The CIA’s Record of Incompetence Argues for Abolition

Date: 20 May 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The CIA’s Record of Incompetence Argues for Abolition by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance May 20, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press When he learned that the CIA had failed to update a 1992 map of Belgrade, leading NATO to mistakenly bomb the Chinese Embassy in an attack that killed 4, injured 20 … Read More

Abolish the Pentagon

Date: 9 May 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Abolish the Pentagon by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance March 9, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Stamp out waste and incompetence in government. Strip the Pentagon of its rank. For the fifth year in a row the General Accounting Office(GAO) has labelled the military’s financial and accountability system “high risk”. “None of … Read More

Bananas, Justice and Free Trade

Date: 6 May 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Bananas, Justice and Free Trade by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance May 6, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Three planetary corporations–Del Monte, Chiquita and Dole–control 60 percent of the world market for bananas. Seven tiny island nations in the East Caribbean control less than 3 percent. The big boys insist the islanders … Read More

By What Compass is Jesse Guided?

Date: 20 Apr 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

By What Compass is Jesse Guided? by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance April 20, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Two weeks ago, Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura exercised his first veto. He rejected legislation that would have required sprinkler companies to install a $35 device that senses soil moisture and turns off the … Read More

Consumers Say No to Genetic Engineering

Date: 6 Apr 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Consumers Say No to Genetic Engineering by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance April 6, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press In the annals of consumerism, there has never been anything quite like the revolt against genetically engineered food. It is a fascinating story, an epic struggle between consumers and industry and government over … Read More

Wasting Away

Date: 23 Mar 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Wasting Away by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance March 23, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press The government pushed nuclear power on the nation, assured utilities their liability would be limited, prevented states from imposing safety restrictions and promised communities they wouldn’t have to keep the decay. Well, then, who is responsible? Twenty … Read More

Bill of Rights vs. Concentrated Power

Date: 2 Mar 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Bill of Rights vs. Concentrated Power by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance March 2, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press One of the White House’s priorities is to enact a Patients Bill of Rights that, among other elements, requires Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to develop grievance and appeals procedures. Meanwhile, Senators Ron Wyden … Read More

Populism Circa 1999

Date: 9 Feb 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Populism Circa 1999 by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance February 9, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press The election of Jesse Ventura set off a flurry of punditry about the meaning of the word “populist”. Governor Ventura certainly fits to a “v” the first part of Webster’s New World Dictionary’s definition of a … Read More

State of Union Address that Could’ve Been

Date: 26 Jan 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

State of Union Address that Could’ve Been by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance January 26, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Something I’d liked to have heard in President Clinton’s State of the Union Address Distinguished Members of Congress, Three years ago I stood in this spot and declared “the era of big … Read More

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