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"Why does hte economy benefit from school choice?"
It’s back to school for Florida students and many others across the country this week. The first days and weeks of a new school year are always filled with anticipation, adjustments, transitions
"A growing chorus of critics, including some Democrats, argue that the administration’s effort to grapple with America’s foremost adversary is contradictory, illustrated in the White House’s Beijing-empowering pursuit of ambitious climate-change goals."
President Biden’s stance toward China hardened this month when he issued an executive order prohibiting American investment in Chinese companies developing advanced technologies that could be us
"Boston has led before on reducing juvenile crime and can do so again, even if it means following quickly behind Kentucky."
In many circles across the country, Boston is heralded as the model of violent crime reduction. Home to the “Boston Miracle” in the 1990s, many of the nation’s best practices in poli
"Many public employees have solid grounds for believing that Big Labor work rules hinder them from performing their jobs to the best of their ability."
Five years ago this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that government employers across the country may not cut deals with Big Labor officials to fire civil servants for refusing to pay dues or fe
"Politicians know that the public education system harms the low-income families they purport to represent and who would benefit from school choice. Yet they use them as pawns to protect the party and institutional interests."
Hypocrisy — claiming to have beliefs to which one's behavior does not conform — has long been a defining characteristic of many politicians. But a few brave souls recently have bucked the
"By overspending and adopting a convoluted tax relief strategy, Texas risks falling behind states rather than leading the way in addressing real property tax concerns."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) recently signed into law the tax relief compromise by the Legislature’s second special session. This relief is historic with the country’s largest tax cut an
"Illinois now suffers the 4th-highest in-state tuition & fees in the nation, driven largely by the state’s growing public employee pension debt. At stake is not just the future of our students but the long-term health of Illinois’ workforce."
The Biden administration just took a hit when the U.S. Supreme Court blocked its student loan forgiveness plan, but Illinois faces its own higher education mess: soaring costs. Illinois now suffers th
"What should alarm all Americans is the clubfooted approach to trade policy that is allowing the People's Republic of China to create a growing toehold in arguably the most critical of sectors: our domestic food supply."
Policymakers on both sides of the aisle are rightly focused on the increasingly nefarious influence China has on America’s culture, economy, and security. From Temu to TikTok, Congress and the B
Threads vs. Twitter Could Only Happen in a Free Market
Mark Zuckerberg’s new social media platform, Threads, designed by Meta to compete against Twitter, has been the most rapidly downloaded app ever. Receiving more than 30 million downloads in less
"The SEC should consider suggestions focused on the need for direct communication, reducing compliance burdens, enhancing the clarity and interpretation of resolutions, mitigating risks, and promoting timely and coordinated reporting."
This month, the House Financial Services Committee hosted two hearings investigating the role and influence that proxy advisors play in investors’ decision making. Members questioned witnesses a
"A collaborative state-federal effort could design a state-based visa program that allows states to tailor legal migration to fit their local labor markets."
The United States and its leading industries have been in a global war for skilled labor for decades. And it has not gone especially well for the ol’ red, white, and blue. The most recent labor
"Regardless of the source or motivation for her misstatements, the question remains as to what exactly in her dismal record qualifies Weingarten to advise DHS on academic policy and school safety."
On June 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new appointments to its Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council. Among them was Randi Weingarten, who, when not retweeting libera
"The headlines may claim that “affirmative action is gone,” but the reality is that the effects of the recent Harvard and University of North Carolina Supreme Court case will be minimal on higher education."
The headlines may claim that “affirmative action is gone,” but the reality is that the effects of the recent Harvard and University of North Carolina Supreme Court case will be minimal on
"Skills like working well in teams, communicating effectively, and thinking creatively, broadly known as 'soft skills,' are becoming more important than ever ..."
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are occurring at an unprecedented rate, garnering countless headlines and sparking concerns about the transformative effects of new technologies, especially i
"Competition should be encouraged to improve customer satisfaction and provide more job opportunities."
"Some people have $100 to spare. Others don’t. The difference can be huge for motorists driving the same speeds on the same roads in Delaware."
