K-12 Education

Dr. Ron Johnson’s amicus brief for the school finance trials

A respected and world-renowned author, Dr. Ronald Johnson has published works in countless newspapers, books and professional journals throughout the years. Originally a graduate of a small Texas High School, Ronald holds degrees from The University of Arizona, Louisiana Baptist University, and the International Institute. He has taught at public schools in Arizona and Texas and has been a Fellow at the Ford Foundation in recognition of his educational achievements with migrant minority children. He is a certified public school administrator, has served on textbook selection panels in Arizona and Texas and is recognized as a Texas Education Entrepreneur Hero by The Center for Educational Reform for his innovative work on charter schools. Together with his wife, he founded one of the first contract campuses authorized by the Texas legislature in 1993, and operated four charter schools for at-risk teenagers in Texas rural communities.

September 21, 2015

Energy & Environment

Late for work? Maybe zoning is to blame

Among the 50 states, the average commute time from 2006 to 2010 was about 23 minutes and 18 seconds.

September 21, 2015

Economy

End the crude oil export ban

The U.S. became the world's largest producer of petroleum and related liquid fuels in 2013, whereby U.S. oil production has been three-fourths of increased global oil production and has reduced the nation's oil imports by 60 percent since 2007.

September 21, 2015

Local Government

A Constitution defined by humility and Rule of law

If there’s a problem with the U.S. Constitution today, it’s that the document was so triumphant that Americans forget the genius of its design.

September 17, 2015

Taxes & Spending

Texas comptroller’s tax repeal wish list accomplished

At the request of the Comptroller, the Legislature was able to eliminate these taxes to eliminate unnecessary burdens for a total monetary value of $18.3 million. This helps reduce the burden on Texas taxpayers and businesses and leaves more money in the productive private sector.

September 16, 2015

Economy

Cost of living matters in the Census Bureau’s new poverty report

California has the nation’s 4th-highest taxes as a share of state income, the nation’s highest marginal income tax bracket, 13.3 percent, and a generous social safety net with one-third of the nation’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families recipients.

September 16, 2015

Higher Education

Free to learn? Think again: Campus censorship on the rise

But the first casualty has already been tallied—the freedom to learn.

September 15, 2015

Criminal Justice

Licensing often serves to limit competition and choice

Occupational licenses may not seem like a hot topic, but with 29 percent of all jobs in the United States now requiring some form of license, the time has come to take a long and hard look at the heavy costs of these licenses on the economy and Texans.

September 15, 2015

Criminal Justice

California forfeits common sense

This allows law enforcement to wholly sidestep any legal protections guaranteed by the state.

September 14, 2015

Higher Education

Higher education reform is reliant on government bodies

We know from the Collegiate Learning Assessment that 36 percent of college students across the country, after four years in education, show little to no increase in critical thinking or complex reading and writing skills.

September 11, 2015

Economy

America has colossal energy wealth, it’s time to lift our ban on oil exports

Limiting the global oil supply by prohibiting sale of domestically produced oil keeps global oil prices artificially high.

September 10, 2015

Energy & Environment

The land of the free or the home of $6 gas? America can’t be both.

Yet the American left, led by the Obama administration’s attack on energy markets, is trying to turn America’s prosperity into European-style poverty.

September 10, 2015