A Conservative Solution to Big Labor's Dominance in the Political Process
Teachers unions and other labor groups do not deserve special treatment under our state’s election laws, even if some judges seem determined to give it to them.
Louisiana Gives Students More Educational Choice
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill that provides low-income families in failing public schools the opportunity to receive scholarships to attend participating nonpublic schools.
Reward rather than Award for RTD
Recently, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Denver’s RTD the best transit agency in America. RTD is to be congratulated for receiving this award, but I have to ask, just what criteria did the APTA use to bestow this honor?
If Global Warming is the Problem then Technology Must be the Solution
As concern over global warming grows, urban planning advocates have jumped on the bandwagon by claiming cities should reduce their carbon footprints by investing more in transit and compact development. However, these claims are not supported by the data, most of which show that transit and dense development are no more environmentally friendly than autos and low-density suburbs.
Colorado Labor Law: the Perfect Political Storm
Just when you thought that Colorado labor law is complicated enough, the federal government has decided to get into the act.
Independent Thinking: Public Education Success Stories
Watch this 3-part YouTube replay of the June 13 episode of Independent Thinking with host Jon Caldara. While there is plenty of bad news surrounding the public education system, some of its success stories are the theme of the newly-released documentary Flunked hosted by Joe Mantegna. Executive producer Steven Maggi and Education Policy Center Director Pamela Benigno highlight some of these incredible schools with their courageous leaders and lessons for other schools.
A Second Look at K-12 Cash: Updating the Facts about Per-Pupil Spending in Colorado
A follow-up to the 2006 report “Counting the Cash”, this publication highlights reported statistics to provide needed context to the debate about K-12 education funding.
Corn Ethanol: Right Problem, Poor Solution
IP-5-2008 (June 2008) Author: Gary A. Young PDF of full Issue Paper Scribd version of full Issue Paper Executive Summary The corporate welfare program for corn ethanol is inefficient and environmentally harmful. Energy independence is a genuine problem, but subsidizing corn ethanol is a bad solution: • Burning corn ethanol instead of gasoline releases 1.7 […]
Tibet Isn’t the Only Captive Nation in Beijing’s Empire
The international attention being focused on China’s thuggish military occupation of Tibet in the run up to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing is well-deserved, but it should be remembered that Tibetans are by no means the only group in western China living under the heel of the Beijing imperialists.
The Mongol people of Inner Mongolia and the Uighers (pronounced “wee-gurs”) of China’s Xinjiang region are also oppressed by Beijing. But unlike the Tibetans, they have neither a Dalai Lama nor sympathetic celebrities to present their problems on a world stage.
