Residential Assignment, No School Choice: A Terrible System
Recently, I presented a paper at a conference in Madrid, Spain. The conference brought together education scholars from across Europe,...
In-Person Learning during the Pandemic
I recently began listening to a new podcast called Cautionary Tales, in which Tim Harford, Financial Times columnist and BBC...
Is There a 1984 in Our Future? A Super Bowl Reflection
What was the greatest Super Bowl commercial of all time? With Super Sunday just around corner, we will cite the...
What Is Educational Pluralism?
Ashley Berner has spent a lot of time examining educational systems around the world, and she concludes that the American...
Socialism: The Slouching Beast on our Campuses
Socialism has come a long way since 1917. Socialist regimes ruled half the world—at a terrible cost—during the Cold War....
Kansas City Dodged the #HQ2 Bullet
Richard Florida is an urban studies theorist who promoted the idea that the creative class would drive urban renewal and...
Regulatory Reform Emerges as Major Issue, Nationally and in Missouri
It’s been an active first few weeks for President Donald Trump, and the new Administration’s prompt engagement of the United...
Leadership Lessons from Attila the Hen: Margaret Thatcher on Europe-and the United States
It was a vintage if ill-advised display of firmness. A quarter of a century ago, Margaret Thatcher threw the British...
Making Regulations Count
Recently, I found myself in the State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri listening to a rousing debate about whether...
