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  • Five New ColumnsI've added five of my ...

    Five New ColumnsI've added five of my recent columns to the publications vault.Do stadiums bring economic growth?http://www.policyguy.com/pubs/SPLL/SPLL-StadiumGrowthThis column summarizes an article from an economics journal. The authors looked at the economic effects of building new sports temples or hosting major sporting events.A call for meaningful performance evaluations of teachershttp://' [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:30pm EST

  • Local governments shouldn't be in the business ...

    Local governments shouldn't be in the business of business.A hyper-local paper recently ran an article about city-owned enterprises. I wrote a response, which the paper published today"No Place to Compete"According to an article in the September 17 edition, city governments sometimes find themselves with a conflict of interest: While accepting' [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 3:50pm EDT

  • When governments compete against their citizensSaint Paul ...

    When governments compete against their citizensSaint Paul Legal Ledger Capitol ReportJuly 20, 2009John LaPlanteWith the governor's cuts in state aid to local governments the topic of the month, it's a good time to ask what local units of government are doing -- and ponder what they should be doing. We [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 4:45pm EDT

  • Government and Your MouthAlmost every week I ...

    Government and Your MouthAlmost every week I write something that is included in the update of the Minnesota Free Market Institute. Here's my contribution for this week's newsletter. (The formatting in the original is lost here.)In response to my last Weekly Update commentary, someone sent along a note, which said [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 8:06am EDT

  • Public School Spending has Doubled in 40 ...

    Public School Spending has Doubled in 40 YearsPublic school spending has doubled in 40 years, and yet some people are bothered by the fact that an education analyst said that schools ought to be "productive."I offer a look at this fact, and the reaction, in an op-ed that the Kansas [...]
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    Posted: June 29, 2009, 4:10pm EDT

  • New StuffHere are some things I've been ...

    New StuffHere are some things I've been writing in lieu of posting here:Schools Need to Be More Productive (PDF)A comment about "unproductive" schools prompts an op-ed.Decisions on Teacher Tenure Should Not Be Automatic (PDF)A look at a report on state policies governing hiring and firing teachers.Learning From a Football Star' [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2009, 3:36pm EDT

  • It's Time for Government to Cut Back, ...

    It's Time for Government to Cut Back, Too.In a recession, many people have cut back on their spending. It's also time for Minnesota to cut back on its spending, as I argue in a new essay. You can read it at the Minnesota Free Market Institute. [...]
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    Posted: May 29, 2009, 3:30pm EDT

  • I'm a MichiganderSince "Michigander or Michiganian" (or ...

    I'm a MichiganderSince "Michigander or Michiganian" (or is it "Michigander v. Michganian"?) is one of those phrases that bring people to this site, I thought it worthwhile to post a letter I wrote to my college alumni magazine. It was published in the most recent issue. Here it is:I'm a [...]
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    Posted: April 18, 2009, 10:35am EDT

  • Lessons in Economics from the North ShoreCan ...

    Lessons in Economics from the North ShoreCan you learn a lesson in economics by going on vacation? On March 18 through 22, I spent some time at a convention on the North Shore, held for people who write about skiing, snowboarding and winter generally to talk about their work, swap [...]
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    Posted: April 04, 2009, 12:53pm EDT

  • Teachers union sees budget crisis as opportunity ...

    Teachers union sees budget crisis as opportunity to kill charter schools President Obama made news last week for trumpeting charter schools. He called for states that have caps on the number of charter schools to lift them, arguing that placing a limit "isn't good for our children,our economy or our'" [...]
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    Posted: April 02, 2009, 2:22pm EDT

  • Government unlimited, society constrained President Obama and ...

    Government unlimited, society constrained President Obama and Congress are keen to inflict many changes on this country, changes that will inflict a lot of damage. Aside from the particulars, the most significant problem with the Obama agenda is that it is a full-frontal assault on the principle of subsidiarity.Made most [...]
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    Posted: March 29, 2009, 4:11pm EDT

  • Our Healthcare Future: Affordability and Access or ...

