Four Takes on the Phi Delta Kappa Education Poll: Pretty Darn Klever, Huh?
It was to my youthful bemusement that today I ran across several edublog postings about a new “PDK” poll. PDK? At first I wondered that might stand for: Pretty Darn Klever? (or Kute?) Maybe Precociously Delightful Kid? (Guess they weren’t really talking about me, though….)
It’s actually the 43rd Phi Delta Kappa poll of American opinion […]
Yet Another Court Voids Obamacare’s Insurance Mandates | Our American Constitution
Independence Institute constitutional scholar Rob Natelson comments on the Eleventh Circuit ruling the individual mandate in Obamacare to be unconstitutional.
One More Reason to Shrink Government
The Antiplanner used to think that a sure sign of a centrally planned economy is when the capital is the wealthiest city in the country. So what does it say about the United States when Washington DC has the highest median income of any metropolitan area in the country? I learned this little tidbit from […]
Dougco Choice Injunction: What Now for Families? Who All Will Appeal?
My Education Policy Center friends told you the judge’s decision last Friday to put the brakes on the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program would create a lot of chaos for families. That’s the question of the hour: What are the more than 300 students who had received scholarships (and some had already started schools) going […]
Judge Enjoins Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program
On August 12, 2011, a Denver District Court judge enjoined the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program. Douglas County School District board president John Carson discusses the injunction and the next steps for the school district and the families involved.
The City That’s Corrupt
Portland, whose slogan, “The City That Works,” was stolen from one of the most corrupt cities in America, has been rocked by a new scandal, this one involving actual charges of bribery and under-the-table dealings. The FBI raided the home and office of the city’s parking manager to investigate allegations that he accepted large bribes […]
Colorado short on primary care docs, “reform” will make ER over-crowding worse
Colorado’s overcrowded ERs to get worse with Obamacare because of lack of primary care doctors. In the Wall Street Journal, John Goodman explains how Medicare’s price controls contribute to this problem, and what to do about it.
Being "green" isn't cheap for taxpayers or ratepayers
The Department of Energy just announced that Colorado Springs-based Neumann Systems Group, Inc. is one of four DOE grant recipients to study carbon-capture systems in order to fight global warming. Neumann will get $7,165,423 of more than $67 million in taxpayer funds for the “project, located at the Colorado Springs Drake #7 power plant, [which] […]
Education Policy Center Responds to Dougco Scholarship Injunction
Focus on the Family’s Citizen Link interviewed one of the Education Policy Center staff to get a response to the Denver District Court ruling placing an injunction on the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program: Ben DeGrow, an education analyst at the Independence Institute in Golden, praised the district for its backbone. “This school district has […]
Perhaps Parent Trigger Debate Can Take My Mind Off Bad School Choice News
Many of you know what the big education news around here is. I’m still reeling, and it hurts too much to talk about it. So at least for today, while the emotional wounds are raw, I want to bring your attention to something else you may find of interest.
Not long ago I told you about […]
Yet Another Court Voids Obamacare’s Insurance Mandates
On August 12, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the insurance mandate in the “Obamacare” health control law is unconstitutional. The Court ruled that the mandate exceeded Congress’s Commerce Power, and was not a “tax” under Congress’s Taxation Power. The ruling came in State of Florida v. U.S. Dept. […]
Obamacars to Cost $6,714 More?
Motor Trend magazine reports that meeting President Obama’s fuel-economy standards for 2025 will cost consumers $6,714 more per car. This is based on a paper published by the Center for Automotive Research last June, when Obama’s standards were still in flux. There is some debate over this conclusion: a group called the International Council on […]
