25 CCs of Adrenaline — 2005
For your reading pleasure, here are the top 25 Current Comments of 2005.
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New Territory
As governor of the Michigan Territory, Lewis Cass defined leadership. … more
Budget Buster?
Mandatory public school funding increases set a dangerous precedent. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Michigan teachers paid above average, graduation requirements. … more
No Strings Attached
"Categorical" grants allow Lansing to meddle in local education decisions.
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Biased Assertion?
Mackinac Center research is based on experience and evidence, not bias. … more
Home Schooling in Detroit
Two Detroit moms, with little in common, share home schooling success. … more
When in the Course ...
LeAnn K. Hadley recounts a decade of human events at the Mackinac Center. … more
Michigan Education Digest
MEA lawsuit dismissed, Detroit school shootings, all-charter district. … more
Feudal Endeavor?
Extending the cable franchise system to new technologies is medieval thinking. … more
Required Reading
If the state can't evaluate one graduation requirement, do we really need more? … more
Winds of Freedom
Hope and opportunity emerge from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina. … more
Pension Headache
Thomas W. Washburne offers a remedy for corporate pension ailments. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Health insurance bills, teacher fingerprinting, NCLB lawsuit dismissed. … more
Education Overhaul
Education reform will come about when there's a true marketplace of options. … more
Army of Compassion
Michigan can learn from the Salvation Army's 140-year success story. … more
Renaissance or Relapse?
A litany of big, flashy projects has failed to bring about Detroit's revival. … more
Water, Water Everywhere
Overly broad federal "wetlands" regulations erode our property rights. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Urban schools study, increased state funding, DPS enrollment falls. … more
Free Africa
African thinkers say the continent needs free markets, not Western aid. … more
Taking Issue
Regulatory takings rarely involve compensation. It's time to insist they do. … more
Fiscal Fitness Center
Michael D. LaFaive thanks the Morey Foundation for its contribution to freedom. … more
Standard Error
State-mandated graduation requirements fail to make the grade. … more
Gravy Train
Amtrak should be privatized, not propped up with federal and state tax dollars. … more
By Degrees
Jack McHugh debunks the premise that more college degrees equals more jobs. … more
Around the State
A digest of privatization initiatives and news from across Michigan. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Teacher insurance, free college, four-day school week, lockdown legislation. … more
Booking Privatization
The state should stop subsidizing local public libraries. … more
Say Oui to Michigan?
Is Michigan becoming the economic equivalent of France? … more
Forensic Medicine
Our Debate Workshop speakers explain how we're improving future public policy. … more
Economic Malpractice
Ivory tower, tax-and-spend economists hamper Michigan's recovery. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Saving money, merit pay, achievement gap, union
embezzlement. … more
Revitalizing Detroit
There are five steps Detroit officials must take to halt the city's financial decline. … more
Fuel Economy
Attracting a new oil refinery to Michigan could create jobs, lower fuel prices. … more
Honoring Lon Morey
Lon Morey's generosity and vision show him to be a shepherd of freedom. … more
Crisis Management
Louis Schimmel recounts four years as Hamtramck's "emergency manager." … more
Michigan Education Digest
Union health insurance, GRPS won't sell to charter, DPS election. … more
Trigger Happy
Michigan's economy would benefit from tax relief without revenue "triggers." … more
Taking Liberties
Patrick J. Wright assesses eminent domain takings on Michigan talk radio. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Charter school union vote, SOS Holland, Nation's Report Card results. … more
Moving Experience
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines is a 100-year-old Michigan success story. … more
Risky Business
The Legislature's economic growth plan risks taxpayer money and won't work. … more
Organ Failure
Public policies regarding organ donations cost lives. But there is an alternative. … more
Credit Due
New York state legislators champion innovative education tax credit plans. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Charter school ban, Holland contract talks, GRESPA lawsuit.
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Freedom Rings
Diane S. Katz encourages legislators to set the telecom market free. … more
State of the State
Michael LaFaive discusses the current economic problems facing Michigan. … more
Insuring Disaster
The political manipulation of insurance costs is an accident waiting to happen. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Education grants; state-mandated curriculum; debating merit pay.
