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Welcome to Fraser Insight The feature topic of this issue is education. Institute researchers have launched a number of projects related to education since our last issue, including the first in a series of report cards on schools in the state of Washington, an interactive website dedicated to profiling innovative “school chains” from around the world, and a lesson plan to help educators teach students about environmental issues in a science-based manner. Find out more about each of these in our In Context and In Focus sections. This edition of Fraser Insight also covers many other important issues. Our In Print section includes articles on the decline of free-market policies in the United States, health care lessons for Americans, the costs of environmental extremism, the rising need for nuclear energy, and security issues in the Pacific and Central Asia. We encourage you to add Fraseramerica.org—a storehouse of cogent commentary and in-depth analysis—to your list of bookmarks. If you would like to share Fraser Insight with your friends and colleagues, invite them to sign up to receive our quarterly e-newsletter here. For back issues of Fraser Insight, please visit our newsletter archive page.
The “cap and trade” energy-climate legislation pending in Congress has evolved into a vehicle for protectionism. The Missing Link between Vaccines and Autism Voters, parents, policy makers, and regulators must insist upon facts—not fear—in formulating public health policy. NATO's 'Strategery' NATO has started working on a new mission statement. Obama Learns Foreign Disagreements Come with Presidency The hard-line Bush administration didn’t make the world’s rogues more defiant, just as the “grip and grin” Obama administration cannot make them more compliant. NATO at 60: Transformed or Deformed? Today’s NATO keeps the peace in Kosovo, wages war in Afghanistan, fights piracy off the Horn of Africa, and trains Iraqi soldiers. Has the alliance been transformed or deformed by these new responsibilities? DDT: Banned Lifesaver Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds, but environmental ideology doesn’t permit the use of DDT, the most effective means of eradicating this ghastly disease.
US government spending, which has been increasing since 2001, reached almost 39% of the economy in 2008. Obama Should Heed Canadian Medical Lessons President Barack Obama appears eager to give the government a greater role in health care insurance. But before doing so, he would be wise to consider Canada’s struggles. Preventive Medical Services Do Not Save Money Public health advocates often call for greater use of preventive medical services, arguing that huge amounts of money could be saved if doctors caught conditions in their early stages. But hundreds of studies indicate that preventive medical services actually increase costs. Time to Go Nuclear If America is on the verge of a “nuclear renaissance,” as proponents of nuclear power contend, our nuclear Dark Age has cost us dearly.
A “Focused” Competitor Adm. Michael Mullen recently raised eyebrows by noting that China is “developing capabilities” that “seem very focused on the United States Navy and our bases that are in that part of the world.”
Great Right North Over the past few years, while US politicians have presided over huge increases in spending and debt, the Canadian government has tightened its belt, slashed tax rates, and balanced budgets.
A Conservative Strategy for NATO’s Future The United States has boosted NATO’s power many times throughout NATO’s history, but now it is time for NATO members to rise to the challenge and support American power.
 Understanding Climate Change: Lesson Plans for the Classroom This innovative product offers a series of lesson plans to assist educators in teaching students about climate change in a sound, science-based manner.
Report Card on Washington State’s Elementary Schools 2009 This report card collects a variety of objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible document, allowing anyone to compare the performance and progress of individual schools.
Measuring the Canadian Parliament’s Attitude towards US-Canada Cooperation Because the US-Canada relationship is so important to the United States, this report’s findings should be of interest to Americans. After all, Canada is America’s largest trading partner, one of its closest friends, and its nearest ally.
Official Language Policies at the Federal Level in Canada As US agencies, states, and cities grapple with bilingual policies, Canada offers an example of what these policies can cost the taxpayer.
Introducing... the Washington State Report Cards
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