Getting Priorities Straight
Detroit is America’s eleventh-largest urban area and (unless you count the insipid people mover) the largest without rail transit. So, naturally, the city suffers from light-rail envy. In 2008, the mayor promised a Detroit-to-Ann Arbor commuter train by October 25, 2010–a promise that, since then, has been deferred indefinitely. The city also wants to build […]
Douglas County School Board Making Strong Statement for Parental Choice
How often do you see a local school board proactively promoting school choice — including choices inside and outside the district, for the sake of satisfying the local education customers? Let’s be honest: It’s pretty rare. So maybe it’s time to introduce you to the Board of Education for the Douglas County School District, the […]
Amending the Constitution to Save It
To learn more: hear a podcast of “amending the Constitution to save it” at https://ivoices.org/. During the previous year or so there has been more and more interest in the idea of “amending the U.S. Constitution to save it.” Several websites are now devoted to that idea. One illustration is the site entitled “10 Amendments […]
How Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s New Energy Economy Is Like the Bowl Championship Series
On GQ’s blog, there’s an interesting interview with two acclaimed sports writers, about the Bowl Championship Series. As millions of Americans know well, the BCS is the complicated system that chooses a national champion in the billion dollar college football industry. There are more than 100 schools vying for the crystal football awarded to the […]
Health care lawsuit moves forward
The Atlantic reports on the multi-state legal challenge to the health control bill, HR 3590. Remember, Amendment 63 will be even more important should the lawsuit succeed. Reports the Atlantic: On Thursday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health care law can move forward. U.S. District Judge […]
Urban Planning Dream or Nightmare?
In Best-Laid Plans, the Antiplanner argues that cities are too complicated to plan, so anyone who tries to plan them ends up following fads and focusing on one or two goals to the near-exclusion of all else. The current fad is to reduce per capita driving by increasing density and spending money on rail transit. […]
Colorado Amendment 63
[Scroll down for most recent blog posts.] Amendment text Commentary in support of Amendment 63 & refuting the opposition Latest blog posts about Amendment 63 How you can promote Amendment 63. Watch the Amendment 63 Campaign Commercial here if it does not appear below.
As Waiting for Superman Opens Today in Colorado, Listen to an Exclusive Interview with Director Davis Guggenheim
You might be saying by now: When will this kid stop writing about the movie Waiting for Superman? To be honest, I don’t know. I’m too young and impulsive to plan that far ahead. But since today is the movie’s official opening in Colorado, what better reason to bring it up again today?
Well, here’s one. […]
Make a word meaningless: add “social” in front of it!
Michael Cannon at the Cato Institute makes a great point: [HuffPo blogger Jesse Larner writes that] “Cannon is not in favor of universal coverage as a social right.” True, that. “As a libertarian, he doesn’t even recognize the concept of social rights.” I believe it was Friedrich Hayek who said there’s no better way to […]
Crash Postpones Driverless Test
The Antiplanner was looking forward to seeing Volkswagen run a driverless Audi up the windy Pikes Peak Road at racing speeds last month. Unfortunately, this test was postponed by a crash — not of the driverless car but of a helicopter that was aiming to photograph the test. (Maybe someone should develop a pilotless helicopter.) […]
Waiting for Superman Director Talks Education Reform
Waiting for Superman Director Talks Education Reform
On the eve of the nationally-acclaimed Waiting for Superman’s Colorado debut, the film’s director Davis Guggenheim sat down for an interview with education policy analyst Ben DeGrow. Guggenheim discusses the film’s education reform themes, his optimistic assessment of Colorado’s reform agenda, and ideas for motivated filmgoers to take action and help improve American public schools.
I’ve Got The Reformer-Michelle Rhee-Resigned-from-Her-Job-in-D.C. Blues
I’m sad, and reeling a bit. My edu-crush and reform hero Michelle Rhee has announced her resignation as chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools. Guess I knew it was coming, but I’ve probably been in denial. The place to go for thoughtful reactions is School Reform News, where many respected education reformers weigh in on the news.
