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Bush Plan Similar to Institute’s Ideas

In the middle of the Amtrak financial crisis, The New York Times Magazine published an article in June titled “Amtrak Must Die.” The reporter, an avowed train lover, came to that conclusion after analyzing the system’s finances and experiencing four-hour delays and bad service in a cross-country trip. At the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, copies of the article are handed out. Read More ›