Jarrett Skorup, Research Associate [Mackinac Center]

Jarrett Skorup is a research associate at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He is a graduate of Grove City College with degrees in history and political science. He also studied economics and religion.

While there, he was captain of the Grove City wrestling and Ultimate Frisbee teams. He was a student fellow at the Center for Vision & Values, the school's research and scholarship think tank.

An Illinois native, Skorup is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs, Bears and Bulls. Besides studying and writing about public policy, he coaches and officiates high school wrestling.

Skorup is the content manager for Michigan Capitol Confidential. His writings have been published in The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, MLive, Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Orange County Register, Manchester Union-Leader, Daily Caller, Townhall.com, National Review , America's Future Foundation - Doublethink and many newspapers across the country. He lives in Midland, MI with his wife, Karen and son, Grayson.

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Commentary: Shifting School Employees to a 401(k) Is the Most Important Thing

Published on July 3, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

State Program Awards $67 Million, Creates One-Third of Projected Jobs

Published on June 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'Green' Company Awarded Up to $120 Million Promised 70 Jobs — Creates Just Three Jobs in Three Years

Published on June 25, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The State as Venture Capitalist: Michigan Fund Loaned $7.7 Million, Creates Only 20 Percent of Promised Jobs

Published on June 19, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Putting Up Gutters and Putting Down Tile Will Cost You in Michigan

Published on June 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Learn to be a Citizen Watchdog

Published on May 31, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The Dangers of Painting — State Law Requires Training, Exam, Fees For the Right to Earn a Living

Published on May 29, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: States and Federal Government Should Stop Funding Higher Education

Published on May 19, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Senate Takes Up Bill to Ban Government Union Stewards Working on Taxpayers' Dime

Published on May 18, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Productivity Leads To Prosperity

Published on May 17, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

How CapCon Uses Transparency Laws to Hold Government Accountable

Published on May 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Arbitrarily Low College Loan Interest Rates Harm Students, Taxpayers

Published on May 2, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Laws Should Be Just, Benefit Consumers

Published on April 23, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: 'Corporate Welfare' Hype Yields Few Economic Results

Published on April 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Sen. Debbie Stabenow Addresses the Issues

Published on April 11, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: 'Card Check’s' Big Lie Exposed

Published on April 7, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Bailout of Student Loan Debt Is Not the Answer

Published on March 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Stop Forcing Michigan Taxpayers To Pay for Government Union Stewards

Published on March 16, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

The Importance of 'Sunshine Week'

Published on March 15, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Government Incompetence At Its Worst – The Tragedy of the Forced Unionization of Home Health Care Workers

Published on March 8, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy

Published on Feb. 14, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: When Stadium Deals Fizzle, Taxpayers Lose

Published on Feb. 13, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Is President Obama Correct That State Budget Cuts Are the ‘Largest Factor’ in Tuition Increases At Public Colleges?

Published on Feb. 1, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Bringing Freedom to Afghanistan

Published on Jan. 28, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Some Tea Partiers Gunning For Republican Senate Majority Leader

Published on Jan. 20, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Fake Tea Party Scam Ends In Fraud Convictions

Published on Jan. 12, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Our Mission For 2012 and Beyond: Continuing to Hold Their Feet to the Fire

Published on Jan. 4, 2012 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Flashback: The Health Care Bill Is Full of Stocking Stuffers

Published on Dec. 27, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Suggested Readings: The Best Books of 2011

Published on Dec. 24, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Republican-led Legislature Votes Overwhelmingly to Continue 'Big Hollywood' Film Subsidy

Published on Dec. 16, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Legislature Reforms Retiree Health Benefits

Published on Dec. 14, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

10 Stories Showing Why Mandatory Government Collective Bargaining Is Counterproductive

Published on Nov. 29, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Free Lansing Lunch Event: The Future of Oil and Gas Energy in Michigan and the U.S.

Published on Nov. 1, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Conservative Scorecard Doesn’t Grade on a Curve

Published on Oct. 21, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Seeking Tax Hike Challenged on Dollar Figures

Published on Oct. 6, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Less Than 0.001 Percent of Tenured Teachers Fired Over Past Five Years

Published on Sept. 6, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Why True Conservationists Should Cheer “Fracking”

Published on Aug. 12, 2011

Four School Districts Spend $525K in Attorney Fees Trying to Remove Four Tenured Teachers

Published on July 19, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Fact Check: Michigan Government Employees ‘Under Attack?’

Published on June 16, 2011

Michigan Business Owner: Tax Reform Means 'Our Company Will Create Jobs'

Published on June 4, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

'A "Crisis" That Never Ends'

Published on May 28, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Anatomy of How to Kill a Tax Hike

Published on May 14, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Commentary: Five Easy Questions to Ask School Officials

Published on May 10, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

School District Saves $60K by Being More Transparent

Published on April 24, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Do Pricing Guns Create Jobs?

Published on April 2, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Transparency Not Rapid for Kent Co. Transit Agency

Published on March 24, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

A Transparency Fight in the Village of Armada

Published on March 20, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Education Group Documentary Aims to Show 'Kids Aren't Cars'

Published on Feb. 5, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Public-Sector Unions Fight to Keep Bloated Benefits

Published on Jan. 31, 2011

Weekly Roundup - Jan. 29

Published on Jan. 29, 2011 – Michigan Capitol Confidential