    Our Healthcare Future: Affordability and Access or Regulation and Rationing In Minnesota as well as in Washington, DC, there's a push for a goverment takeover of health care. People who value freedom are right to warn of the horrors of single-payer systems in Britain, Canada and elsewhere. But they should [...]
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    Posted: March 26, 2009, 2:57pm EDT

  • Whose Children Are They?Recently a member of ...

    Whose Children Are They?Recently a member of the Minnesota Legislature--I forget who, and it's not really important--asserted that the state needs a booster-seat law, adding onto a requirement that children ride in such seats until age 4. It's "to protect our children." The Star-Tribune editorialized that substituting political judgment for [...]
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    Posted: March 23, 2009, 6:50pm EDT

  • Public School Children are "Captured" AudienceLarge, bureaucratic ...

    Public School Children are "Captured" AudienceLarge, bureaucratic organizations, especially government agencies, are well known for using words to shape public perceptions and obscure their own failures. (George Orwell's "1984" was simply an extreme literary example.)I realized this truth again when I was reading one of the local newspapers published in [...]
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    Posted: March 20, 2009, 4:06pm EDT

  • Who does government really--and inevitably--work for?A while ...

    Who does government really--and inevitably--work for?A while ago, MNFMII attended a panel discussion on the life of John Brandl, held at the University of Minnesota and cosponsored by the Minnesota Free Market Institute. Among the several points I could mention from that 90-minute event, I'll stick with one. During the' [...]
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    Posted: March 17, 2009, 3:58pm EDT

  • Once a subsidy, always a subsidy.Here's something ...

    Once a subsidy, always a subsidy.Here's something from the "once you start a subsidy, there's no end" department: In 1973, the Minnesota Legislature created the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority. With its views of Saint Louis Bay and trails that are longer than just about anywhere in the Midwest outside [...]
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    Posted: March 14, 2009, 2:18pm EDT

  • Taxes are Not Charitable(First printed at the ...

    Taxes are Not Charitable(First printed at the Minnesota Free Market Institute)Advocates of placing more and more of our incomes and lives under the control of government sometimes say that those of us who favor cutting down the size and burden of government are selfish. By contrast, proposing a significant role [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2009, 1:49pm EDT

  • Crowdsourcing GovernmentPart lobbying effort, part wisdom-of-crowds at ...

    Crowdsourcing GovernmentPart lobbying effort, part wisdom-of-crowds at work, Minnesota Budget Solutions is an effort of several groups, some educational and some political, to discuss and act on the massive budget deficit that the state of Minnesota will face if it starts the next fiscal year as planned.If you live in [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 9:27am EST

  • Private Initiative in Detroit Responds to Public ...

    Private Initiative in Detroit Responds to Public Failure.From time to time I write a piece for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, one of my favorite think tanks.Last fall I wrote an article a private neighborhood association in Detroit. The public school system may be the worst in America--25 percent [...]
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    Posted: January 25, 2009, 9:14am EST

  • More Money for Schools has not Increased ...

    More Money for Schools has not Increased Test scoresThe political culture of Kansas was stirred over the last decade over a controversial proposition relating to education. And no, I'm not talking about the debate over what happens in biology class.School districts there--no different from school districts elsewhere--complained that they weren't [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 11:51am EST

  • The Semi-Retired BlogMany blogs are started with ...

    The Semi-Retired BlogMany blogs are started with one entry, and then languish. Others, like this one, live for several years. I've put the Policy Guy blog on a semi-retired status a while ago. I had planned to stop writing here altogether. Then I used it as the outlet for stuff' [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2008, 11:52am EST

  • If you're informed, vote.If you aren't aware, ...

