Libya and Public Opinion
According to a Rasmussen Reports survey taken at the beginning of this week, 34 percent of likely voters think the United States should get “more directly involved” in the Libyan ...
A Responsible Choice
In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed spending another $4 billion annually on K–12 public education. He did not mention that state, local, and federal governments already ...
Small, Medium, and Large Early-Ed Lies, with a Healthy Dose of Ignorance, In the Service of Selling the Public on a Dangerous Expansion of Government Involvement in Education and Parenting
Ahg, leave it to Ramesh to show me up with a dose of historical perspective and magnanimity.
Yes, using the term “big lie” to describe what preschool proponents are up to ...
The Early-Ed Big Lie
President Obama is repeating questionable statistics in support of his bid to expand the government’s monopoly on education back to the womb.
He asserts in his speech on education today at ...
Brave, Brave Sir Holder
The Politico has a piece today on the plans of Eric Holder, our brave, completely uncowardly attorney general, to “fight discrimination and inequality.”
He might want to start by joining the ...
Re: School Choice vs. Instructivism
Stern’s article has faced a variety of criticisms that ably deconstruct his arguments, and he has yet to address the most important and damaging of these. ...
How Many Objections Can Dance on the Head of a Voucher?
Dick Komer, in response to my article, “Credit Is Preferred,” charges that I “recklessly dismiss” vouchers while indulging in “carelessness” based “on a poor understanding of the state of constitutional ...
Go Big
If you’ve been reading this series, you already know that education tax credits do more than vouchers to encourage the development of a powerful and organized school-choice constituency.
But which scale ...
The Morning After Means A Lot
You might think there’s no song left to sing in praise of education tax credits. I’ve already argued that credits are more popular with the public, more legally viable, and ...
Coalition’s Choice
Yesterday, I explained why vouchers are more likely than credits to get into legal trouble — because they’re government dollars. Today we’re talking about coalitional politics.
So, which of the two ...