Sept. 25, 2017: An Evening with the Mackinac Center
Sept. 14, 2017: What Can We Learn from Michigan Parents Using School Choice?
An increasing number of Michigan families are exercising choice within the public education system. More than 300,000 students attend either a charter school or another public school across district lines, most often through Schools of Choice. While there has been much debate about how school choice is working in Michigan, the voices of parents seeking educational alternatives have largely not been included in the discussion. … more
Sept. 7, 2017: The New Fight for the Right: Where the Conservative Movement is Going
The Republican Party fully controls most states and at the national level has captured the House, Senate and presidency. By many measures, the party has more power than it has had in many decades. But will that control last? And, more importantly, what policy priorities are coming about from these political victories? … more
June 22, 2017: Planning for Life Workshop – Traverse City, MI
June 15, 2017: Planning for Life Workshop – Grand Rapids, MI
June 14, 2017: Home Sharing: Michigan’s Next Property Rights Battle
Renting out the family summer cottage is a common practice in Michigan, but with today’s technologies, it’s easier than ever, empowered by companies like AirBnB, HomeAway, VRBO and more. These short-term rentals mean vacationers can find a place much more easily and inexpensively, while owners can earn some extra money. It seems like a win-win. … more
June 8, 2017: Fighting for Free Speech on Michigan University Campuses
Some institutions of higher education have cracked down on free speech. Even in Michigan, universities have speech codes that restrict students’ speech, campus groups have prevented speakers from delivering talks and administrators have stopped individuals from handing outcertain literature. … more
May 18, 2017: From the Model T to Driverless Cars: How Michigan Can Lead in Transportation Innovation
You may not have seen them on the highway yet, but autonomous vehicles are here. The potential benefits of this and related technologies are immense. But they also present new and unique regulatory and infrastructure challenges for state and local governments. Brent Skorup of the Mercatus Center has written extensively on these issues and will lay out the principles and practices policymakers should pursue when determining how to regulate these new technologies. … more
May 13, 2017: Detroit Children’s Business Fair
May 11, 2017: Why Trump is Wrong About Trade
There aren’t many policies that get near unanimous support from economists, but free trade is one of them. Despite this, a central theme of the 2016 presidential campaign, heard from both political parties, was that free trade was somehow harmful to the United States and corrective action was needed. Mark Perry, an economics professor at the University of Michigan-Flint and scholar with the American Enterprise Institute, will make the case for why President Trump’s assessment of free trade is misguided. … more
