Education reporters frequently make the claim that government ought to fund and operate educational institutions because schooling is a public good. However, since schooling fails both conditions required for a public good to exist, schools should not be publicly operated. Schooling is Not a Public Good According to the economic definition, a public good is non-rival in consumption and non-excludable. … Continue reading Governments Shouldn’t Even Fund Schools
ISIS isn't infiltrating the US through immigration. It's recruiting our own people. The Chicago Project on Security and Threats reports that of the 112 individuals arrested in the US for ISIS-related activities from March 2014 to August 2016: * 83% were US citizens * 65% were US citizens born in the United States * … Continue reading Where do you find ISIS terrorists in America? Not where you think.
Shortly after the US House of Representatives passed its latest iteration of health care reform, President Donald Trump said that Australia has "better health care than we do." White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders clarified that Trump did not intend to suggest that he favors shifting to an Australian-style system, but was merely complimenting an ally. … Continue reading Australia’s Health Care System Is Fine Until You Chuck a Sickie
Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence James B. Comey June 8, 2017 Chairman Burr, Ranking Member Warner, Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. I was asked to testify today to describe for you my interactions with President-Elect and President Trump on subjects that I … Continue reading BREAKING: FULL TEXT of Comey sworn testimony on Trump allegations
Reality Leight Winner is a 25-year-old federal contractor accused of leaking classified information related to the alleged 2016 Russian military intelligence cyberattack. The DOJ announced the charges against Winner on Monday. She stands accused of "removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet," according to a federal complaint. As of Tuesday morning, Winner’s … Continue reading Reality L. Winner: 8 Things to Know About the NSA Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Info on Russian Hacking
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord has thrown the world into a blazing furnace full of weeping and gnashing of teeth—or the political world, at least, has been thrown into a fiery tizzy. The front page of the New York Daily News reads “TRUMP TO WORLD: DROP DEAD, … Continue reading After Paris: There Is No Existential Crisis
It's not official yet, but Yahoo! Finance is reporting that the Trump administration is considering putting emergency "safeguard" tariffs on solar panel imports from China. Naturally, the move will be framed as a necessary action to protect US manufacturers from unfair competition from overseas. But it will also harm US consumers by making solar power more expensive than … Continue reading We Don’t Need to Prop Up Solar Panel Companies
Cartoonists, politicians, and other talking heads regularly toss the concept of big government back and forth. But how big is it really? The Competitive Enterprise Institute answers that question in the 2017 edition of "Ten Thousand Commandments." The following three charts give a brief glimpse into the size and scope of government. 1. U.S. Regulations … Continue reading 3 Charts Showing Just How Big Government Has Become
There are many startling things about the campus outrage movement, including the escalation of violence and the decline of rational discourse. But perhaps one of the most startling and unexpected things is the fact that opposition to the movement is increasingly bipartisan. Early on, opposition came largely from conservative camps, the reason being that protestors … Continue reading Ex-College Democrat President: 4 Reasons the College Left is Eating its Own
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR, REPUBLICAN PRIMARY TOTAL RAISED $4,917,390.91 - Gillispie $990,248.59 - Stewart $644,400.75 - Wagner TOTAL SPENT (As % of total raised) $2,463,594.82 (50.1%) - Gillispie $803,615.18 (81.5%) - Stewart $585,180.89 (90.5%) - Wagner RAISED THIS PERIOD (Apr. 1- May 31) $1,121,611.45 - Gillispie $178,919.40 - Stewart $133,591.25 - Wagner SPENT THIS PERIOD (Apr. 1- … Continue reading Virginia Gov, LG, AG fundraising numbers are in. How does your candidate stack up?
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