What’s 43,000 pages long and 16 feet tall?

December 7, 2010

Answer: the federal budget. Absolutely frightening.

– James Quintero

Don’t Shrink the Core. Fix It.

Just how bad is American higher education today? Consider this observation on today’s college students from Jessica Wilson, a professor of great books and humanities at Pepperdine: “It’s not even an inability to critically think. It’s an inability to read sentences.” She is not alone. Professors at elite colleges report that many incoming students arrive...

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Border Security

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Property Tax Relief in Texas: Plan to Eliminate School M&O Property Tax

Texas’ property tax system has turned property holders into renters, where government is their landlord and Texans who struggle to pay annual tax bills face confiscation of their properties. Additionally, the growth of government is harming taxpayers and the economy through higher taxes and more regulation. For example, Eddie Wilson owns the landmark Austin restaurant...

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