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2018: A Bad Year for Government-failure Deniers

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It’s hard to believe that after nearly 30 years charter schools are still a mystery in some parts of the...

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

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Questionable Comparisons, Questionable Conclusions

Questionable Comparisons, Questionable Conclusions

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The Commonwealth Fund published a study comparing the health care system in America to the systems of six other developed...

Homeschooling Family in the New York Times

Homeschooling Family in the New York Times

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The homeschooling family I wrote about here and here is now featured in the New York Times. The article recounts...

Real Tort Reform

Real Tort Reform

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It appears that the Missouri state Supreme Court may be poised to strike down the $350,000 cap on damages for...

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