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  1. Price Fixing and Sotheby's
  2. Mackinac Center Champions Tax Cuts in Lansing
  3. Is Christmas Inefficient?
  4. Tank Heaven
  5. Making the Case for Liberty Stick
  6. How Does the MEAP Measure Up?
  7. The Michigan Union Accountability Act:
  8. IMPACT! Winter 2002
  9. MEA Forms Group to Attack Mackinac Center Research
  10. Michigan Education Report (2001-04)
  11. Remembering a Classic That Demolished a Myth
  12. Foundation Awards $480,000 to Mackinac Center
  13. Fix Michigan Schools with Proposal A+
  14. Don't Wait Until the War Ends to Roll Back the Federal Establishment
  15. Child Labor and the British Industrial Revolution
  16. An Alternative Proposal for Philadelphia
  17. State Provision of Internet Access: A Bad Idea Whose Time Shouldn't Come
  18. "Preserving" History at Bayonet Point
  19. Church's Campaign Against Sprawl May Do More Harm Than Good
  20. Gas "Gouging" Brouhaha Ignores Lessons of Economics 101
  21. The (New) Three R's: Recycling, Rationing, and Regulation
  22. Michigan Broadband Facts
  23. There'd Be No Thanksgiving without the Profit Motive
  24. Of "Gouging" and Gasoline
  25. Who Owes What to Whom?
  26. Four Principles and a Challenge
  27. Tocqueville, We Are Here
  28. The Case for School Choice
  29. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, November 2001
  30. Cities Quietly Use Center Ideas to Help Solve Budget Woes
  31. Setting a Higher Standard of Accountability in Public Education
  32. Michigan's Prevailing Wage Law Forces Schools to Waste Money
  33. New Web Tool Enhances Accountability in Michigan State Government
  34. Is Michigan Public Education Improving?
  35. Let the Punishment Fit the Crime: Re-Thinking Mandatory Minimums
  36. School Funding, Proposal A, and Property Taxes
  37. Research Institute Questions State Broadband Plan
  38. The State Should Mind Its Own E-Business
  39. Supply and Demand and the Labor Market
  40. Charter School Ousts MEA Union in Historic Vote
  41. Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy
  42. Reining in Ritalin
  43. Planning for Michigan's Urban Future
  44. Tax Cuts: Tonic for an Ailing Economy
  45. John Stossel: Freedom and its Enemies
  46. The Michigan Education Association's Sept. 27 Attack on Mackinac Center for Public Policy Research
  47. Slump Pushes Tax Cut Back into Spotlight
  48. "Maximum Wage" Law
  49. Why Energy Conservation Efforts Fail
  50. New Web Site May Help Inform Voters
  51. New Web Site May Help Inform Voters
  52. Freedoms Worth Fighting For
  53. School Finance Reform Lessons from Michigan
  54. Gold Reserves and the Dollar
  55. Cash-Strapped Motor City Needs a Budgetary Tune-Up
  56. How to Make Social Security Secure for More Americans
  57. "Streamlined Sales Tax" Just Another Government Grab for Cash
  58. Less Government, Not More, Is Key to Academic Achievement and Accountability
  59. Freedom, Security and the Roots of Terrorism against the United States
  60. Area students discuss terrorism
  61. Michigan Education Report (2001-03)
  62. Timely Debate Workshops Receive Massive Media Exposure
  63. Mackinac Center Launches Unique Legislative Information Web Site
  64. Setting an Example for Charitable Giving
  65. IMPACT! Fall 2001
  66. Tax "Fairness" and the Internet
  67. Privatization: Economies of School
  68. Politicians and Protectionism
  69. PBS Doesn't Tell Whole Story on Schools
  70. Drop the Microsoft Suit!
  71. Savings Rates and Living Standards
  72. Private Prepaid Tuition Programs Can Help Make College Affordable
  73. Mackinac Center
  74. State Land Use Planning: Less Is More
  75. Are We Going the Way of Rome?
  76. School Funding: Lack of Money or Lack of Money Management?
  77. Michigan Economy Needs to Join the Information Age
  78. "Comparable Worth" vs. Supply and Demand
  79. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, August 2001
  80. System fails to educate students adequately
  81. Union Scam
  82. Enjoy Your New Washing-ton Machine
  83. With Pension System a Mess, China Calls Cato
  84. State's ante lands on the table
  85. A Month To Live in Infamy
  86. Germany and the Great Depression
  87. Why the Population Bomb Is a Bust
  88. Running on Empty: The Failure of Ethanol
  89. Local comment: Letting parents help pick teacher is a step in the right direction
  90. Private Property, "Overfishing," and "Market Failure"
  91. Political Labels Are a Poor Substitute for Critical Thinking
  92. Tax Rebates and Spending
  93. Conserve Gas: Scrap the Ethanol Program
  94. Markets, Not Mandates, Best Way to Set Fuel Efficiency Standards
  95. Let's Have Full Disclosure of Union Finances
  96. Michigan Settlers vs. Malaria, or How the Midwest Was Won
  97. Why Not Allow a Market in Vanity Plates?
  98. Schools in need run up debts
  99. Lavish meal or coneys all year? U.S. tax rebates pose hard choices
  100. Back to School
  101. Don't blame unions for Detroit's morass
  102. An Open Letter to Statists Everywhere
  103. Save Us from People With "Great Ideas"
  104. Currency and Inflation
  105. Listening to Truth
  106. Bond Prices and Interest Rates
  107. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, July 2001
  108. Trimming School Budget Frames Spending Issue
  109. Mackinac Center Research Curbs Wasteful State Spending
  110. Incentives and Disincentives: They Really Do Matter!
