Education

National Campaign for School Choice Launched

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 11, 2008

Our friends at the Alliance for School Choice have launched a new campaign – Let Parents Choose – aimed at recruiting 10,000 activists and supporters of school choice.

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Government Accountability

Bailout Transparency Fading Fast

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 11, 2008

The Tribune-Review reports Bloomberg News has filed a FOIA and a federal lawsuit seeking to force the disclosure of recipients who received $2 trillion in emergency loans from…

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Government Accountability

Book Review: The Best-Laid Plans

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 11, 2008

Fans of The Road to Serfdom will recognize the dangers of government planning. Unfortunately, government planning has become even more prevalent in the US since Hayek’s warning. Randal O’Toole’s book…

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Education

School Choice Improves Student Learning

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 10, 2008

While evidence on school choice programs in the US indicates both benefits for student recipients and competitive benefits for public schools (not to mention greater parental satisfaction…

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Taxes & Economy

Detroit Auto Makers Need More Than a Bailout

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 10, 2008

A mostly on-target piece in the Wall Street Journal explains why a blank check to the Detroit automakers won’t solve their problems: In return for any direct…

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Government Accountability

Book Review: Income and Wealth

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 10, 2008

Alan Reynold’s Income and Wealth offers a primer on data on income, taxes, and the economy, and counters some of the most popular myths, usually circulated by left-wing groups…

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Education

Tax Credits Lend Helping Hand to Families

  • November 7, 2008

The Goldwater Institute has an interesting article on urban legends about Arizona scholarship tax credits. Some people think they benefit only the rich. Turns out Arizona tax credits are…

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State Budget

Taxpayers still buying promotional calendars for lawmakers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 7, 2008

Dennis Owens of ABC 27 has a story that the latest Capitol Calendars (“courtesy” of your legislator) are now available.  Owens recalled our breakdown of the cost of…

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