    If you're informed, vote.If you aren't aware, there's an election today. If that's true of you, it's probably best for us all if you don't bother to vote. [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2008, 12:44pm EST

  • Following State Think Tanks? Look Here.State-focused think ...

    Following State Think Tanks? Look Here.State-focused think tanks are putting out some interesting work on important public issues, some of which are obvious (the condition of many public schools) and some of which are hidden (such as the condition of public employee pension plans).It's hard to keep track of them' [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2008, 3:53pm EDT

  • Smaller Classes Lead to Better Schools? Not ...

    Smaller Classes Lead to Better Schools? Not Quite.For many students, the new school year will begin within a month. So here's a reprint of an article I wrote elsewhere about a popular but flaws method of improving schools.September 24, 2007Is small beautiful? Evaluating classroom sizeA perennial fad in education policy' [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2008, 9:22am EDT

  • The Politics of CoffeeNews that Starbucks is ...

    The Politics of CoffeeNews that Starbucks is closing 500 stores reminds me of something I wrote earlier this year on the difference between the private sector and the public sector.McDonalds thinks that they can make a lot of money by going head-to-head with Starbucks for customers of expensive coffee.Will their [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2008, 1:31pm EDT

  • The Politics of Coffee

    News that Starbucks is closing 500 stores reminds me of something I wrote earlier this year on the difference between the private sector and the public sector.McDonalds thinks that they can make a lot of money by going head-to-head with Starbucks... [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2008, 12:31pm EDT

  • States grading themselves on the curveSince the ...

    States grading themselves on the curveSince the latest issue of Education Next mentions how some states set low standards for schools, it's time to bring up an article I wrote on the subject last year. Nothing much has changed since then.November 5, 2007'No Child' leading to grade laxityWe all know' [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 3:20am EDT

  • States grading themselves on the curve

    Since the latest issue of Education Next mentions how some states set low standards for schools, it's time to bring up an article I wrote on the subject last year. Nothing much has changed since then.November 5, 2007'No Child' leading to grade... [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 2:20am EDT

  • From "A Nation at Risk" to "Cities ...

    From "A Nation at Risk" to "Cities in Crisis"School's out for summer. But for many kids, school's out forever--and they still don't have a diploma. Here's an article I wrote about the problem of high school dropouts.May 5, 2008From "A Nation at Risk†to “Cities in Crisis"First we had "A" [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 8:40am EDT

  • From "A Nation at Risk" to "Cities in Crisis"

    School's out for summer. But for many kids, school's out forever--and they still don't have a diploma. Here's an article I wrote about the problem of high school dropouts.May 5, 2008From "A Nation at Risk” to “Cities in Crisis"First we had "A Nation... [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2008, 7:40am EDT

  • No Prices, No ProgressThis next item is ...

    No Prices, No ProgressThis next item is the most widely-read item I published on another web site.----------------------No Prices, No ProgressSingle payer makes health care simple, advocates tell us. How cute and charming. And nonsensical--to try to operate without prices.When I read that under a proposal that draws at least some [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2008, 9:56am EDT

  • Now Where is the Handbasket When I Need It?

    (permalink) Monday, June 02, 2008 With a new book on "disruptive changes" for education on the horizon (see Education Next for a preview), it's time to print an essay I wrote about virtual schools.May 7,... [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2008, 8:56am EDT

  • With a new book on "disruptive changes" ...

    With a new book on "disruptive changes" for education on the horizon (see Education Next for a preview), it's time to print an essay I wrote about virtual schools.May 7, 2007When going to school means going onlineWith Internet-based technologies challenging business models in many industries, it was only a matter' [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 3:21am EDT

  • Now Where is the Handbasket When I Need It?

    (permalink) Friday, May 23, 2008 Now Where is the Handbasket When I Need It? [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2008, 2:21am EDT

  • Now Where is the Handbasket When I ...

    Now Where is the Handbasket When I Need It?You know what they say about the difference between a recession and a depression: A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job. Michigan has been in a one-state recession for a long time, [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 9:49am EDT

  • Now Where is the Handbasket When I Need It?

