Should COVID-19 Keep Schools Closed? Weighing the Risks

• Marc LeBlond, Stefanie Mason
• October 23, 2020

As the dialogue about returning kids to in-person instruction continues around the state and country, it’s critical to for parents, teachers, and administrators to take into consideration the data on…

Commentary

Health Care

2020: The year of challenges, can be the year of solutions

• Tirzah Duren
• June 26, 2020

This year started rough and it isn’t slowing down. While some of these tragedies don’t have a policy solution, many do. One such example is COVID-19, telehealth, and ensuring that our…

Commentary

Back to School, Back to Basics

• Marc LeBlond
• September 6, 2019

In the summer of 1961, legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi opened training camp with the following greeting for his players: “Gentlemen, this is a football.” Lombardi wasn’t condescending to or…

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State Budget

News Release: Pa. Spends Nearly One-Third of Year Working to Pay Taxes

• April 20, 2017

April 18 was this year’s tax return filing deadline, but how long do Pennsylvanians work to earn enough to pay their total tax bill? In 2017, that date—dubbed Tax Freedom…

Press Release

Education

Parental Choice + Competition = Better Schools

• Nathan Benefield
• October 1, 2012

A new study of academic performance in Ohio finds that traditional public schools facing competition from charter schools experience greater gains in student learning.  In summarizing the findings, the…

Media

Taxes & Economy

George Soros vs. Natural Gas

• August 17, 2010

Is anyone surprised that George Soros is against the tapping of shale gas because of “dangerous hydrofracking”? One of America’s real hopes for economic recovery is on the line,…

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Taxes & Economy

Follow the Money on Climate Change “Research”

• Nathan Benefield
• December 1, 2009

The Wall Street Journal today features a important read on what lies behind climate research, in the wake of the email…

Media

Health Care

Lots More Reasons why ObamaCare isn’t Popular

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2009

Pete DeCoursey has an interesting column on Capitowire (subscription) about why people oppose ObamaCare. He hits the main point correct — most people are satisfied with their coverage (…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Indiana Toll Road private operator eliminates tolls to help in flood

• September 21, 2008

Despite not being required to by the lease agreement, the private operator of the Indiana Toll Road — an “evil foreign” consortium of Spanish and Australian companies — suspended the…

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