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the biggest rip of them all

specialk420 — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:56:46 -0800

the biggest website rip-off of them all
paid for with your tax dollars. the CPA rips the excellent brookings institution. via the sleuths at tpm

Conservative Judge Joins Attack on Expanding Intellectual Property Rights

ajr — Thu, 21 Nov 2002 19:26:38 -0800

Left Gets Nod from Right on Copyright Law - A darling of the conservative movement, federal Judge Richard Posner criticizes the Sonny Bono Act and attacks the Patent and Trademark Office for granting "very questionable" business method patents at a lecture organized by the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution. (via How Appealing)

quirked — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 06:46:23 -0800

Government's 50 Greatest Endeavors from The Brookings Institution. Rebuilding Europe After World War II and Expanding the Right to Vote are number 1 and 2 respectively. Do we give our Government enough credit or should this be compared to a list of Government's 50 greatest boondoggles?