Regulation

Pennsylvania’s Path to Prosperity

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • May 7, 2009

In any economic crisis, politicians scramble to “do something” to show voters they’re   “on the job.”  Ironically, the greatest threat to our recovery is not government’s inaction, but rather its…

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Some Perspectives on Obama’s 100 Days

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 29, 2009

Reason Magazine sums up the “change” of the Obama administration:  On the economy, and specifically on the economic crisis, Obama came to office promising a…

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Education

Vouching for D.C.

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 8, 2009

A new report from the US Department of Education finds the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program has been extremely successful.  Matthew Ladner has more in NRO on the reports…

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Public Union Democracy

The Coming Union Bailout

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • March 27, 2009

America's history is filled with stories about entrepreneurs who persevered through repeated failure before eventually succeeding. These pre-21st century men and women didn't get help from the government, they turned…

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Vouchers Improve Public Schools

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 16, 2009

A new review of studies by Greg Forster of the Friedman Foundation finds that public school systems have benefited from voucher programs: “Contrary to the widespread claim that…

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Education

School Choice Hypocrisy Coming in DC?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 1, 2009

The federal “omnibus” bill, despite billions in earmarks an pork, also proposes to cut off funding for the DC Scholarship program, write Dan Lips and Robert Enlow in NRO…

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Education

Scholarships for Student Conference on Liberty

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 29, 2008

Students For Liberty (a non-profit organization dedicated to liberty) will host their 2009 International Students For Liberty Conference from February 20-22nd at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. The…

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Public Union Democracy

Taxes, Union Bailouts, and “Crybabies”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 17, 2008

Every other Tuesday, Matt Brouillette hosts The Politics of Business on Pittsburgh Renaissance Radio on WMNY 1360 AM from 2-6pm. This week he tackled a variety of issues that rankled at…

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Regulation

Government Can’t Cure Our Economic Woes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 23, 2008

Pennsylvania is facing a deep shortfall in revenue which, through October, stands at $565 million. Putting this in perspective, the shortfall in 2002-03—which led to increases in the state…

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