The Loudenia Crier

Thomas Rawski, Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh, weighs in on the Loudenian Euro Conversion Bill with testimony that comes after the bill’s passage, yet is sure to deepen understanding of this important issue for all Loudenians who are making the transition from the Louda to the Euro:
1. Currency is now fixed […]

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Dr. Karma Chavez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico, has written widely on immigration policy. In this virtual testimony, she offers her expert assessment of the Immigration Reform Bill recently approved by the Loudenian parliament:
1) Work Permits are given to either highly-qualified refugees or to those […]

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Virtual expert witness Brad Hall, U.S. intercollegiate policy debate champion and climate advisor to Al Gore, contributes this testimony on the pending China environment bill:
Dear Loudenians,
Greetings! This is an exciting time for Loudenia and I am proud to be part of its development as a global leader.
I applaud your forward thinking on the issues of […]

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Professor of Communication John Lyne contributes this thoughtful and provocative testimony on the pending China human rights bill (read to the end to discover some intriguing history about Loudenia you may not have known before):
First, my congratulations to Ms. Datii on her recent election. I wish her well as she brings “change we can […]

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Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool, Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, provides this expert testimony on the pending Clean Air Act pending before the Loudenian parliament:
I would recommend passage of this bill with the exception of the clean coal
part, although I do have a few […]

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The following is testimony from Dr. Alessandra Beasley of the Department of Communication at Wake Forest University.
Honorable Ms Stroebel and Ms Tarlamazyan,
I commend you for working on the important issue of immigration in your country. Your bill addresses several key issues related to the ongoing immigration debate, but I would like to offer […]

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David Tarr is Consultant and Former Lead Economist with the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
[couriered via email to Gordon Mitchell]
Mr. Gordon
Regarding the draft legislation:
1. I agree it would be in the best interests of the Russian economy to achieve
greater privatization of their oil sector, but I do not believe that […]

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Writing from London, international attorney Joshua Zive weighs in on the pending Turkey quid-pro-quo bill:
I think there are significant uncertainties associated with the bill that would make me hesitant to endorse it:
1) While international quid pros are not unusual, it is unusual to see them made explicitly, and I would be concerned about Loudenia being […]

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FROM CHRIS CLEAVE (award-winning novelist, reporter, London Guardian)
[couriered to Gordon Mitchell via email 28th July 2008, 4:36 am]
Dear Members of the Loudenese Government,
I send you greetings and offer my humble comments on the Immigration Bill that is before you.
The sponsors of this Bill are perspicacious in recognizing that the management of immigration and labor is […]

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Comments on the “Bill on Trade Relationships with the Russian Federation” now before the Loudenian Parliament

William Tompson, Professor of Political Economy, Birkbeck College, University of London
[Testimony couriered to Gordon Mitchell via email July 28, 2008, 2:57 am]
While the aims of the proposed legislation, as set out in the bill, are
clearly laudable, Loudenian policy-makers will want […]

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