NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 1-21-2010

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Thursday, January 21, 2010 There are more than 500,000 subscribers that receive the Daily Policy Digest. Help us hit 1 million by Forwarding to a Friend. Yes, I want to support Daily Policy Digest and contribute today! Global Warming THE IPCC'S ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN A U.N. warning that Himalayan glaciers were melting fast and may be gone by 2035 was not backed up by science, U.N. climate experts admitted... INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Government Issues AMERICANS CALL FOR CHANGE AS U.S. BECOMES LESS ECONOMICALLY FREE Higher levels of economic freedom go hand-in-hand with broader indications of both economic and social well-being, according to the "2010 Index of Economic Freedom"... HERITAGE FOUNDATION/WALL STREET JOURNAL Economic Issues WHAT ARIZONA CAN LEARN FROM CHILE Chile's economic experience could be instructive to Arizona policymakers, says Byron Schlomach, director of the Goldwater Institute's Center for Economic Prosperity... GOLDWATER INSTITUTE Government Issues INSIDE WASHINGTON: SECRET BILL-WRITING ON THE RISE Rather than staging conference meetings, putting bills online for 72 hours before a final vote would better ensure public access to what Congress is doing, says John Wonderlich, policy director for Sunlight Foundation, a group that promotes government transparency... TOWNHALL.COM Health Issues HEALTH REFORM AND THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST TAXPAYERS Government unionized workers often have gold-plated health benefits packages that are among the most expensive in America, says Steven Malanga, a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute... REAL CLEAR MARKETS International Issues ENGLISH CRAZE HIGHLIGHTS CHINESE AMBITIONS China may already have more English speakers than India, according to the British Council... FINANCIAL TIMES About the DPD NCPA's Daily Policy Digest brings you the most wide-ranging public policy findings five times a week at no charge. DPD knows your time is valuable, so we find and summarize the most topical public policy issues from today's newspapers, magazines, websites, government reports, scholarly journals and think tanks. Visit the DPD Archives Visit the NCPA website The John Goodman Health Blog A new Consumer-Directed Health Care Blog. Forward this to a Friend Subscribe to the Daily Policy Digest. Unsubscribe: If you received this email in error, you can unsubscribe here. NCPA Events David M. Walker - Friday, January 29, 2010 David M. Walker, President and CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former Comptroller of the United States, will discuss his new book Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility Mitt Romney - Thursday, March 18, 2010 Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and former Republican Candidate for President of the United States, will discuss his new book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness Connect with the NCPA on: Please do not reply to this email address as it is not monitored. For a list of NCPA departments and corresponding email addresses, please visit www.ncpa.org/contact. We depend on the financial support of individuals. We need your help to continue our work. Join the NCPA today! Dallas Headquarters 12770 Coit Rd., Suite 800 Dallas, TX 75251-1339 Phone: (972) 386-6272 Fax: (972) 386-0924 Copyright 2003-2010 National Center for Policy Analysis - All rights reserved