State Budget

Congress’s Edifice Complex

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 21, 2008

John Fund borrows the epithet Edifice Complex to describe Congressman’s (along with Governor’s) penchant for using taxpayer funds to construct projects named for themselves – e.g. Paul…

Media

Read More: Congress’s Edifice Complex

Education

The Real Cost of Public Schools

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 7, 2008

Andrew Coulson has an article in the Washington Post and a more detailed version on the Cato-at-liberty blog contrasting public school spending ($24,000 per pupil) and private school…

Media

Read More: The Real Cost of Public Schools

Government Accountability

Campaign Finance “Reform” is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 14, 2007

Good afternoon. My name is Nathan Benefield; I am the Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation, a public policy research and educational institution based in Harrisburg. I…

Testimony

Read More: Campaign Finance “Reform” is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing