May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
If you have any doubt about the ability of the political Left to set the agenda in this country, look at the controversy over the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United corporate campaign finance case. What most people have heard about the case is that it “allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts in federal elections,” a
READ MOREBy granting certiorari in Fisher v. University of Texas, the Supreme Court has a chance to correct one of the most obnoxious aspects of modern jurisprudence. By that I mean permission given to state universities—in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)—to use public resources to play racial and ethnic politics. I worked full time in public higher
READ MOREFive of Colorado’s nine largest school districts have placed property tax hikes on the fall 2012 ballot. Over the past decade all five of the tax-proposing school districts have significantly grown spending on “current” operating costs. From 2005 to 2010, median household incomes in all five counties covered by the five districts fell short of per-pupil school tax revenues. Asking voters to increase property taxes this year may not be an easy task.
READ MOREI’m getting too excited to wait much longer. Tonight is the special Colorado screening of Won’t Back Down, the new feature movie about empowering parents to improve failing schools. Put simply, it brings the “Parent Trigger” reform concept to the big screen.
So as you look forward to catching the movie, either tonight or when it […]
Here are ten ways to deal with the problem of pre-existing conditions that give people good incentives instead of perverse incentives. Continue reading
READ MOREHere are ten ways to deal with the problem of pre-existing conditions that give people good incentives instead of perverse incentives. Continue reading
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