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
Health Care
States need more tools to fix Medicaid
All this reveals how little control states have over Medicaid.
September 8, 2015