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Let the Arguments Begin

 "Monday, September 26 in Washington, DC. The discussion will provide lawyers, the media, policy analysts, academics, legislators, regulators, and the general public with a window on the key legal arguments that will be addressed before the en banc panel regarding EPA’s authority to regulate the nation’s power generating industry under the so-called Clean Power Plan (CPP)."

September 20, 2016
Higher Education

Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans

Almost half of those who enroll in college fail to graduate and of those who do graduate, 36 percent show little to no increase in the critical thinking and writing skills that a degree is supposed to signify. 

September 19, 2016
Taxes & Spending

More Taxes & Spending in New Austin Budget

If you live in Austin, then get ready for more government spending and higher taxes.

September 19, 2016
Higher Education

Federal Aid To Higher Education Hurts More Than Helps

Substantially increased federal support to higher education has encouraged two things: a corresponding decline in state spending concomitant with an erosion of higher education’s accountability to lawmakers, taxpayers, and students.

September 16, 2016
Health Care

Government Hypocrisy Over EpiPen: The Pot Calling The Kettle Black

 "If politicians really want to help save Americans by making life-saving drugs readily available, they should get the government out of healthcare and unshackle the free market."

September 14, 2016
K-12 Education

Students Win With Education Savings Accounts

Every child is a unique individual with a unique set of gifts, challenges and abilities. Collective decisions by government for all students are inefficient and ineffective. The answer to the question is simple and clear: me. 

September 14, 2016
Health Care

Washington’s monopoly policy

Though Washington decries Mylan's monopoly power and price gouging, it is Washington that created and protects Mylan's monopoly.

September 9, 2016
Criminal Justice

How Texas Reduced Both Crime & Incarceration

Texas is proof positive that by filling the spectrum in between these two extremes with effective monitoring and treatment programs, we can both enhance taxpayer responsibility and increase the safety of our communities.

September 8, 2016
Other

ICYMI: TPPF, Goldwater Institute Launch Local Litigation Effort

Yesterday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and its sister think tank, the Goldwater Institute, filed suit against the city of Austin and the Austin Firefighters’ Association challenging the costly and common practice of release time. More from the suit: “The City of Austin (“Austin”) is engaged in a taxpayer-funded practice that diverts firefighters away from...

September 8, 2016
Health Care

Fix, don’t patch, RGV’s Medicaid problems

"Given the current low Medicaid reimbursement schedules, more than 30 percent of American doctors can’t afford to care for Medicaid patients. If more Texas Medicaid dollars were available to pay doctors and hospitals, more Medicaid patients could actually get care. What good is having Medicaid coverage, or any insurance for that matter, if you can’t get timely care?"

September 1, 2016
Economy

Texas bests California in economic opportunity

"Since December 2007 when the last national recession started, total civilian employment increased in California by 1.2 million while it increased by 1.7 million in Texas, with a labor force two-thirds the size of California’s. This increase in employment in Texas constitutes about one-third of all jobs created nationwide — truly remarkable given recent headwinds!"

September 1, 2016
Higher Education

Will The University Of Chicago Shake Up The World Once Again?

The University of Chicago appears intent on shaking up the world once more. But this time it aims not at a particular intellectual discovery but rather at preserving the very conditions of discovery itself: the freedom of the mind. 

August 31, 2016
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