by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2024 | Blogs, Education
Since there was not a Reagan-type candidate in the race, I did not pay any attention to the presidential primary contests yesterday. Instead, I was focused on state legislative races in Texas. There was a concerted effort to replace 21 Republicans who sided...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2024 | Blogs, Education
In the arena of public policy, who are the worst hypocrites? Politicians who push for higher taxes while using clever tactics to protect their own money? Preening celebrities who lecture us peasants about climate while they use private...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2024 | Blogs, Education
The case for school choice is very straightforward and very persuasive. Better educational outcomes.More educational freedom.Lower costs for taxpayers.Reining in teacher unions.Better government schools. All of these factors help to explain why school choice...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Education
I have a multi-part series on why people shouldn’t trust economists (see here, here, here, here, and here). I even wrote a tongue-in-cheek column asking whether economists were “Useless, Despicable, and Loathsome People.” That being...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2023 | Blogs, Education
Of all the useless and counterproductive bureaucracies in Washington, the Department of Education may be at the top of the list. It certainly hasn’t produced good results, at least if we care about student performance. Though it does keep...
