Choice and Competition Lead to Better Outcomes
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) recently released a report confirming what free-market advocates like Milton Friedman and many of us...
The Father of the School Choice Movement with James V. Shuls
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with James V. Shuls, Director of Research and Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute,...
Add the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers to the List
Don’t think for a moment that Midwesterners don’t need or want to choose their children’s school. As I’ve previously discussed...
Milton Friedman’s Theory Casts Doubt on Responsible Stimulus Spending
Governments across the country have been given the responsibility of spending trillions of federal stimulus dollars. In his book “Free...
Flood of Federal Money Is Not a Free Pass for a Spending Binge
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Jefferson City is awash in taxpayer cash. Missouri’s state...
The Danger of an Equity Only Lens in Education
There is a danger in looking at life through only an equity lens. Kurt Vonnegut shows this exceptionally well in...
Movie Review: The Pursuit
If you’ve never watched Milton Friedman’s 1979 appearance on the Phil Donahue show, go watch it now. It is required...
New York Shouldn’t Have Offered Amazon $3 Billion. No One Should Have.
This week Amazon announced that it was scrapping its plan to establish a “second headquarters” in New York. The company’s...
Research on School Choice Nets Prize for Economist
Somewhere, Milton Friedman is smiling. Last month the American Economic Association announced that Parag Pathak, an economist from MIT, is...
