Taxes & Economy

Give Exxon a break

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 1, 2008

The Los Angeles Times editorializes about why Exxon is getting a bad rap for “record profits“. Although crude oil is selling for almost twice as much a…

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Government Accountability

Absurd statement of the day

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 1, 2008

The attorney for Sean Ramaley – who was indicted in the bonusgate scandal (accused of taking a no-work job to campaign for the House, and dropped his bid for…

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Government Accountability

Too little… too late

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 31, 2008

Lowman Henry weighs in on the House State Government Committee’s upcoming hearing on reducing the size of the legislature. He doesn’t say much on the merits of the proposal…

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Taxes & Economy

Comments on the Milton Friedman Institute Protest letter

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 31, 2008

A U of Chicago faculty member responds to the absurd protest objecting to a Milton Friedman Institute, pointing out not only the blatant hypocrisy and misguided economic assumptions,…

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Education

Less than 60% of black males graduate in PA

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 31, 2008

The Schott Foundation has a new report out on black male graduation rates – in public schools – and the gap between black and white performance. In PA,…

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Government Accountability

How Many Wives Is Too Many?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 30, 2008

John Stossel has a Townhall Commentary, likely to be controversial among the Townhall readers, about polygamy. He quotes one polygamist activist (not sure if there is more than one):…

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Government Accountability

Legal fees double taxpayers’ cost in bonus scandal

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 30, 2008

Tribune Review story highlights the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on legal fees – the bulk by House Democrats – in response to the bonusgate investigation. Taxpayers picked…

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Education

Georgia Charter School Success

  • July 29, 2008

Our sister think tank, Georgia Public Policy Foundation, highlights the success that charter schools are enjoying in the state. 85% of the state’s 71 charter schools met Adequate…

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Taxes & Economy

Even heroes can misspend other people’s money

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 29, 2008

Two separate letters to the editor in the Patriot News denounce the Commonwealth Foundation for commenting on Colonel Miller’s flights to other states. Here is Matt Brouillette’s quote in…

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