By Signè Thomas, JMI Intern & Florida State University Junior in Economics In less than 6 months, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors “healthy meal ordinance” will go into effect, banning fast food kids meals with toys unless they meet government-mandated nutritional standards including maximum levels of calories, sodium, and fat/trans-fat as well as minimum amounts …
2011 April – “Putting America’s Kids on the Lame Duck Diet”
Posted 04/20/2011By Robert Sanchez, JMI Policy Director Who knows best when it comes to deciding what America’s schoolchildren ought to eat? Should their parents decide? Apparently not; in fact, some Chicago schools have barred pupils from bringing lunches from home. Could it be school cafeterias’ managers? After all, they’re presumably informed about nutrition and aware of …
2011 March – “Interview with a Floridian . . . Living & Working in China” 
Posted 03/30/2011
In January 2011, JMI Development Director Francisco Gonzalez interviewed Gianni Breuer of North Palm Beach, FL. Since September 2010, Gianni has been living and working in Beijing, China in the import/export industry. Gianni graduated from the University of Richmond in May 2010, where he majored in sociology with a concentration in regional economics. A native …
February 2011 – Backgrounder No. 68 – “Collateral Damage: Floridians Coping with the Aftermath of War”
Posted 03/01/2011
America’s First Encounters with Terrorists
Posted 07/19/2010
America’s First Encounters with Terrorists By Thomas V. DiBacco Spring/Summer 2010 Journal The Barbary pirates’ predation provided an early challenge to the young republic. As President, James Madison put a halt to years of payoffs, diplomacy, and appeasement.
23 Reasons Think Tanks Are Effective at Changing Public Policy (And One Reason They Are Not)
Posted 07/19/2010
23 Reasons Think Tanks Are Effective at Changing Public Policy (And One Reason They Are Not) By Jeff Judson Spring/Summer 2010 Journal The former head of the Texas Public Policy Institute offers his insight into the movement.
If at First You Don’t Secede…
Posted 06/16/2010
If at First You Don’t Secede… By Thomas V. DiBacco Spring/Summer 2009 Journal We’ve only seen one official secession succeed, but we’ve had several informal ones.
Resurgent Labor Unions Reach for More Power
Posted 06/16/2010
Resurgent Labor Unions Reach for More Power By Scott Dilley Spring/Summer 2009 Labor bosses would love to make membership mandatory – and expensive.
What Will Become of Newspapers?
Posted 06/15/2010
What Will Become of Newspapers? By Neil Skene Winter 2010 Journal A veteran journalist contemplates the altered state of the print media- and the impact.
Hope Is on the Horizon for Harried Florida Motorists
Posted 06/15/2010
Hope Is on the Horizon for Harried Florida Motorists By Robert Poole Winter 2010 Journal The state now has two powerful tools for reducing traffic congestion.
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