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Opinion
Charters Receive Far Less Money than Traditional Public Schools. They Do Better Anyway
If you thought charter schools received anywhere near the same amount of funding as traditional public schools, then think again.…
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A Rent Control Renaissance Is Underway in the US—and It’s Sure to Make the Housing Shortage Worse
If one needed any more proof that rent control laws suppress investment in new housing, then it is not necessary…
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Critical Race Theory And Gender Ideology Are Ubiquitous In US Schools, New Study Shows
Last month, the Manhattan Institute released a groundbreaking new study, titled “School Choice Is Not Enough: The Impact of Critical…
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Why Do Wages Rise? Not Because of Minimum Wage Laws, New Data Show
In 2023, more than half of states will be raising their minimum wage. While this may sound like a recipe…
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Yellen Blaming Consumers for Inflation Is Government’s Latest Attempt to Deflect Blame for Its Policies
A few weeks ago, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen appeared on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert to…
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The Problem With Declaring a ‘Pandemic Amnesty’
Last week, The Atlantic published an article by Dr. Emily Oster, an economics professor at Brown University, titled “Let’s Declare…
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What the Constitutions of the Soviet Union and North Korea Can Teach Us about Rights—and the Purpose of a Constitution
On December 5, 1936, history was made in Moscow when the Eighth Congress of Soviets approved and Joseph Stalin signed…
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Teachers Unions Politicized US Schools, Not Parents
When voters were asked by Pew Research, prior to the 2020 election, what issues were most important to them, education…
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John Oliver Whiffs on Basic Economics in Viral Clip on High Rent
Comedian John Oliver last month dedicated a 22-minute segment of his weekly HBO late-night show to a deep dive on…
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3 Environmental Doomsday Myths, Debunked
For many, thinking about the future of our planet is terrifying. According to a global survey reported by the BBC,…
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The Issue With the New York Times’s Claim That “A Minimum Wage Can Create Jobs”
Last week, The New York Times published an opinion article by Peter Coy titled “A Minimum Wage Can Create Jobs.”…
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Here’s Why the Eviction Moratorium Is Likely To Create More Homelessness
In September of 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that they would implement an eviction moratorium that…
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Populist Claims About Stagnant Wages Are Misleading, Federal Reserve Data Show
Last week, Rep. Ro Khanna tweeted about the disparity in CEO and worker wage growth since 2009. He wrote, “From…
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Can Socialism Ever Be ‘Democratic’? Here’s What Bernie Sanders Gets Wrong.
Over the past few weeks, massive anti-government protests have been raging across Cuba. In response, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said…
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Teachers Union Announces Campaign to Bring ‘Every Student’ Ibram X. Kendi’s Radical Teachings
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which is the second-largest teachers union in the country, recently announced their new “campaign…
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