Some people have $100 to spare. Others don’t. The difference can be huge for motorists driving the same speeds on the same roads in Delaware. Under a new law, which authorizes residential s
"As we strive to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) for societal good, a critical question arises: How should we regulate AI?"
As we strive to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) for societal good, a critical question arises: How should we regulate AI? While concerns about runaway AI systems and potential job losses warrant
"When it comes to the next generation of fighter planes, one contractor, Lockheed Martin, is acting with a massive sense of entitlement and seems to write the rules."
"No one likes to take tests. But testing -- the measurement of what individuals know and can do -- is a fact of life, just as our reflection in a mirror shows us realities that we might not want to see."
It’s election season again. And like clockwork, some politicians have pulled out their old talking points that attack standardized testing, “teaching to the test,” and even pledging
"Short-term plans are not for everyone, and they are not limited benefit plans as is often confused by critics, but they can be a lifesaver."
Mike Pirner had emergency gall bladder surgery shortly after buying short-term medical insurance plan (STM), for $150/month. The costs associated with the procedure were $100,000 — Mike only had
"If a candidate were really serious about injecting market discipline into U.S. health care, the changes brought about by the reforms presented here would go a long way toward achieving that objective."
Suspend disbelief for a moment and assume that President Biden draws a GOP opponent next year who would have been viewed as mainstream in the Reagan-Bush era. And then go one step further and assume t
"When it comes to protecting religious freedom in America, forget about the civil rights community. Just like Biden, these groups have now surrendered to progressive ideologies, unwilling to defend anyone who disagrees with them."
When it comes to protecting religious freedom in America, forget about the civil rights community. Just like President Biden, these groups have now surrendered to progressive ideologies, unwilling to
"Thank goodness for modern technology – and the free market that makes it available at an affordable price for everyone."
A large swathe of the southern US experienced a series of massive thunderstorms the other week. Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity. For me here in Mississippi, not having el
"The reason Springfield killed Invest in Kids is simple: political expediency, corruption and pressure from radical teachers union leadership."
Illinois’ 2024 budget took effect on July 1 and notably absent among the line items was an extension for a program improving the lives of thousands of working families. The Invest in Kids tax cr
"These avaricious cities’ brazen efforts to collect income taxes from nonresidents who did not work in their jurisdictions are unconstitutional & deprive smaller municipalities of revenue owed to them ..."
Who is authorized to tax the income of a commuter who doesn’t commute? This question—born of the pandemic and currently pending before the Supreme Court of Ohio—could be coming to a
"A small amount of pluralism multiplied across millions of people in multiple contexts would produce a more cohesive and less polarized country within a few election cycles."
To Heal Our Divided Country, Drive 50 Miles in Any Direction. Then Schmooze. America is a delicate experiment of a multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-factional democracy, and pluralism —
"Unions confiscate billions of dues dollars every year from the paychecks of millions of government employees who think it’s being spent on representation and use it to underwrite a radical, leftist ideology perhaps half their members don’t even share."
If political rhetoric was subject to the same rigid labeling standards American manufacturers are expected to meet, liberals would have to call themselves something else. The term was undoubtedly test
"Americans are rightly concerned about their privacy and how sensitive data is secured and used. But it is Congress, not bureaucrats, who should make the laws governing data privacy."
Since Abraham Lincoln admonished his fellow Whig Party members in 1840 “to make a perfect list of all the voters in their respective districts, and to ascertain with certainty for whom they will
"No longer looking to move fast or disrupt and innovate, the new Meta-Facebook is seeking to leverage government interference to slow down other companies that move into the social media realm."
When it started, Facebook’s motto was to ‘move fast and break things.’ That bias for action made the company a leader – an innovator – in the social media space, with a v
"Taxpayer-funded safety nets should be reserved for people in need, not widened for people not in need. But Washington state lawmakers have decided otherwise when it comes to long-term care."
“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.” — Catherine Aird Taxpayer-funded safety nets should be reserved for people in need, not
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