by Dan Mitchell | Jul 9, 2023 | Blogs, Education
In Part I of this series, I made the simple point that school choice should be a civil rights issue. This is because government schools do a scandalously bad job of educating children from poor communities and choice...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2023 | Blogs, Education
In 2009, I groused that modern Democrats were repeating George Wallace’s awful policy of blocking educational opportunities for minority children. Based on this video, the folks at Unleash Prosperity Now are even more upset. That’s a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Weird items sometimes show up in my inbox, and this clip from Nikole Hannah-Jones (creator of the academically shoddy 1619 Project) definitely qualifies. She actually cites the economic wasteland of Cuba as a role model for equality. Ms. Hannah-Jones...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2021 | Blogs, Society
Since this is America’s Independence Day, I’m going to continue my tradition (see 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020) of authoring a July 4-themed column. What will make this year...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2021 | Blogs, Education
The most powerful argument for school choice is that children from poor families will be more likely to get a high-quality education. After all, these are the kids most likely to be trapped in failing government schools. But there are lots of secondary...
