Ritter's health care cure would prove more crippling to Coloradans
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter does not want does not want health care reforms that “throw more money at a problem without addressing the root causes of the crisis.” Unfortunately, the state’s 208 Commission does exactly that.
The U.S. Should Support Taiwan’s Bid For United Nations Membership, Even If It Does Annoy China
In September, a United Nations General Assembly committee voted to deny Taiwan’s most recent request to become a UN member state, citing Communist China’s ongoing and absurd claim of sovereignty over Taiwan—even though it is plainly obvious that Taiwan functions as an independent state—and that only Beijing may represent Taiwan’s 23 million citizens in international organizations.
Bad Choices bring Bad Times: Analyzing the NCEE's 2006 Report
This paper discusses the National Center on Education and the Economy’s (NCEE) report Tough Choices or Tough Times and its vision for changing our education system. The paper examines many aspects of the proposed redesign to question how likely the NCEE is to meet its objectives. The paper also questions the objectives of the NCEE’s proposed model and its underlying educational philosophy. Akin to the German educational model, the Commission’s proposal begins with the belief that government is better equipped to develop an educational system from the top down than are teachers, parents, and other professionals working from the bottom up.