    You know what they say about the difference between a recession and a depression: A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job. Michigan has been in a one-state recession for a long time, though perhaps the... [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2008, 8:49am EDT

  • Damn it, I'm a ManThe song for ...

    Damn it, I'm a ManThe song for this morning is Bob Seger's 1980s tune Feel Like a Number.I'm not a numberI'm not a numberDammit I'm a manI said I'm a manTwo recent phone calls to various businesses bring this song to mind.Business A:"Hello this is ___. May I have your" [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 9:56am EDT

  • Damn it, I'm a Man

    The song for this morning is Bob Seger's 1980s tune Feel Like a Number.I'm not a numberI'm not a numberDammit I'm a manI said I'm a man [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2008, 8:56am EDT

  • Wealthy School Districts, Lousy SchoolsIf you want ...

    Wealthy School Districts, Lousy SchoolsIf you want good schools, spending a lot of money is no guarantee. That's true whether you're talking about aggregate spending numbers, or a more personal concern--the amount of your mortgage. Here's something I wrote on the topic last year.California Dreamin': Delusions About School Performance can [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  • Wealthy School Districts, Lousy Schools

    If you want good schools, spending a lot of money is no guarantee. That's true whether you're talking about aggregate spending numbers, or a more personal concern--the amount of your mortgage. Here's something I wrote on the topic last... [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  • Tax Day 2008.It's the ugliest day of ...

    Tax Day 2008.It's the ugliest day of the year, isn't it? Pay your taxes for all those counterproductive, wasteful federal and state programs--and a handful of useful things, too.But the burden of government is not confined to what happens when you write a check. There's also the time required to' [...]
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    Posted: April 15, 2008, 7:16am EDT

  • Tax Day 2008.

    It's the ugliest day of the year, isn't it? Pay your taxes for all those counterproductive, wasteful federal and state programs--and a handful of useful things, too.But the burden of government is not confined to what happens when you write a check.... [...]
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    Posted: April 15, 2008, 6:16am EDT

  • Two Reports on EducationSchool's out for summer, ...

    Two Reports on EducationSchool's out for summer, but school taxes are collected year-round. So here's a column I wrote about schools.March 27, 2008Minnesota No 1. for charter schoolsNew report questions whether more money translates into scholastic achievementMinnesota has been garnering some national praise for education of late. One piece is [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2008, 11:42am EDT

  • Two Reports on Education

    School's out for summer, but school taxes are collected year-round. So here's a column I wrote about schools.March 27, 2008Minnesota No 1. for charter schoolsNew report questions whether more money translates into scholastic achievementMinnesota has... [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2008, 10:42am EDT

  • If we remove schools from the culture ...

    If we remove schools from the culture wars, maybe we'll find better schoolsSince this next item came out on Christmas Eve, it was rather topical on its date of publication. Nothing much has changed since then, however.December 24, 2007One reason why children don’t know as much as they should may' [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2008, 3:18am EDT

  • If we remove schools from the culture wars, maybe we'll find better schools

    Since this next item came out on Christmas Eve, it was rather topical on its date of publication. Nothing much has changed since then, however.December 24, 2007One reason why children donÂ’t know as much as they should may be that we expect public... [...]
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    Posted: April 09, 2008, 2:18am EDT

  • Boosting Public Parks through Private PartiesSpringtime is ...

    Boosting Public Parks through Private PartiesSpringtime is underway, which means that visits to local, state and federal parks will soon increase. One way improve their condition is to make more use of the private sector, as I described in this column from last year.Funding public parks through private incentivesAugust 6, [...]
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    Posted: April 04, 2008, 2:40pm EDT

  • Boosting Public Parks through Private Parties

    Springtime is underway, which means that visits to local, state and federal parks will soon increase. One way improve their condition is to make more use of the private sector, as I described in this column from last year.Funding public parks... [...]
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    Posted: April 04, 2008, 1:40pm EDT

  • State and Local Regulations Drive up Cost ...

