Taxes & Economy

Fracking Helps Poor More than Government Programs

Gordon Tomb
September 10, 2013

The natural gas boom spawned by free enterprise and new technology is doing more to help the poor than LIHEAP, a decades-old welfare program, according to the Wall…

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Public Union Democracy

Is Paying Only $2.50 for Health Care Unreasonable?

Priya Brannick
September 10, 2013

If you’ve been watching back-to-school news, you’ve probably heard that teachers unions in three Pennsylvania school districts—Shaler Area, Wyoming Area and Old Forge—have gone on strike. Like…

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Education

Five Facts on the Philadelphia Schools Crisis

Priya Brannick
August 22, 2013

Things have reached a fever pitch in Philadelphia as the city’s school district—the eighth-largest in America—is scrambling to close its $300 million deficit and open schools on time. As protestors…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Obama Learns from Pa. on Corrections Reform

Nathan Benefield
August 13, 2013

Criminal justice policy that offers less spending, lower crime and improved outcomes for offenders—too good to be true? Actually, that is the result of recent corrections reforms in…

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Taxes & Economy

Gasland Part II: New Name, Same Propaganda

July 12, 2013

Remember the frackaphobic film Gasland (2010) directed by Pennsylvania native Josh Fox? Although a documentary in name, we proved the film to be largely fictional. Despite critical acclaim and…

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Education

Happy National Employee Freedom Week, America

Priya Brannick
June 24, 2013

National Employee Freedom Week is about informing workers about their rights and empowering them to exercise their freedoms. Ultimately, there are ways for workers to leave the Hotel California. We…

Commentary

Regulation

CF: Wholesale Privatization Key to Greater Selection, Lower Prices

June 3, 2013

Contact: John Bouder (717) 671-1901 | JBouder@commonwealthfoundation.org As the Senate Law and Justice Committee concludes hearings on privatization of liquor sales, the Commonwealth Foundation has released the following fact…

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Regulation

Facts Contradict Claims of Liquor Monopoly Supporters

Nathan Benefield
May 16, 2013

I’ve received some email responses critical of my recent commentary on liquor privatization. These responses, unfortunately, echo many of faulty claims served up by supporters of the…

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Regulation

Anti-Privatization Study Dismantled

May 15, 2013

A study frequently cited by liquor privatization opponents is soundly debunked in an article by Trevor Butterworth, a statistics guru at Forbes.com. Butterworth dismantles the methodology of the…

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