Antiquated Law Preventing Foreign Naval Aid for Gulf Oil Spill Says CN

Jeff Poor
June 9th, 2010 5:05 PM
When a protectionist law is enacted and nearly a century later it is inhibiting a recovery from major ecological catastrophe, it's probably time to scrap it or at least temporarily waive it. But instead a nearly century old provision known as the Jones Act of 1920 is wielding the wrath of unintended consequences. According to the Heritage Foundation, this protectionist measure was put in place…
 

Atlantic Editor Finds Ronald Reagan Connection to Dirty Harry 'Creepy

P.J. Gladnick
April 22nd, 2010 3:17 PM
Did Ronald Reagan inspire one of the most famous lines in movie history? The widely quoted Dirty Harry "Do you feel lucky?" line.That is what The Atlantic senior editor, Christopher Orr was wondering. Most of us would enjoy that premise. In the case of Orr, he found it "creepy." The Atlantic had posted a fascinating video clip from a 1954 General Electric Theater episode in which Ronald Reagan as…