WHO’S RICH ENOUGH TO PAY MORE TAXES?
Don Mathisen asks Ellis, “How do you define rich?” E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican
Archive for December, 2010
ONE LAST MISSTEP FOR NY’S ACCIDENTAL GOVERNOR
“A Guv full of gaffes, from start to finish”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 26, 2010 Why not leave the same way you arrived? That’s the David Paterson approach. He stumbled into office in an uproar, and he’s stumbling out in one now, as people still shake their heads at his accidental governorship. Who was that [...]
SHOULD ROTC MARCH BACK ON TO CAMPUS?
With the repeal of DADT, Ellis Henican appeared on the O’Reilly Factor (12/22/10 – with guest host Laura Ingraham) to debate whether or not college campuses will bring back ROTC. E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican
WIKI GONE WILD
“WikiLeaks—Inspired language”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 19, 2010 It isn’t just WikiLeaks. 1. WikiMeeks: Digital fan club for Democratic congressman in Queens 2. WikiShrieks: Crowd-sourced compendium of 1970s horror queens 3. WikiStreaks: Peer-to-peer platform for the promotion of naked, outdoor running 4. WikiBeaks: Can you spot the celebrity nose job? 5. WikiGleeks: Worldwide hangout zone [...]
NY GOVERNOR WHINES – IT WASN’T ME
“Paterson pours on the whine”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 17, 2010 He’s really Governor Whiney now. You’d think that David Paterson would express some appreciation — perhaps even a little relief — as he screeches to the end of his brief and accidental governorship. Appreciation because no one ever seriously thought of him as [...]
IS THE MEDIA PUSHING POT?
Is the media’s war against cigarettes telling teens that pot is better for them? Ellis Henican and Jim Pinkerton talk it out on the Fox News Watch Skipe Gripe (12/16/10). E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican
COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Does the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 sufficiently meet the demands of the digital age? Ellis Henican headed to Washington DC to moderate a lively discussion that addressed this question, and many other critical legislative and regulatory issues. The Copyright Clearance Center-sponsored event wondered out loud whether government policies are properly managing rights distribution [...]
OBAMA SAYS: EAT THIS – NOT THAT
President Obama signed into law the $4.5 billion Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which requires that schools provide more nutritious lunches. Ellis appeared on Fox Business Channel’s Freedom Watch (12/13/10) and got into a ‘food fight’ with Judge Napolitano. E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican
$250,000 AND STILL FEELING BROKE
“$250,000? Not rich by NY standards” , Newsday, December 12, 2010 You know we sound like whiners to the rest of America, complaining that a $250,000 New York income isn’t the same as being rich. “Oh, poor babies,” they’re grumbling in Tucson and Topeka, usually with theatrical eye-rolling for emphasis. And these outside-looking-in people do kinda [...]
WILL DEMOCRATS’ ANGER END OBAMANOMICS
Ellis Henican faced Stuart Varney and Co. on the Fox Business Channel (12/10/10). Democrats are angry. Is it political suicide to vote down the Bush Tax Cut compromise? Ellis argued that Republicans have enough votes to pass the tax bill even if politicians on the left vote against it. E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at [...]
