by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2022 | Blogs, Education
In my libertarian fantasy world, schools and libraries would be private institutions, which means market forces would determine which books would be available. This would mean plenty of diversity. Private schools in rural Oklahoma presumably would opt for...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 30, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Education
I’ve already shared a “Tweet of the Year” for 2022, as well the “Most Enjoyable Tweet” of the year. I’m going to call this the “Most Obvious Revelation Tweet” since it reaches a should-have-been-immediately-clear conclusion that the Department of Education is a net...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 10, 2022 | Blogs, Education
You can find examples of libertarianism in some very unexpected places. MexicoNigeriaSomaliaGermanyArgentina What’s particularly interesting are the examples of how private governance is evolving in developing nations. These are real-world example of...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2022 | Blogs, Education
In theory, annual awards should not be bestowed until the end of the year. But I already violated that rule when writing about “2022’s Tweet of the Year” last month (in my defense, anything that mocks Oxfam deserves favorable attention). Given my...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 11, 2022 | Blogs, Education
What’s the main problem in K-12 education today? Based on news reports, one might think the top challenge involves hot-button social issues such as sex education and critical race theory. Or maybe pandemic policies such as masking, remote...
