Opinion
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Real-Life Examples Belie Charter Comparison
Opinion -Tracy Warner’s effort to compare Gov. Mitch Daniels’ school reform proposals to a similar, fictional reform of Indiana’s police forces should be judged a clever failure (“Policing the rush to charter schools,” Jan. 16). -
School Choice Is a Remedy for State Budget Woes
Opinion -Empowering parents to choose the best school for their children—whether public or private, regardless of ZIP Code—isn’t just the right thing to do. -
Bishops Prod U.S. Congress to Support Net Neutrality
Opinion -Inflluential Roman Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan is urging Congress to support several public policy initiatives, including Internet network neutrality. -
Biggest Get Bigger, Risks Grow Greater
Opinion -In two news articles just three days apart, The Wall Street Journal unintentionally showed the world much of what is so wrong about the federal government protecting some businesses because they are “too big to fail. -
Florida Energy Policy Offers Tax Cut Opportunities
Opinion -Florida’s new Republican Gov. ernor, Rick Scott, has pledged to cut state taxes while simultaneously reducing the budget deficit. This iat’s a tall order, but opportunities exist. -
FCC ‘Cop on the Beat’ More Like a Bully
Opinion -Julius Genachowski is the self-proclaimed "cop on the beat" at President Obama's Federal Communications Commission (FCC). That's great if the cop is as principled and honorable as Serpico. -
Researchers Skeptical about Bank Taxes
Opinion -Taxes on executive bonuses, financial transactions and excess profits are a few of the taxes proposed or enacted to punish banks for their role in the recent financial crisis, but most of these ideas have shortcomings, says a University of Michigan -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #10-2 (January 2011)
Opinion -An Ohio lawyer admits he dropped his pants while mentoring two “at-risk” teenagers but claims it was part of an educational process, not a sexual one. -
#256: No Small Tweaks
Opinion -I was asked during an interview on WRKO in Boston about whether the vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health law had any meaning, or whether it was just pointless posturing. -
Sen. Franken’s Unnecessary Scare
Opinion -Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is attempting another transformation. -
Federal Reserve Proposes Huge Cuts in Credit Card ‘Swipe’ Fees
Opinion -Interchange fees on credit card purchases may soon be slashed by order of the Federal Reserve, and consumers may feel the results. -
EPA Rules Assign too Much Blame to Florida Farmers
Opinion -Water-quality restrictions announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will drain the Florida economy of billions of dollars, state officials claim in federal court documents. -
State Subsidies Threaten to Drive NC Bus Operator Out of Business
Opinion -A private bus service owner in Hickory, North Carolina claims another bus operation has illegally landed government subsidies that could put his transit company out of business. -
Housing Collapse Crushes Faith in Home-Ownership
Opinion -The idea that "a man's house is his castle" is attributed to American Revolutionary James Otis from 1761, and he meant government should never be permitted to breach its walls. -
Mortgage Interest Deduction Fails By Most Measures
Opinion -Ask anyone on the Hill, and they'll tell you the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) is a third rail that no one—not fiscally conservative Republicans or social goal of homeownership-supporting Democrats—wants to touch. -
Don’t Hold Children Captive to Failing Public Schools
Opinion -Columnist Matthew Tully is bothered by the possibility that motivated parents would be the school patrons most likely to seek out the choices made possible by Gov. -
Higher Gasoline, Food Prices Spark Inflation Worries
Opinion -The Consumer Price Index increased by one-half percent in December, while the Producer Price Index increased by 1.1 percent. This means the real purchasing power of your money has decreased. -
Scarce Money, Plenty of Enthusiasm Shape Wisconsin School Reform
Opinion -Myriad reform proposals from new Republican legislators in Wisconsin are expected to wash away the state superintendent’s recent proposal to reorganize education funding. -
The Curse of Losing Cursive
Opinion -Buzz up!It's no surprise the education-industrial complex behind the drafting of the national Common Core standards for teaching English omitted cursive writing or penmanship from what is deemed essential for children to learn. -
Target Catastrophe Fund, Citizens to Ease Biz Burden
Opinion -Given Florida's tight fiscal situation, it may be politically difficult for the Legislature to approve the broad tax cuts that Gov. Scott wants ("Senate prez dashes guv's hopes for biz tax cuts," Jan 12). -
Fed Cuts Fees for Fat-Cat Merchants
Opinion -The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank has decided once again to hand gifts to a select group of businesses that includes the world’s wealthiest corporations. And once again, average Americans are going to be footing the bill. -
Obama Wants Help for Borrowers Who Are Still Making Payments
Opinion -President Obama is proposing to use Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help homeowners who are still paying their mortgages but owe more than the houses are worth, but the proposal has strong opposition, including Rep. -
Target Catastrophe Fund, Citizens to Ease Biz Burden
Opinion -Given Florida’s tight fiscal situation, it may be politically difficult for the Legislature to approve the broad tax cuts that Gov. Scott wants (“Senate prez dashes guv’s hopes for biz tax cuts,” Jan 1). -
Illinois Limits Local Pensions for New Hires, Boosts Funding Levels
Opinion -Illinois lawmakers have passed a law requiring local governments to reduce pension benefits for newly hired police and firefighters. It follows similar reforms to other municipal government pensions that became law in early 2010.
