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Unions: Minority Rule 0
- August 25, 2008
Some pundits and hopeful partisans speculate that our upcoming national election may see less apathy among younger voters.
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A Conservative Solution to Big Labor's Dominance in the Political Process 0
- June 27, 2008
Teachers unions and other labor groups do not deserve special treatment under our state’s election laws, even if some judges seem determined to give it to them.
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Ties That Bind 0
- February 11, 2008
A Denver school looking to overcome some steep challenges has asked to be liberated from the bureaucratic rules holding it back. Only one very formidable roadblock remains before this burgeoning freedom movement: the teachers union.
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Consumers as Smart as Economic Busybodies 0
- December 10, 2007
There are still two weeks of shopping until Christmas, but the nagging has already started. Everybody’s got an opinion on how I shop. They may argue with each other, but they agree on one thing: I’m doing it wrong. Some economists worry I’m not spending enough. These economists are sniffing the fumes of something called Keynesian economics. John Maynard Keynes revamped economic theory in the early 20th century. Economics as a science is still reeling from the blow.
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Low Expectations Won’t Help Anybody 0
- October 3, 2007
Grades, professional careers, and academic excellence are in the news thanks to the President of the National Urban League. In an interview that made national news, Marc Morial talked about law firms and diversity. It turns out that lawyers at the best firms want to hire only applicants who got good grades in law school. This, apparently, is bad.
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Pueblo School Districts: union teaches that “no” doesn’t really mean “no”0
- September 9, 2007
Public school boards should not give a private organization privileged access to employee earnings. Yet both Pueblo school districts rank among the state’s worst offenders.
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