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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 10, 2005

Malpractice suits aren’t what needs fixing here

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Malpractice suits aren’t what needs fixing here by David Morris Originally published in Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 10, 2005 One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits, President Bush has told the American people. Here are seven facts that prove him wrong. Insurance rates do… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Nov 28, 2004

Ethanol production makes sense, when you consider the facts

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Ethanol production makes sense, when you consider the facts by David Morris Originally published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 28, 2004 A recent column by Craig Westover claimed it takes more energy to make ethanol than is contained in ethanol (“Let’s have both sides of ethanol debate,” Nov. 17). The only evidence he… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Nov 28, 2004

Who gets fruits of public R&D?

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Who gets fruits of public R&D? by David Morris Originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 28, 2004 In 1980, Congress allowed universities to own federally supported research and grant exclusive licenses to businesses to commercialize that research. Since then, the landscape of America’s research universities has changed dramatically. Before 1980, U.S. universities applied… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 1, 2004

Here Come the Low-Mileage Hybrids

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Here Come the Low-Mileage Hybrids by David Morris Originally published in Alternet, September 1, 2004 Equating a hybrid with a high-efficiency car was sufficient so long as a hybrid was a high-efficiency car. Enter the Ford Escape – it ain’t no Prius. The introduction by Ford this month of a hybrid SUV marks the end… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jul 25, 2004

Business Forum: Teaching People to Think – Badly

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Business Forum: Teaching People to Think – Badly by David Morris Originally published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 25, 2004 In 1998, with much fanfare, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis formally launched its “Economic Literacy” initiative. As President Gary Stern explained: “Economic literacy is crucial because it is a measure of whether people… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jun 30, 2004

Devil in the Details

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Devil in the Details by David Morris Originally published in Alternet, June 30, 2004 In mid June, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) weighed in on the growing controversy about whether bishops should deny Communion, one of the Church’s holiest rites, to politicians. “The question has been raised as to whether the denial of… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on May 4, 2004

Reaping What We Have Sown

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Reaping What We Have Sown by David Morris Originally published in Alternet, May 4, 2004 Who is behind global Islamic terrorism? A new book by Mahmood Mamdani, Good Muslim, Bad Muslim, makes a persuasive case that the guilty party is the United States. For Mamdani, director of the Institute of African Studies at Columbia University,… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 12, 2004

O Canada; Oy Vey United States

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O Canada; Oy Vey United States by David Morris Originally published in Alternet, April 12, 2004 Four years ago Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post wrote a long essay to end his tour as Canadian correspondent. His gloomy assessment of Canada’s future as a self-governing, independent country contained this remarkable reflection on its past. Over… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Mar 4, 2004

Time To Think Big

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Time To Think Big by David Morris Originally published on TomPaine.com, March 4, 2004 For advocates of renewable energy, these are the best of times and the worst of times. The good news is that renewable energy is growing in spectacular fashion. Wind electric production in the United States alone is up more than 200… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Mar 3, 2004

Folly of running government as a business

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Folly of running government as a business by David Morris Originally published in Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 3, 2004 Conservatives believe government should be run like a private business. They’re wrong. Now Minnesota is paying a stiff price for their mistake. By law, a private corporation must strive to maximize the economic return to a… Continue reading