by Dan Mitchell | Sep 10, 2022 | Blogs, Education, States
I’ve been pontificating in favor of school choice from the early days of this column, in part because I believe in the benefits of competition and in part because there’s such overwhelming evidence that government...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
There isn’t much good news coming from Washington, DC, especially since Biden was able to push through a (fortunately watered-down) package of more spending and higher taxes. But there have been some very positive developments at the state level over the past...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2022 | Blogs, States
Ideally, the federal government should be limited to the functions specified by the Founders in Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution. If we are to have any hope of getting back to that system, it may require two practical steps. If Washington is...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2022 | Blogs, Education, States
I thought passage of statewide school choice last year in West Virginia was something to celebrate. And it was, especially since other states also expanded educational freedom for families. But there’s even better news from Arizona, where the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2022 | Blogs, States
Politicians mostly care about getting reelected and wielding power, so they pay attention to polls because they want to know what to say. As a libertarian, I pay attention to polling data because I want to understand where the public has sensible...
