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Thursday, May 29, 2008Disruptive Changes Coming to EducationFiled As: Education (k-12)Disruptive changes will be coming to education, thanks to technology. Check out the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy for more in this op-ed (PDF).
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Thursday, May 29, 2008Site MaintenanceFiled As: GeneralJust doing some site maintenance here having to do with Technorati Profile technorati .
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Thursday, May 29, 2008Insurance-Lite in FloridaBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareToday's lead editorial in the Wall Street Journal offers a favorable review of some recent legislative developments in Florida, which were mentioned previously in this space. The value of the plan, says the Journal, is that "It nudges the ... more »»
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Thursday, May 29, 2008Fighting Back Against Certificate of NeedBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareRoy Cordato explains some of the problems with CON in response to a lawsuit against the North ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008Health Care and Health InsuranceBy Sarah BrodskyFiled As: Health CareCheck out this new website. The Missouri Foundation for Health set it up to educate people about insurance coverage and collect ideas for ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008A Free Market in Health Care?By Paul GessingFiled As: Economic principles, Health CareArguably, the most important single way to promote individual freedom in any economy is through the mechanism of free trade. After all, while government bureaucrats love to manage and play favorites in the economy, their ability to do so is limited dramatically if actors in that economy can choose to ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008A School LotteryBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Further evidence that we have a warped approach to education comes from NY Times columnist Tom Friedman, who writes about joyful parents in Balitmore,who just won a lottery. The lottery isn't for the powerball jackpot, but for a child's right to a seat in a more »»
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008Looking for Sprawl in all the Wrong PlacesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentWhen you think "sprawl," what areas of the country come to mind? LA? New Jersey? Atlanta? Chicago? Try North Dakota. Seriously. The North Dakota Policy Council reports on the sprawl-fighters in some unusual places.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008The Holy War Against Global WarmingBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentFor serious believers, a religious faith re-orders your life, including how you spend your money and time. Some recent actions by public officials make me wonder if "fighting global warming" has become the new religion of the day. In more »»
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008The Cost of TransparencyBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxYou want HOW much? The Tennessee Center for Policy Research may have to pay the state of Tennessee $3,200 for each day's worth of e-mail records it wants to review. I can understand the ... more »»
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