Kurt Weber
For more than 24 years Kurt T. Weber has been an activist for liberty. During his undergraduate and graduate school years he organized student groups, ran an active campaign for the Kalamazoo City Council in Michigan, spent a summer petitioning in several states to get a third party on the ballot and was a regular columnist for college newspapers.
Mr. Weber spent a decade of service with Cascade Policy Institute in Portland, Oregon. He joined the Institute in 1993 as its program director and was eventually promoted to vice president. Among his responsibilities as vice president were budget and strategic planning and staff management.
Mr. Weber has worked with a number of state, national and international classical liberal organizations, including the Institute for Humane Studies, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty. In 1992 he traveled throughout Latin America, consulting with think tanks in six countries. Mr. Weber also helped organize an institute in Ecuador and worked with Junior Achievement Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Mr. Weber has over 80 published newspaper commentaries, which have appeared in The Oregonian and numerous other Oregon publications, as well as The Orange County Register (California) and The Houston Post. He also has 150 radio commentaries to his credit.
Mr. Weber was graduated from Western Michigan University with dual degrees and honors in finance and public administration. He holds a masters degree in international relations from the University of Virginia.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008True Stimulus: Eliminate New Mexico’s Personal Income TaxBy Kurt T. WeberFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Rio Grande Foundation has proposed an economic stimulus plan for New Mexico: the elimination of that state’s personal income tax. A recent RGF report outlines a specific, four-year plan for doing so. more »»
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Friday, April 18, 2008Legal Beagle for Liberty Needed in Maine!By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralThe affable rabble rousers at the Maine Heritage Policy Center seek an in-house counsel/trial attorney for its new state Constitutional Law Center. Following the lead of the successful Goldwater Institute more »»
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Thursday, April 17, 2008Got Film Production Skills?By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralA video production manager is sought by the free-market folks at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. The VPM will be "responsible for managing and producing weekly videos for CEI and its youth activist network, Bureaucrash." ... more »»
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Friday, April 11, 2008Treating Mortgage MadnessBy Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralThe laws of perverse incentives and unintended consequences are alive and well in the mortgage muck being slung from Washington, DC. Have a couple minutes to educate yourself? Refer to a few quick blogs from The Heritage Foundation, under the apt heading, “more »»
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Thursday, April 10, 2008Head West, Bloggers, to Colorado!April 19 “Samsphere Denver” hosted by Sam Adams Alliance By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EventsThe Sam Adams Alliance revolutionaries are offering a one-day training seminar in the Mile High City “geared toward bloggers.” Space available for about 50 people at Sampshere Denver, and SAA notes, the ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008Lies, Damned Lies and Climate Change VisualsBy Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EnvironmentDarrell Huff’s How to Lie with Statistics was first published in 1954. A short book, it has long equipped readers with the ability to understand how graphs, charts and statistics can be ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008Will Voters Recall Michigan Legislators in 2008?Tax hike lights new fuse, rekindles interest in historic 1983 recalls By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralIn 1983, Michigan voters recalled two legislators from office. The impetus: a tax increase. Many other lawmakers were targeted, including the governor. A state resident at the time, I remember being asked to sign petitions frequently. This citizens revolt is inspirationally recounted in “more »»
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008NY City Council Funds Fake OrganizationsYet another reason for online government budgets By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralSince 2001, the New York City Council has funneled millions of dollars to fake organizations. As Sara Kugler of the Associated Press reports, these were considered reserve funds of sorts. This fraud ... more »»
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Friday, March 21, 2008Damascus Voters Uphold LibertyThree citizen-initiated charter amendments hold back city government By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: Budget and Tax, Municipal ServicesDamascus, Oregon voters overwhelmingly passed three city charter amendments in March that help keep their local government lion in its place. The citizen-led initiatives: require compensation if city regulation reduces property ... more »»
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Friday, March 21, 2008Got Better Education Ideas? Send ‘em to Pioneer Institute$10,000 is top prize for best idea By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralThe Pioneer Institute’s 18th annual Better Government Competition is focused on improving Massachusetts education. Specifically, the Institute seeks ideas that decrease drop-out rates, increase graduation rates, increase ... more »»
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