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