    State and Local Regulations Drive up Cost of HousingYet another chapter in a book that could be titled "There's no such thing as a free lunch." This theme: regulations meant to control the size, appearance, location, design and construction of housing also drive up the price of housing--sometimes dramatically.Housing Policy' [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2008, 1:25pm EDT

  • State and Local Regulations Drive up Cost of Housing

    Yet another chapter in a book that could be titled "There's no such thing as a free lunch." This theme: regulations meant to control the size, appearance, location, design and construction of housing also drive up the price of housing--sometimes... [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2008, 12:25pm EDT

  • Minnesota is #1 for Charter SchoolsHere’s a ...

    Minnesota is #1 for Charter SchoolsHere’s a #1 ranking that Minnesota can be proud of. According to an annual report card report card published by the Center for Education Reform, Minnesota has the strongest charter school laws of any state. That is, charter schools are more secure here, and have [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2008, 9:52am EST

  • Minnesota is #1 for Charter Schools

    HereÂ’s a #1 ranking that Minnesota can be proud of. According to an annual report card report card published by the Center for Education Reform, Minnesota has the strongest charter school laws of any state. That is, charter schools are more secure... [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2008, 8:52am EST

  • No Prices, No ProgressSingle payer makes health ...

    No Prices, No ProgressSingle payer makes health care simple, advocates tell us. How cute and charming. And nonsensical--to try to operate without prices.When I read that under a proposal that draws at least some interest from Minnesota’s Rep. Keith Ellison, "Physicians and other health care staff are reimbursed within 30" [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2008, 1:01am EST

  • No Prices, No Progress

    Single payer makes health care simple, advocates tell us. How cute and charming. And nonsensical--to try to operate without prices.When I read that under a proposal that draws at least some interest from MinnesotaÂ’s Rep. Keith Ellison, "Physicians... [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2008, 12:01am EST

  • Show Us Our MoneyWith the new year ...

    Show Us Our MoneyWith the new year well underway, it's time to start thinking of ... yep, April 15.So how well is your state and local government spending your hard-earned tax dollars? Not always well.Fortunately, a new coalition has developed to let people see what's going on across the states. [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2008, 8:17pm EST

  • Show Us Our Money

    With the new year well underway, it's time to start thinking of ... yep, April 15.So how well is your state and local government spending your hard-earned tax dollars? Not always well.Fortunately, a new coalition has developed to let people see... [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2008, 7:17pm EST

  • The "Decline" of the Middle ClassThe populist ...

    The "Decline" of the Middle ClassThe populist card is getting played a lot these days. Just to show how terrible things aren't, the crying is about the middle class.As George Bullard reminds us, though, one reason for the decline of the middle class is the growth of the upper class:' [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 8:53am EST
    by PolicyGuy

  • The "Decline" of the Middle Class

    The populist card is getting played a lot these days. Just to show how terrible things aren't [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 7:53am EST

  • Writing for Pay and Pleasure.It's been noted ...

    Writing for Pay and Pleasure.It's been noted in the blogosphere, often by economists, that people give away something valuable (their time) when they write free of charge on the web.Now, sometimes you pay nothing because, face it, you get nothing in return. But some blog authors do give readers something' [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2007, 11:15am EST
    by PolicyGuy

  • Writing for Pay and Pleasure.

    It's been noted in the blogosphere, often by economists, that people give away something valuable (their time) when they write free of charge on the web.Now, sometimes you pay nothing because, face it, you get nothing in return. But some blog... [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2007, 10:15am EST

  • Who Should Control Your Health Care? You ...

    Who Should Control Your Health Care? You or Politicians? One of the hottest issues of the day is health care. The following commercial is encouraging to anyone who believes in sensible state policy. Why? It's a demonstration that people who understand that markets work are fighting against the lure of government-run [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2007, 12:37pm EST
    by PolicyGuy

  • Who Should Control Your Health Care? You or Politicians?

