Touchdown!
College football has its Top 25; here are the Top 25 CCs that scored with you. … more
Courting Change
Private groups that help families can ease the burden on Michigan's courts. … more
Union Fable
It's better to take than to receive for unions when it comes to gift ideas. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS superintendent search, Gates report, win an iPod. … more
Taken Aback
Property owners deserve compensation when harmed by regulatory takings. … more
Government Inaction
A story of two people who helped others without relying on government. … more
Charter Change
A teacher outlines why Michigan should lift the cap on charter public schools. … more
Fork in the Road
Leaders who put personal power over liberty lead voters down the wrong path. … more
Michigan Education Digest
District surpluses, Northville eyes contracting, win an iPod. … more
Elephant in the Classroom
The defeat of Prop 5 is the beginning, not the end, of school pension reform. … more
Mercury Misgivings
Diane S. Katz discusses her mercury report on WJR 760 AM. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DFT ousts leader, Hart leaves MESSA, win an iPod. … more
Incomplete Pass
Higher business taxes are passed on to investors, not customers. … more
Vast Stateland
Parents, not legislators, should decide what children watch on TV. … more
Chief Pontiac
Pontiac should contract public safety to protect people and their pocketbooks. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS enrollment drop, Dowagiac payroll, Niles bandwidth. … more
Certifiable
Michigan's alternative teacher certification laws could use a sanity check. … more
Around the State
A digest of privatization initiatives and news from across Michigan. … more
Think Tank Thanks
The hard work of our sister free-market organizations is reason to give thanks. … more
Golden Rule
Workers send real money to Washington. Grover Cleveland returned the favor. … more
Friedman Fan
An economist's tribute to Milton Friedman. … more
Remembering Friedman
Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman's influence on the Mackinac Center. … more
Prop 5 Take 5
Proposal 5 defeat doesn't mean the issue is solved. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Prop. 5 rejected, DPS sued, EDPS opens enrollment. … more
Shall Business Triumph?
Demise of the SBT shouldn’t mean more disincentives for business. … more
Muckrakers
Michigan's elected officials should come clean on Canadian trash. … more
Sink or Swim
Michigan is barely treading water compared to its Great Lakes neighbors. … more
Tiger Tales
The history of Tiger Stadium shows that private ownership is a home run. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS fights union, Lansing cuts teacher stipend, lock-down drill angers parents. … more
Artistic Expression
Cutting funding for the Ann Arbor Film Festival isn't censorship. … more
Blank Check
Proposal 5 is about teacher pensions, not students. … more
Fear and Loathing
Politicans will say or do anything to get elected. … more
Mission Creep
Prop 5 will merely enable public schools to maintain noneducational activities.
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Michigan Education Digest
GRCC leaves MESSA, MEAP rules violated, USDE on same-gender schools. … more
Déjà Vu All Over Again
When government picks winners and losers, we all lose. … more
Property Proposal
Prop 4 would protect private property from governmental economic takings. … more
Room Service
Detroit's Statler Hotel was once a symbol of innovation and customer service.
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Right-to-Work Works
Idaho's 20-year experience with right-to-work produced solid economic benefits. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Major newspapers against Prop 5, DPS enrollment and layoffs, teacher survey. … more
Barbed Wire
A gritty HBO drama explores the failures of inner-city public schools. … more
Poll Fault
Public opinion surveys are important, but they need to be done right. … more
The "Forgotten" Proposal
Proposal 1 is often overlooked, but voters should remember to look it over. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS bidding issues, State Board of Education races, Flint enrollment down … more
Arrested Adolescence
It is an immature impulse to seek state force to achieve personal benefits. … more
Check the Label
Ideas and principles — not labels — should inform our political discourse. … more
Parent Power
One school district's success with choice can be a model for Michigan. … more
Breathe Easy
By every measure, our crisp Michigan autumn air is getting cleaner. … more
Woebegone Taxpayers
Garrison Keillor's film is a commercial hit. So why is his radio show subsidized? … more
Michigan Education Digest
Districts give faulty data, schools sue state, DPS recall possible. … more
Coercive Acts?
The Flint sit-down strike and Depression-era labor law hurt the auto industry. … more
Myth Conception
Opponents of school privatization propagate some strange ideas. … more
Prop 5 Fallacy
Some hope that more spending will improve education. It hasn't so far. … more
Cable Ahead
Ending cable monopolies would help Michigan send a positive message. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS enrollment, Lakeview settles, competitive contracting in Oakland. … more
Arresting Development
An underdeveloped nation teaches the value of the rule of law. … more
Board Appeal
One can serve on a school board without having children in the system. … more
School in Focus
A small Michigan school district offers a unique educational setting. … more
Michigan Education Digest
GRPS against Prop 5, Saginaw merit pay, charters growing. … more
Growth Inhibitor?
Increased higher education spending can slow economic growth. … more
A Time To Share
"Shared time" allows public, private schools to share faculty, resources. … more
Wrong Prescription
Massachusetts-style insurance mandates could produce negative side effects. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS strike ends, St. Johns impasse, Michigan gets failing grade for college. … more
Energy Paper Chase
New paperwork mandates on utilities won't lower rates.
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Loathsome Leaders
In centrally planned governments, the worst rise to the top. … more
Around the State
A digest of privatization initiatives and news from across Michigan. … more
Wage Depreciation
For one young worker, a minimum wage increase led to no wages at all. … more
Customer Satisfaction
Competition and innovation in public schools benefit everyone involved. … more
Michigan Education Digest
DPS and EMU strikes, remedial education, voucher schools more diverse. … more
Proving Ground
Genuine public school reform has been tested — and validated — in Edmonton. … more
Outside the Strike Zone
Michigan law is clear: It is illegal for public sector employees to strike. … more
What's Going On?
A Motown classic is transformed into a big government tune. … more
A Student's Tribute
Justin W. Marshall remembers a great teacher, Dr. Dale Haywood. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Detroit schools open without teachers, MESSA changes, Prop 5 questioned. … more
Free Association
Workers should be free to seek union representation — or not. … more
Motown Jazz
Individual, not government, contributions keep the Detroit Jazz Festival alive. … more
And the Survey Says...
Michigan's public school districts are privatizing more than ever. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Detroit teachers strike, more schools miss AYP, MESSA changes in Marquette. … more
Budget Buster
Colorado's mandated education funding increases teach an expensive lesson. … more
Growth Factor
For incentives to spur economic growth, they must be available to all. … more
Taxes Do Matter
Politicians are off target when they grant tax relief to a favored few. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Felon flap in Jackson, competitive contract in Livingston, help for dropouts. … more
Unpopular Science?
The work of the Michigan Environmental Science Board is too often ignored. … more
Recovery Plan
Michigan could recoup millions of dollars in Medicaid revenue. Why doesn't it? … more
Red Relics
The Museum of Communism in Prague exhibits the remnants of a failed ideology.
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Saint Nicholas
A British stockbroker leveraged the power of good and saved 669 children. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Competitive contracting creates jobs, NCLB and minorities, contract incentives. … more
"It Can Happen to You"
A state businesswoman explains how good property can be seized as "bad." … more
Regulation Rations
Russ Harding explains why the government should pay for what it eats. … more
A Blighted History
Patrick J. Wright reviews the state of the law of eminent domain in Michigan. … more
Michigan Education Digest
Holland contract settled; privatization grows; study finds private beats public. … more
A Going Concern?
Will the city of Pontiac's financial autonomy soon be going, going, gone? … more
Poor Study Habits?
A study comparing public and private school performance is flawed. … more
A "Kelo" of Prevention
A Mackinac Center forum in Lansing explored how to restore property rights. … more
