Romina Boccia is a Policy Analyst at the Independent Women's Forum. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:00:00 GMT Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ With gas prices unbearably high and driving season approaching, Americans are easy prey for those who promise to ease their pains at the pump. This makes it high season for politicians and their cronies seeking... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2011/04/26/natural_gas_cars_let_the_market_decide d27fc9c5-4e7e-4df3-91fb-a99a3ea7ee35 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:00:00 GMT Editor's note: By Romina Boccia, Policy Analyst, and Maria Andersen, Junior Fellow, at the Independent Women's Forum. Rhode Island state officials celebrated last week's one year anniversary of the new health care... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2011/03/29/the_obamacare_anniversary_cake_makes_younger_americans_gag daffa893-443b-4d8d-aa62-d2ba7dcfb7eb Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:01:00 GMT When CBS reporter Lara Logan was assaulted by a group of men while reporting on the ground in Egypt, a group of Egyptian women reportedly helped save her from the attackers. Women of the West need to return that favor... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2011/03/01/what's_at_stake_for_women_after_the_unrest 26911554-b4b2-4ac9-a21c-60bd2906d950 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:01:00 GMT Centuries ago, revolutionaries exchanged secret letters and waited for messages carried on horseback to provide news of how comrades fared on other fronts. Today, the world is captivated by the news, images, and video... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2011/02/07/freedom_is_the_foundation_of_the_internet eb05d9dd-9e10-423b-9ab4-78c27f0da675 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:50:09 GMT The budget crisis confronting states is severe and will persist even as the economy rebounds. Most states have substantial shortfalls projected not just this year, but into the future, unless governors and legislators... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2011/01/25/necessary_state_budget_cuts_can_be_a_boon_to_education 2c2c9408-1c5f-4c41-ae65-ee602f5cc4f4 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT The Internet is the most marvelous and open information highway humanity has yet experienced. You are likely reading this column on a screen on your laptop, desktop, or mobile handheld device. To reach you, this piece... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2011/01/11/the_internet_is_threatened_by_government_regulation a6c58a1d-6ae4-44e4-9715-3414c7be335b Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:01:00 GMT Politicians seem to think that no bill is complete without its fair share of "pork." Though when applied to the contentious tax deal, it would be more accurate to say that both parties seem to think this bill needs its... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2010/12/14/scrap_the_whole_darn_ethanol_subsidy a83d1c42-3973-4fc4-8842-ce68d9bf9b9d Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:01:00 GMT This midterm election sent a clear message to Washington: "Listen to the people, or you're out." While the dire state of the economy and out-of-control public spending were certainly the frontrunners in motivating... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2010/11/16/the_high_cost_of_renewable_energy_coercion 8cc9430d-9c6d-4897-83c0-d1627de94242 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:51:41 GMT Last week the Department of Labor reported that for 14 straight months-the longest stretch since the 1930s-the unemployment rate remains above 9.5 percent. This is pretty glum, but don't despair, good news is on the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RominaBoccia/2010/10/19/paycheck_fairness_act_a_bad_deal_for_women 9053af2e-0e9b-4539-ac68-19d9e796f50a Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:01:00 GMT