This column was also published at townhall.com Americans are justly worried about the long-term economic effects of the current mortgage crisis and the credit crunch that has resulted from it. Politicians are scrambling to reassure voters that everything is under control, or that at least they have a plan to deal with the crisis. Yet [...]
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Archives for March, 2008
Transportation: Fighting over the spoils
So the vandals have sacked Rome, and now they are fighting over the spoils. Ripped from the Pioneer Press headlines, ‘Fight erupts over new sales taxes for transit. At issue: whether money should be used to bail out Met Council.’ Wow. Even I thought the transit kids would play nice together a little longer than [...]
category: Craig Westover, Transportation
Tacking into the Wind: Another argument for choice in education
The Star Tribune is reporting today that Forest Lake Area High School Students abruptly canceled the appearance of the National Heroes Tour, featuring decorated veteran from the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Steve Massey, the school principal, said the decision to cancel was prompted by concerns that the event was becoming political rather than educational [...]