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News Release: Wetlands
Congress shouldn't have the power to govern every drop of water. … more
A Little Rebellion
Sheldon Rose captures Jefferson's "spirit of resistance to government." … more
Peter the Great
Dr. Peter T. Leeson is a former Center intern. We'll say we knew him "when. ..." … more
Simply Revolutionary
Louis Schimmel has shown that managing the basics is a profound public service. … more
Historic Failure
Those who ignore history repeat it. Are state officials forgetting 1850?
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Michigan Education Digest
Student count days; early MEAP preps; starting school after Labor Day.
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House Broken?
The state House sends a dog to the Senate to foul a 154-year state tradition. … more
Michigan Education Digest
The passing of Sandra Feldman; ACT ousts MEAP; Holland teachers to strike?
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Swine Bar
If disaster relief is truly a federal priority, just say "no" to pork barrel spending. … more
Human Interest
The real returns on human capital come from state policy, not federal. … more
Water Proof
Evidence points to the success of water privatization. … more
Board Game
Not many Detroiters voted in the school board primary. Maybe they had a point. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Holland teachers, Katrina student grants, school after Labor Day. … more
Transforming Michigan
The Mackinac Center proposes a 10-step recovery program for Michigan. … more
After the Deluge
Statesmen, if any remain, have been drowned out since the Katrina flood. … more
Ivory Power
Universities hike tuition because they can. Markets would bring them back to earth. … more
Mercurial Regulation
New state mercury standards would rest on uncertain grounds, with definite costs. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Teacher poll, union request, fingerprint squabble. … more
Taking Measures
Patrick J. Wright sizes up eminent domain abuse for a state House committee.
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Tough Propositions
Education reformers are recommending more difficult school curricula. … more
Supreme Irony
Senate judicial activists want to grill Judge Roberts. Ironically, they're right to do so. … more
City Fall?
Michael D. LaFaive addresses the decline, decline and decline of Detroit. … more
Telecom Relay
State telecom reform is finally out of the starting blocks. It's time to finish the race. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Union ousted; GRPS busses; Lansing schools offer help to Katrina evacuees. … more
$18 Million Contract Statement
The MEA's largest school district has contracted its busing to a private firm. … more
Twilight Zone
The airline strike may be the sunset of unions, whose "unity" means "exclusion." … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS teacher contract, Lakeview insurance, state report cards. … more
Number Cruncher
You live in Michigan. You think the U.S. economy is still weak. You're wrong. … more
Pain Threshold
David L. Littmann has a question for Michigan policymakers: Does it hurt yet? … more
Poverty Trap
Increasing the minimum wage can actually worsen poverty over the long run. … more
Community Service
U of D Jesuit High School and Academy stands "like the Rock of Gibraltar." … more
Do the Math
"Reform board" = $259 million tax error. Private scholarships = good + affordable. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS labor crisis, Brother Rice ruling, school spending petition. … more
700 Years After
William Wallace lives on in the memory of those who love liberty. … more
Union Carded
The state Court of Appeals has stopped the MEA from entering Catholic schools. … more
Taxing Situation
Michigan's rock-bottom economy may have stopped plunging. Time to cut taxes! … more
Passion for Money?
You can't bribe students into a "positive passion for the public good." … more
Michigan Education Digest
Districts outsourcing, DPS' illegal taxes, MEA lawsuit. … more
Price-less Education
State school funding guarantees cannot rescind the laws of economics. … more
Suitable for Children?
How does an MEA lawsuit spell "relief"? "C-L-O-S-E--S-C-H-O-O-L-S." … more
Where's the Beef?
The 100-year-old complaint against meat packaging goes rancid on inspection. … more
Burnley's Choice
The former Detroit schools CEO attests to the power of competition. … more
Spreading the Sunshine
MichiganVotes.org is bringing stellar transparency to other state governments. … more
It's Called "the Initiative"
The Board of State Canvassers should read the Michigan Constitution. … more
Judgment Call?
Telecommunications should be taken out of the commissions and the courts. … more
Contract Payments
More Michigan school districts are reaping rewards from major privatization. … more
