Education

Should have studied Chemical Engineering at Dartmouth

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 3, 2008

WSJ.com has some interactive data on salaries of graduates by college, as well as by major. I was suprised that the median mid-career salary for my alma…

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Education

Lobbying by State Universities

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 25, 2008

The blog, “Left of Centre,” has some details about lobbying by PA’s state universities, following up an article in the Daily Collegian. Of interest to those following lobbying…

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Government Accountability

PSU Study: Whites still think Blacks are apes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 5, 2008

In addition to commenting on policy issues, I also like to comment on some of very weird, esoteric studies conducted by academic researchers. The most recent is this study…

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Study Supports Turnpike Lease

  • January 15, 2008

Commonwealth Foundation responds to PSU/Wayne State study HARRISBURG, PA — Today, in response to a study of traffic diversion due to toll increases on the Ohio Turnpike by authors…

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Clamor for more taxes and spending

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 9, 2007

Reading Eagle editorial repreats many of the Wrong Lessons of the Minnesota bridge collapse – namely that the problem is a lack of funding and taxes for transportation.

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Education

How NOT to reduce the cost of college

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 30, 2006

Senator Joe Conti unveiled a proposal to expand the state sales tax and dedicate the revenue to Penn State University. Why? Penn State’s tuition is too high. This proposal…

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Government Accountability

The Victory In Primaries For Conservatives

  • May 17, 2006

From the Captain’s Quarters Blog…. Over the past week, many of us have written on the frustration felt by conservatives (especially fiscal conservatives) over the past few years. Some…

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Taxes & Economy

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

  • January 13, 2006

From the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal… Poll: Taxes are most pressing problem What’s the most pressing problem facing the state? The answer is taxes…

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