to do with the state becoming more Democratic in its voting patterns. Rather, residents of Penn's Woods are in a deep blue funk over the direction of the ... [View Full Article]
Mon, November 12, 2007by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
The health care crisis seems to be on everyone's mind today. Politicians have unique solutions to sell you with the objective being your vote. Getting your vote is, unfortunately, not what good ... [View Full Article]
Wed, November 07, 2007by Albert Paschall
Forty five years ago during the ultimate hour of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson said: "Call me a coward, but I hope there is one at ... [View Full Article]
Mon, November 05, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
"The pay raise lowered many Pennsylvanians' respect for the legislature and shredded its dignity and credibility."
Are those the words of Clean ... [View Full Article]
Mon, October 29, 2007by Albert Paschall
Forty five years ago during the ultimate hour of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson said: "call me a coward but I hope there is one at ... [View Full Article]
Wed, October 24, 2007by Lincoln Institute
The Lincoln Institute's Public Opinion Court was held on September 22, 2007 at the Historic Inn at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The Public Opinion Court was funded by a grant from the Templeton ... [View Full Article]
Wed, October 24, 2007by News Release
SECURING THE FUTURE
SURVEY RESEARCH REPORT
OCTOBER 2007
OVERALL RESULTS
QUESTION 1. IN GENERAL, DO YOU THINK THE ... [View Full Article]
Wed, October 24, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
It's the economy stupid.
-- James Carville
That statement by political operative James Carville was the guiding focus of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign for ... [View Full Article]
Wed, October 24, 2007by News Release
October 24, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lowman S. Henry
(717) 671-0776
lhenry@lincolninstitute.org
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Wed, October 24, 2007by Doug Keegan
The Lincoln Institute's Public Opinion Court was held on September 22, 2007 at the Historic Inn at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The Public Opinion Court was funded by a grant from the Templeton ... [View Full Article]
Mon, October 22, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
Pennsylvania has a reputation for being a strong union state. This despite the fact the percentage of the workforce represented by a bargaining unit has fallen to its lowest level since the union ... [View Full Article]
Tue, October 16, 2007by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (ret.)
(Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of essays on Rebuilding America by Col. Frank Ryan, USMC Ret. Col. Ryan is a member of the Lincoln Institute Board of Directors. He is also a ... [View Full Article]
Mon, October 15, 2007by Lincoln Institute
Section I: Business Climate
1. In general, do you think business conditions in Pennsylvania are better, the same, or worse than they were SIX MONTHS AGO?
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Mon, October 15, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
By nearly a nine to one margin (42%-5%) Pennsylvania employers say the state's economy got worse during the past six months. Looking ahead, 39% expect business conditions to continue to deteriorate; ... [View Full Article]
Mon, October 01, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
"Can't anybody here play this game?"
Casey Stengel's famous quote, an exasperated cry over the pitiful performance of his baseball team, applies perfectly ... [View Full Article]
Tue, September 18, 2007by Albert Paschall
Of course I have a fan club. You can't throw your two cents into several dozen newspapers around this state every couple of weeks and not have one. I've got all kinds of fans. First there are the ... [View Full Article]
Mon, September 10, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
Have We Forgotten?
This month may be the most decisive September America faces as a nation since we were attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001. It has been ... [View Full Article]
Mon, August 27, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
Two developments in recent weeks illustrate the Republican Party's lagging fortunes in the Keystone State – and the reason behind its fall from political dominance. One was comments by U.S. Senator ... [View Full Article]
Mon, August 20, 2007by Albert Paschall
Enough already. Five months before anyone casts a vote that means anything we've learned more about the Presidential candidates than we should ever need to know. From Senator Clinton's intentions ... [View Full Article]
Thu, August 09, 2007by Lowman S. Henry
The collapse of the I-35 bridge connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul has focused a harsh spotlight on the deteriorating condition of America's roads and bridges. As an older state, and a state with ... [View Full Article]