    One of the hottest issues of the day is health care. The following commercial is encouraging to anyone who believes in sensible state policy. Why? It's a demonstration that people who understand that markets work are fighting against the lure of... [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2007, 11:37am EST

  • On Immigration I'm sometimes amazed at how ...

    On Immigration I'm sometimes amazed at how much attention "them foreigners" get. A large number of people--I have long since forgotten how many--think, for example, that aid to foreign countries is a significant portion of the U.S. federal budget. It's not. The concern about foreigners has of course been on the [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2007, 8:31am EST
    by PolicyGuy

  • On Immigration

    I'm sometimes amazed at how much attention "them foreigners" get. A large number of people--I have long since forgotten how many--think, for example, that aid to foreign countries is a significant portion of the U.S. federal budget. It's not. The... [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2007, 7:31am EST

  • Educational Choice in Minnesota Minnesota is among ...

    Educational Choice in Minnesota Minnesota is among the leaders in school choice in the country, though that's not saying much. Charter schools flourish, and the state has both a tax credit and a tax deduction program for education expenses. A new report from the House Research department describes the two different tax plans. Minnesota [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 11:05am EST
    by PolicyGuy

  • Educational Choice in Minnesota

    Minnesota is among the leaders in school choice in the country, though that's not saying much.Charter schools flourish, and the state has both a tax credit and a tax deduction program for education expenses.A new report from the House Research... [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2007, 10:05am EST

  • The Moral Case for School Choice. There ...

    The Moral Case for School Choice. There are many reasons for enacting school choice. Improving educational achievement and saving money are two of the big ones. But Richard John Neuhaus points us to another one that doesn't get as much play as it should: Enacting choice is the moral thing to [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2007, 8:53pm EST
    by PolicyGuy

  • The Moral Case for School Choice.

    There are many reasons for enacting school choice. Improving educational achievement and saving money are two of the big ones. But Richard John Neuhaus points us to another one that doesn't get as much play as it should: Enacting choice is the moral... [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2007, 7:53pm EST

  • The Dark Side of Ethanol Has ethanol ...

    The Dark Side of Ethanol Has ethanol jumped the shark? I hope so. Here's an article I recently wrote on the subject. October 8, 2007 Popular yes, but there is a dark side to ethanol What would you call a public policy that raises the price of food and other products for Americans, degrades [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2007, 12:40pm EST
    by PolicyGuy

  • The Dark Side of Ethanol

    Has ethanol jumped the shark? I hope so. Here's an article I recently wrote on the subject.October 8, 2007Popular yes, but there is a dark side to ethanol [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2007, 11:40am EST

  • Isn't Poverty Quaint? Plan old environmentalism--clean up ...

    Isn't Poverty Quaint? Plan old environmentalism--clean up the water, the water, don't pollute, that sort of things, is fine. But too often it stands in the way of human development. Worse, it is carried out in a condescending tone that thinks poverty is good--for someone else. That's one theme you'll find from the [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2007, 1:11pm EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • Isn't Poverty Quaint?

    Plan old environmentalism--clean up the water, the water, don't pollute, that sort of things, is fine.But too often it stands in the way of human development. Worse, it is carried out in a condescending tone that thinks poverty is good--for someone... [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2007, 12:11pm EDT

  • Isn't Poverty Quaint?

    Plan old environmentalism--clean up the water, the water, don't pollute, that sort of things, is fine.But too often it stands in the way of human development. Worse, it is carried out in a condescending tone that thinks poverty is good--for someone... [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2007, 12:11pm EDT

  • A Smoking Ban is Implemented the Way ...

