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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

We're All Redistributionists Now 

Filed As:  Economic principles

The Ocean State Research Policy Institute notes a disturbing creep of redistributive policies to the middle class.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Feed Your Blog Desire 

Filed As:  General

A number of state-focused think tanks have blogs, including the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. The organization, which focuses on city and county levels in Pittsburgh, PA, now has an RSS feed on its blog. Check it out.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Charter Schools in Ohio 

Filed As:  Education (k-12)

Ron Adler, president of Ohio's charter school association, talks with David Hansen, president of the Buckeye Institute, in a recent edition of more »»

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Cost of Remedial Education 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Education (k-12)

How much does remedial education cost? In California, it's at least $4 billion a year, and could cost as much as $14 billion.

The Pacific Research Institute provides the news in a report more »»

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Norquist's health care Rx in Reason 

By Mark Todd Engler

Filed As:  Economic principles, General, Health Care, Information Technology

Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist -- author of the new book, Leave Us Alone: Getting the Government's Hands Off Our Money, Our ... more »»

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Fortenberry Bill a Fresh (Market-Based) Approach to Health Care Reform 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

No matter who wins the White House in November, health care reform is destined to be at the top of the domestic policy agenda for the next President. Unfortunately, most of the “reform” momentum seems to be on the side of those – like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama – who would ... more »»

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Health Services, the New Manufacturing 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

Here's a sign that health-related businesses are becoming an ever-increasingly important part of our economy: In Michigan, "Health services is poised to overtake manufacturing as the state's biggest source ... more »»

Monday, July 21, 2008

Another Moment in Government Health Care 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

Some Colorado residents are upset that the Veterans Administration is backing off of plant to build new hospital for veterans in the Denver area. The agency is thinking about contracting with various hospitals rather than starting a new ... more »»

Monday, July 21, 2008

If Ethics Triumphs Economics 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Health Care

Brian Schwartz asks a very useful question:

"How likely is it that people arrive at their opinion based on moral grounds, but then cherry pick data from ... more »»

Monday, July 21, 2008

AAA Flees California 

By John LaPlante

Filed As:  Budget and Tax

I've been a member of AAA at various times through the years, and have never thought of them as a particularly pro-market organization. But the California version of that organization has been pushed too far.

The organization is moving some ... more »»

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