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The Balance Sheet
August 20, 2008
Vol. 4 No. 32
Top Story
The Nanny State Diaries
From trans fat to plastic grocery bag bans, the media often take the side of the government making decisions for you. The Business & Media Institute takes a look at nine examples of regulatory nonsense promoted by journalists.

What about the Choice to Say No?
The left attacks pro-life pharmacies – the free market solution for medical professionals who conscientiously object to contraception.

The Good the Bad & the Ugly
Good: CNBC Host to Obama Adviser: Ask Yourself - 'WWMD?'
Bad: ABC Grills Exxon CEO over ‘Obscene’ Profits
Ugly: Green Is Not the Color of NBC’s Beijing Olympic Broadcast
 

Episode130:“Record Profits Again”



You can also check out BMI’s editorial cartoon: Bottom Lines by Glenn Foden.

 

Research and Commentary Links
As Oil Giants Lose Influence, Supply Drops
The New York Times

The media, the economy and you
‘MediaFile’ blog at Reuters.com

Bloomberg Wants Windmills on Top of NYC Buildings
‘Planet Gore’ blog at NationalReview.com

Rising Cost of Debt Stokes Fears on Freddie's Prospects
The Wall Street Journal

A ‘Safety Valve’ for Biofuels
The American
 
Upcoming Events

The Largest Municipal Bankruptcy Ever?
American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2008

Acton Lecture Series: What’s wrong with our economy?
Acton Institute
Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 18, 2008

Reason Goes Hollywood
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 14-15, 2008

Cato Institute 26th Annual Monetary Conference
Lessons From the Subprime Crisis
Cato Institute
Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2008


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