CEI Weekly: Happy Independence Day!

Friday, July 6, 2012

Feature: Wednesday marked the 236 anniversary of the adaoption of the Declaration of Independence.

FEATURE: Happy Independence Day! As we celebrated July 4th this week, CEI took a look back at last month's celebration of liberty at the annual dinner. For those who missed it, we've released video of the key speeches at the event, below:  CEI President Fred Smith's speech Fred Young's introduction of Congressman Paul Ryan Congressman Paul Ryan's speech SHAPING THE DEBATE 38 Studios and the Gift Clause Trey Kovacs and Jessica Miller's op-ed in The Providence Journal After the Recall, Big Trouble for Big Labor Matt Patterson's op-ed in The Washington Examiner Freeing Europe From the Euro Sacha Tamm's CEI Web Memo Three Quick Thoughts on the Healthcare Ruling Ryan Young's op-ed in The Daily Caller Lamenting the Lost Legacy of Independence Day Bill Frezza's column in Forbes The Road to Fiscal Hell Marc Scriber's citation in The Wall Street Journal This Declaration of Internet Freedom is Vague Ryan Radia's citation in The Atlantic Another Energy-Department Program Goes Under Brian McGraw's citation on OneNewsNow Video of CEI Hill Briefing on Federal Transportation Policy Featuring Marc Scribner Video of CEI Hill Briefing on Chemical Policy Featuring Angela Logomasini

CEI PODCAST July 5, 2012: Relic of Prohibition Prohibition ended 79 years ago, but in Washington, D.C., it is still illegal to buy liquor on Sundays. Fellow in Consumer Policy Studies Michelle Minton thinks these blue laws need to be modernized. BEST OF THE BLOGS Google, Antitrust Antagonism, Patent Trolling, and Joseph Schumpeter By Luca Gattoni-Celli A Dream Deferred: An Independence Day Story About Becoming An American Citizen By Hans Bader Against the First Amendment: How Public-Sector Unions Neglect Free Speech By Michael Giles Rep. Jeff Flake's Commonsense Fix for Cellulosic Biofuel Folly By Marlo Lewis