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Lew Andrews: Will Online Learning Undermine Liberal Bias?

SRN PODCAST~ Will the rise of online learning undermine liberalism’s control over education? Lewis Andrews thinks so. He joins the podcast to discuss his recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the topic. There, Andrews writes, “As performance-based incentive structures spread, course designers and school-based curriculum directors will have to be more flexible, competitive and accountable. If history is any guide, the elevation of such workplace values will even make their way into the subjects being taught, emphasizing such conservative values as personal responsibility and entrepreneurship.” Andrews is an author and director of the Children’s Educational Opportunity Foundation, a privately funded scholarship program for poor and minority children in Connecticut. He has also recently written “Public Sector Unions vs. Local Politics.”

Michael LaFaive: 'Prohibition by Price' Drives Cigarette Smuggling

BTN PODCAST - It's no coincidence that states with the highest taxes on cigarettes have the highest rates of cigarette smuggling . . . and other crimes related to the trade in cigarettes to avoid high taxes, says Michael LaFaive of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

James Taylor: The Global Warming Debate

ECN PODCAST - James Taylor discusses his upcoming global warming debate with Ray Bellamy, M.D., a Tallahassee Orthopedic Surgeon.

Ben Domenech: Obamacare's Taxes

HCN PODCAST - Ben Domenech discusses Obamacare's new taxes.

Bill Wilson: Cliff Deal Solved Nothing, So It's Up to Us

BTN PODCAST - The fiscal cliff deal did virtually nothing to solve the government's fiscal problems. Bill Wilson of Americans for Limited Government says there will soon be a debt ceiling debate, and enough lawmakers are frightened by the size of the government's borrowing that our voices added to the debate might swing some votes toward fiscal responsibility.

Don Soifer: Economic Cost to English Deficiencies

SRN PODCAST - Adults who speak English poorly lose $3,000 per year in wages, which totals $37.7 billion annual loss in U.S. earnings, concludes a new report from the Lexington Institute. Institute president and report coauthor Don Soifer joins the podcast to talk English language learners and their growing impact on public schools and the U.S. economy.
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