https://www.mackinac.org/ Mackinac Center: Advancing Liberty and Opportunity Copyright 2026 Mackinac Center for Public Policy 5 Local officials should be humble about their ability to plan outcomes https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/detroits-zoning-history-offers-lessons-for-today https://www.mackinac.org/34454 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Michael James Clark on a teacher’s role and the impact of Hillsdale College https://www.mackinac.org/podcasts/the-overton-window/michael-james-clark-on-a-teachers-role-and-the-impact-of-hillsdale-college https://www.mackinac.org/34483 Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Mackinac Center shows that unions promote ESG investing at the expense of their own membership https://www.mackinac.org/pressroom/2026/unions-leverage-retirement-funds-for-political-agendas https://www.mackinac.org/34479 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:51:00 -0400 Please celebrate Government Records Month responsibly https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/whitmer-promised-transparency-and-delivered-gag-orders https://www.mackinac.org/34406 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Here are some ideas for doing it https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/oversight-is-a-key-role-for-local-officials https://www.mackinac.org/34471 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:58:00 -0400 There’s a better way https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/its-groundhog-day-all-over-again-on-free-trade https://www.mackinac.org/34441 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 State congratulates itself while students fall further behind https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigans-inflated-teacher-evals-are-failing-students https://www.mackinac.org/34440 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Regional electricity costs increase as ‘green’ generation falls short of promises https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/price-hikes-tied-to-wind-and-solar https://www.mackinac.org/34372 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Four-star rating for community lagging in entrepreneurship https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/union-township-receives-recognition-but-its-performance-underwhelms https://www.mackinac.org/34413 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Current system misses the mark with bad incentives, tax hits during hard times https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/reform-michigan-unemployment-insurance https://www.mackinac.org/34411 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Californians burned on electric rates; prices spike in a New York minute https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/freedom-notes-usa-nebraska-takes-over-federal-environmental-reviews https://www.mackinac.org/34410 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 You’ll find it everywhere in politics when you see the pattern https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/let-me-pretend-this-is-true-ok https://www.mackinac.org/34362 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Joshua Bandoch on using persuasion to get what you want in family life and politics https://www.mackinac.org/podcasts/the-overton-window/joshua-bandoch-on-using-persuasion-to-get-what-you-want-in-family-life-and-politics https://www.mackinac.org/34393 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:58:00 -0400 Who controls matters less than how much https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/on-housing-local-vs-state-control-is-the-wrong-question https://www.mackinac.org/34403 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:12:00 -0400 Executive overreach is a problem https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/trump-whitmer-and-the-problem-of-emergency-powers https://www.mackinac.org/34202 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Reforms should build confidence no matter who wins https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/what-election-reforms-are-actually-possible https://www.mackinac.org/34364 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Members of Whitmer circle edge toward admitting mistakes https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigans-pandemic-lockdowns-need-a-full-review https://www.mackinac.org/34232 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Belle Isle could be Detroit’s game changer https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/the-billion-dollar-idea-detroit-should-consider https://www.mackinac.org/34363 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Respectful disagreement is key to effective policymaking https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/how-civility-strengthens-policy https://www.mackinac.org/34366 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:57:00 -0400 Governor should use her remaining time to fix housing and literacy https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/the-state-of-whitmers-state https://www.mackinac.org/34201 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 It’s OK to acknowledge that district grants are local https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/time-to-make-full-use-of-the-new-earmarks-process https://www.mackinac.org/34252 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Whitmer stretches executive authority again https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/high-gas-prices-dont-justify-emergency-powers https://www.mackinac.org/34369 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Legislation that has passed Michigan House offers the right approach https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/food-trucks-often-banned-or-heavily-regulated-may-get-a-chance-to-thrive https://www.mackinac.org/34234 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Rod Lockwood on the renewed effort to make Belle Isle Detroit’s game changer https://www.mackinac.org/podcasts/the-overton-window/rod-lockwood-on-the-renewed-effort-to-make-belle-isle-detroits-game-changer https://www.mackinac.org/34355 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Lawmakers can do more to protect access, affordability, and medical innovation https://www.mackinac.org/pressroom/2026/prescription-drug-toolkit-urges-states-to-take-a-bigger-role https://www.mackinac.org/34358 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:56:00 -0400