Regulation

States Don’t Need a Bailout

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 19, 2008

Steven Malanga of the Manhattan Institute has an excellent editorial in the Wall Street Journal covering all the major topics of why states overspend – creating or…

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Taxes & Economy

Do you support limited government?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 18, 2008

Jay P. Greene explains why anyone who believes in limited government and free markets should support the Commonwealth Foundation. Not directly, of course, but his conclusion is that…

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Taxes & Economy

Bush defends Free Market (and Big Government)

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 17, 2008

In a speech to the Manhattan Institute, President Bush defends the free market.  Let me parse what I consider to be the key paragraph: History has…

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Government Accountability

Update: State Spending Transparency

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 3, 2008

A reader emailed to ask if there are examples of states with online spending databases. Indeed states across the country are adopting transparency legislation while state officials and think tanks…

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Government Accountability

Legal reform aids Ohio’s economy

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • August 6, 2008

Pennsylvania and Ohio share more than a border. Both states spend a ton of money on “economic development” while consistently failing to attract new jobs. No wonder elected…

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Health Care

An American Cure for Reforming Health Care

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 7, 2008

Tom Coburn presents his proposal to reform our health care system at the Manhattan Institute. Here is the core of the argument: How do we create a real…

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Education

Bevy of School Choice Articles/Research

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 1, 2008

A number of articles came across my email and blog reader, and I decided to put them all into one post. The Philadelphia Bulletin has a write-up…

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Education

Taxpayer-Funded, Universal Preschool in Pennsylvania: Benefits Questioned

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 13, 2007

The push toward taxpayer-funded preschool for every child in Pennsylvania continues with Governor Rendell’s budget proposal for the 2007-08 fiscal year. The Governor wants $75 million for “Pre-K Counts,” which…

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