A Cheer for President Obama on School Reform
September 2nd, 2010 by John LaPlanteHow about one cheer for President Obama and Arne Duncan on the subject of school reform?
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has been criticized, and rightly so, for encouraging his employees to attend a rally held by Al Sharpton. While the event was not, strictly speaking, partisan (it wasn’t a function of, say, the Democratic [...]
Kim Crockett on “Entrepreneurs and Lilliputians”
August 31st, 2010 by admin
Kim contributed this piece to a Center of the American Experiment Symposium entitled “How Can We Better Encourage and Reinforce the Most Entrepreneurial and Talented Among Us?” To put it succintly, Kim thinks we should just get out of the way.
“In 1942, Joseph Schumpeter agreed with Karl Marx that capitalism would collapse from within and [...]
The Interstate Commerce Clause and ObamaCare
August 25th, 2010 by John LaPlanteWhat does a court case about marijuana and another about wheat tell us about the power of Congress to regulate the economy, even require that you purchase health insurance? The Reason Foundation has 10-minute video that gives two perspectives. One expert thinks that Congress’ regulatory power is vast, while another doesn’t. For a video [...]
Read MoreHonest Strib Commentary from the Left on Mr. Dayton
August 17th, 2010 by Kim CrockettMatt Peiken, a Twin Cities journalist and self-described progressive, offered a refreshingly honest and fair critique of Mark Dayton’s career. We are a bit surprised that the Strib published this commentary. Kudos to the Strib. It will undoubtedly be punished.
The spectacle of a trust fund baby beating Kelliher was just too much. It was quite interesting to watch two [...]
Lord Monckton Update
August 16th, 2010 by adminPress Release from CFACT: “Last year Lord Monckton gave a presentation on global warming [for the Minnesota Free Market Institute] in St. Paul, Minnesota that became a sensation on YouTube. This inspired Prof. John Abraham of the University of St. Thomas to attack his presentation in a lengthy video. Lord Monckton has refuted Prof. Abraham using his own medium. The first of a series of videos setting the record straight are being released today [August 12, 2010] and we invite you to view them.”
Click here to see Lord Monckton’s response.
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