    A Smoking Ban is Implemented the Way it Should Be Done. The image and place of smoking in American life has come a long way, baby. The other day I saw what would now be called a retro style advertisement featuring golf legend Arnold Palmer hawking cigarettes. And of course you can't [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2007, 12:39pm EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • A Smoking Ban is Implemented the Way it Should Be Done.

    The image and place of smoking in American life has come a long way, baby.The other day I saw what would now be called a retro style advertisement featuring golf legend Arnold Palmer hawking cigarettes. And of course you can't watch an old movie... [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2007, 11:39am EDT

  • A Smoking Ban is Implemented the Way it Should Be Done.

    The image and place of smoking in American life has come a long way, baby.The other day I saw what would now be called a retro style advertisement featuring golf legend Arnold Palmer hawking cigarettes. And of course you can't watch an old movie... [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2007, 11:39am EDT

  • Do You Really Want Government to Be ...

    Do You Really Want Government to Be Reading Your E-Mail? What following item from the vault took on greater importance last week when I listened to a panel presentation on the growth of the telecom/broadband/Internet industry. The chief speaker illustrated, using many different statistics, how important this sector is to the [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2007, 12:46pm EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • Do You Really Want Government to Be Reading Your E-Mail?

    What following item from the vault took on greater importance last week when I listened to a panel presentation on the growth of the telecom/broadband/Internet industry. The chief speaker illustrated, using many different statistics, how important... [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2007, 11:46am EDT

  • Do You Really Want Government to Be Reading Your E-Mail?

    What following item from the vault took on greater importance last week when I listened to a panel presentation on the growth of the telecom/broadband/Internet industry. The chief speaker illustrated, using many different statistics, how important... [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2007, 11:46am EDT

  • Political Promises Will Pound Taxpayer Who guards ...

    Political Promises Will Pound Taxpayer Who guards the guardians? That question is usually applied to national security. But it's pretty applicable to the public budget. When it comes to public employee pensions, the public gets pounded. Here's an article from the vault, as it appeared in March 5, 2007 Public pension funds are [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2007, 3:25pm EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • Political Promises Will Pound Taxpayer

    Who guards the guardians? That question is usually applied to national security. But it's pretty applicable to the public budget. When it comes to public employee pensions, the public gets pounded.Here's an article from the vault, as it appeared in... [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2007, 2:25pm EDT

  • Political Promises Will Pound Taxpayer

    Who guards the guardians? That question is usually applied to national security. But it's pretty applicable to the public budget. When it comes to public employee pensions, the public gets pounded.Here's an article from the vault, as it appeared in... [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2007, 2:25pm EDT

  • A Smoking Ban in Private Cars. For ...

    A Smoking Ban in Private Cars. For the Children. A legislative committee is Utah is taking what may be the first step towards banning cigarette smoking entirely. It wants to ban smoking in cars when young children are present. Sure, folks who smoke in their car when there's someone around--especially kids--are at [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2007, 8:24am EDT
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  • A Smoking Ban in Private Cars. For the Children.

    A legislative committee is Utah is taking what may be the first step towards banning cigarette smoking entirely. It wants to ban smoking in cars when young children are present.Sure, folks who smoke in their car when there's someone... [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2007, 7:24am EDT

  • A Smoking Ban in Private Cars. For the Children.

    A legislative committee is Utah is taking what may be the first step towards banning cigarette smoking entirely. It wants to ban smoking in cars when young children are present.Sure, folks who smoke in their car when there's someone... [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2007, 7:24am EDT

  • Politics is Exciting. Policy is Boring. Right? ...

    Politics is Exciting. Policy is Boring. Right? Picking up on yesterday's comments, I notice that the "politics is exciting, policy is boring" theme is making its way 'round the old blogosphere. Just this morning I was driving around town, and listened to a podcast of the McLaughlin Group. It's the old [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2007, 12:16pm EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • Politics is Exciting. Policy is Boring. Right?

