Budget, Taxation & Economy
Don’t Be Fooled by Progressives’ Fake Concern Over “Regressive” Tax Burden
Don’t believe left-wing progressives when they claim to object to “regressive” tax structures, largely made regressive by sales taxes.
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Liberty
Higher Education Cartel Creates Larger Problem Than Student Debt
Peter Roff and Gordon Jones write for Real Clear Education about the real problem behind college student debt. To the extent he thinks about it, Joe Biden is probably expecting…
Liberty
China’s Continuing Grip on U.S. Higher Education
Jeremiah Poff and Jerry Dunleavy of the Washington Examiner report about China’s ongoing influence upon American higher education. Republican lawmakers called on the Biden administration to better monitor Chinese influence…
Education
Mitch Daniels : The Most Underappreciated leader in America.
I try to keep to my lane when writing these blog posts. Today, however, calls for an exception. Earlier this week Mitch Daniels, president of Purdue University for the past…
Education
Martin Center Column Highlights Oklahoma University’s Folly
Jonathan Small writes for the Martin Center about questionable activity at the University of Oklahoma. “I don’t understand how a state as red as Oklahoma can have such an obsessively…
Education
Daniels Encourages Graduates to Weigh Costs, Benefits
Editors at the Federalist highlight the latest commencement remarks from Purdue president and former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Massive amounts of information are being collected, intentionally by us and silently…
Research Brief
Education
Should the UNC System reduce tuition and fees?
While the majority of university faculty believe that online teaching is inferior to in-person instruction and invites academic fraud, UNC students now face a fall semester without the advantages of…
Education
Highlighting Mitch Daniels’ success at Purdue
Jay Nordlinger of National Review Online chats with Purdue University president and former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. During his tenure at Purdue, he has been known across the country for…
Education
Martin Center president focuses on cutting tuition prices
Jenna Robinson’s latest Martin Center column focuses on the potential positive impact of cutting college tuition costs. In the past few years, large public universities have garnered headlines by freezing…
Education
A ‘revolutionary’ higher ed reform
Willis Krumholz uses a Federalist column to urge conservative support for reforming higher education. Speakers such as Heather Mac Donald have done an excellent job of highlighting examples of the…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. nurse practitioners pushing back against state restrictions of their work. Jenna Robinson’s Daily Journal focuses on lessons other universities can learn…
Health Care
How can we increase societal happiness?
I recently wrote a column for the Carolina Journal, where I looked at some data trends regarding mental health issues among our nation’s youngest generations. In sum, our youngest generations…