Ultra-Woke Illinois Mandates Are Top Threat to U.S. Education
A radical new rule would politicize the classroom and very likely trample the free-speech and religious-liberty rights of teachers.
Illinois
A Rare Chance to End Illinois’s Notoriously Corrupt System
With Michael Madigan out as speaker of the state House, the time is finally ripe for reform.
Tiers and Fears: Illinois Is Ground Zero for the Public-Sector Pension Crisis
Hundreds of billions of dollars in pension debt are dragging residents -- and government at every level -- under water.
Arizona’s Tax Disaster: Refugees from Blue States and Other Infuriating Explanations
How did the home of Barry Goldwater end up passing the largest tax increase in its history?
Illinois’s Proposed ‘Fair Tax’ Gets Its Just Deserts
Voters finally drew a line to reject this progressive income tax. But Governor Pritzker is still not getting the message.
Free-Market Victories down the Ballot
While most were focused on the presidential election, down-ballot votes delivered victories for free enterprise.
A Progressive Tax Will Doom Illinois Small Businesses
There is nothing “fair” about Governor Pritzker’s “fair tax amendment.”
The Capital Letter: Week of October 12
The economics and politics of stimulus, taxes everywhere, the tech wars, the deficit, South Sudan, and more.
Ending the Illinois Flat Tax (Maybe)
A move to a progressive income tax would be likely to lead Illinois into a growing reliance on affluent taxpayers.
The Capital Note: Tax Hikes & the Treasury Hedge
On the menu today: More Illinois taxes, Treasuries no longer a hedge, and President Trump stops talks on a new coronavirus stimulus bill.