  111. School Districts: Is Less More?
  112. Hall of Justice's Price Tag to Rise
  113. Certified Isn't Always Best
  114. Central Banks and Interest Rates
  115. A New Direction for Education Reform
  116. Fighting Urban Blight or Trashing Property Rights?
  117. Who will control schools?
  118. Navigating the Maze of Michigan's Sales Tax
  119. Economic Growth Is Key to Environmental Quality
  120. Myths of the 1980s Distort Debate over Tax Cuts
  121. Leave Land-Use Issues to Local Citizens, Scholar Says
  122. An Analysis of the "Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Administration Act"
  123. Education Leaders Council Changes Focus, Membership
  124. Clash in the States
  125. Separation of Powers
  126. Failing drug war requires new strategy
  127. Bill fosters a blight on property rights
  128. IMPACT! Summer 2001
  129. Government, the Media, and Youth Violence
  130. NLRB too slow to protect workers' rights
  131. Laissez Faire and Economic Growth
  132. Privatization: Road to Privatization
  133. Advancing Privatization and People
  134. Verdict Still Out on Term Limits
  135. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, June 2001
  136. Environmental Protection and Economic Growth
  137. Vouchers or Tax Credits for Full School Choice?
  138. Local Comment: Old-Time Mayor Focused on Finance for City's Success
  139. An Anniversary All Michigan Citizens Can Celebrate
  140. Save a Life, Buy an SUV
  141. WNEM5 Report: Schools and Privatization
  142. Jeffords's False Parallel
  143. Bush's education package threatens local control
  144. Terms of Use
  145. It's Time to Give Overtaxed Americans a Break
  146. Future Detroit Mayor Could Learn from Motor City's Past
  147. Public Money for Private Charity?
  148. The Case for Keeping Taxes Low
  149. Alternatives to the Alternative Minimum Tax
  150. Greenspan and Gold
  151. Thinking Through a Successful Think Tank
  152. Choice program has few options for students
  153. Big state spending that brings small rewards
  154. The Case for Keeping Taxes Low
  155. Workers need a choice
  156. Voluntary Unionism: An Essential Part of School Reform
  157. Policy and Politics
  158. The Appeal of Socialism
  159. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, May 2001
  160. Privatized programs cut costs in public education
  161. Market Holds Little Risk for Privatized Social Security Accounts
  162. Homework Requires Teamwork--Between Teachers and Parents
  163. Canadian Health-Care System Is No Model for Prescription Drug Reform
  164. Mental Health Parity Could Decrease Access to Affordable Insurance
  165. Does the President Run the Economy?
  166. Voters Petition State to Investigate Financial Practices of the Highland Park Board of Education
  167. Michigan Education Report (2001-02)
  168. Mackinac Center Attorneys Champion Worker Rights in the Classroom and on the Beat
  169. Slow Learners
  170. Striking at the Root
  171. "Urban Sprawl" and the American Dream
  172. Democracy or Republic?
  173. Issues & Ideas Luncheon, April 2001
  174. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  175. State announces SmartZone locations
  176. School Choice Groups Team Up
  177. Deal Boosts Mechanics' Pay 37%
  178. Tax Cuts and the Economy
  179. Are Michigan Citizens Undertaxed?
  180. A School Board President Speaks Out
  181. Limited School Choice in Michigan: How Is It Working?
  182. A Reminder to Politicians: It's Not Your Money!
  183. Help for Redford Union
  184. Have Michigan Legislators Learned from California's Mistakes?
  185. Unions, Think Before Striking
  186. Campaign Finance Reform Must Recognize Workers' Rights
  187. "Gladiator" Should Remind Us of Lessons from Ancient Rome
  188. Working Capital
  189. State-Run Internet Job Boards: Wasteful, Redundant, and Unfair
  190. Cooler Heads Prevail on Global Warming
  191. Taxation by Other Means
  192. Must "Independent" Think Tanks Be Unprincipled?
  193. Privatization: Operation Privatization
  194. Should Michigan Become a Right-to-Work State?
  195. Keep the Electoral College!
  196. Redford
  197. Mackinac Center Guarantees $350,000 to Save Public School Teachers' Jobs
  198. Does Charity Begin at Home-or with Government?
  199. "Urban Sprawl" for Dummies?
  200. Electricity Deregulation
  201. Frequently Asked Questions
  202. Michigan Senator James Couzens's Wrongheaded Opposition to Tax Cuts
  203. What Constitutes a Failing School?
  204. Labor strife may ground four airlines
  205. Celebrating the Achievements of Black American Entrepreneurs
  206. Voluntary Unionism Puts Interests of Students and Teachers First
  207. Parents Should Have More Options When Schools Commit Academic Fraud
  208. Prohibition-Era Law Is Example of Nanny State at Its Worst
  209. Mackinac Center: Engler Administration Unaware of Impact of Tax Favoritism
  210. The Case for Choice in Schooling:
  211. Michigan Education Report (2001-01)
  212. A Mixed Message to Children: Say "No" to Drugs, but "Yes" to Ritalin?
  213. New Year's Resolutions for Michigan's New Legislature
  214. Does Giving Government Unlimited Power Really Protect the Environment
  215. Failed E-Business Deal Underscores Futility of State Economic Planning
  216. Is the Mackinac Center for Public Policy Liberal? Libertarian? Conservative?

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