    Picking up on yesterday's comments, I notice that the "politics is exciting, policy is boring" theme is making its way 'round the old blogosphere. Just this morning I was driving around town, and listened to a podcast of the McLaughlin Group. It's... [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2007, 11:16am EDT

  • Politics is Exciting. Policy is Boring. Right?

    Picking up on yesterday's comments, I notice that the "politics is exciting, policy is boring" theme is making its way 'round the old blogosphere. Just this morning I was driving around town, and listened to a podcast of the McLaughlin Group. It's... [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2007, 11:16am EDT

  • True North is Here. About two weeks ...

    True North is Here. About two weeks ago I noted the imminent launch of True North. It's up and running. Most of the writers dwell on politics, which is OK. That's what a lot of blog readers are interested in. On the other hand, I'll be holding down the "boring" side [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2007, 11:37am EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • True North is Here.

    About two weeks ago I noted the imminent launch of True North. It's up and running. Most of the writers dwell on politics, which is OK. That's what a lot of blog readers are interested in. On the other hand, I'll be holding down the "boring" side of... [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2007, 10:37am EDT

  • True North is Here.

    About two weeks ago I noted the imminent launch of True North. It's up and running. Most of the writers dwell on politics, which is OK. That's what a lot of blog readers are interested in. On the other hand, I'll be holding down the "boring" side of... [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2007, 10:37am EDT

  • Bring Back BRAC If you thought that ...

    Bring Back BRAC If you thought that the Democratic Party takeover of Congress would do away with earmarks, think again. There's a VA hospital in Los Angeles. A Department of Veteran's Affairs study suggested that some of the excess land on which it sits could be sold. Since the site is in [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2007, 10:42am EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • Bring Back BRAC

    If you thought that the Democratic Party takeover of Congress would do away with earmarks, think again.There's a VA hospital in Los Angeles. A Department of Veteran's Affairs study suggested that some of the excess land on which it sits could be... [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2007, 9:42am EDT

  • Bring Back BRAC

    If you thought that the Democratic Party takeover of Congress would do away with earmarks, think again.There's a VA hospital in Los Angeles. A Department of Veteran's Affairs study suggested that some of the excess land on which it sits could be... [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2007, 9:42am EDT

  • Where We Need to Go on Health ...

    Where We Need to Go on Health Care. Health care is the wedge issue for those who would insert more government control over the individual's life. And why not, given public dissatisfaction with the status quo? But there's a better way. From Sen. Norm Coleman's junk mail one page "annual report" comes [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2007, 10:35am EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • Where We Need to Go on Health Care.

    Health care is the wedge issue for those who would insert more government control over the individual's life. And why not, given public dissatisfaction with the status quo? But there's a better way.From Sen. Norm Coleman's junk mail one page "annual... [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2007, 10:35am EDT

  • Where We Need to Go on Health Care.

    Health care is the wedge issue for those who would insert more government control over the individual's life. And why not, given public dissatisfaction with the status quo? But there's a better way.From Sen. Norm Coleman's junk mail one page "annual... [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2007, 10:35am EDT

  • Where We Need to Go on Health Care.

    Health care is the wedge issue for those who would insert more government control over the individual's life. And why not, given public dissatisfaction with the status quo? But there's a better way.From Sen. Norm Coleman's junk mail one page "annual... [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2007, 9:35am EDT

  • You May NOT Shop at Wal-Mart "I ...

    You May NOT Shop at Wal-Mart "I know what's better for you than you, and I'm going to use the power of law to make sure you don't do something stupid." Whether it's a smoking ban (you're too stupid to decide where to eat dinner), Social Security (you're too stupid to plan [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2007, 9:22pm EDT
    by PolicyGuy

  • You May NOT Shop at Wal-Mart

    "I know what's better for you than you, and I'm going to use the power of law to make sure you don't do something stupid."Whether it's a smoking ban (you're too stupid to decide where to eat dinner), Social Security (you're too stupid to plan for... [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2007, 9:22pm EDT
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