Job Creation and the Taxation of Foreign-Source Income
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that portions of U.S.
Reducing the Federal Footprint on Education and Empowering State and Local Leaders
Increasing federal intervention and the resulting burden of complying with federal programs, rules, and regulations has caused a significant growth in state bureaucracy, much of which has a parasit
Reforming Food Stamps to Promote Work and Reduce Poverty and Dependence
The Food Stamp program is one of the largest means-tested welfare programs in the nation.
Reforming the Food Stamp Program
The food stamp program is due for reauthorization as part of a new farm bill.
A Carbon Tax Would Harm U.S. Competitiveness and Low-Income Americans Without Helping the Environment
Abstract: Supporters of a new carbon tax are using arguments aimed at conservatives (it can be revenue neutral) and liberals (it can help the environment) alike.
The Assault on Coal and American Consumers
Abstract: For decades, coal has literally been the rock that has powered America with cheap, reliable energy.
How the Death Tax Kills Small Businesses, Communities—and Civil Society
The death tax: What does it kill? Who does it affect?
The Economic Case Against the Death Tax
2010 is the only year since 1916 in which heirs to an estate will not have to pay the dreaded death tax. Victory for small businesses?
A Better Way to Pay: Five Rules for Reforming Teacher Compensation
To recruit and retain the best teachers possible, policymakers should avoid across-the-board pay increases, and focus instead on performance pay by easing restrictions against entering the professi
Head Start Earns an F: No Lasting Impact for Children by First Grade
The benefits of participating in Head Start almost completely disappear by first grade, concludes the only study of the program using a rigorous design, note David Mulhausen and Dan Lips of The Her
