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  1. Planning for Life Workshop
  2. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
  3. A Taxing Debate in Michigan: Growth, Fairness and Trade-Offs
  4. World Cup wisdom
  5. When the Unthinkable Became Reality — The American Experiment Embraced
  6. Michigan taxpayers are funding the push for higher taxes
  7. The subtle art of concealing corporate welfare payments
  8. ‘Vote No’ means vote no
  9. Michigan lawmakers push an affordability agenda
  10. ‘The more you ask the computer to do for you, the more power you need’
  11. New Report: Whitmer’s Subsidy Deals Deliver Just 3% of Promised Jobs
  12. Let data centers compete on a level playing field
  13. Consolidation shouldn’t be just for school districts
  14. Whitmer’s Major Business Subsidy Deals
  15. Rx Kids, Poverty Solutions and the Social Safety Net
  16. Michigan should embrace economic freedom
  17. Mackinac Center Comment on Eliminating Barriers to Broadband Internet
  18. Class of 2026: Make yourself indispensable
  19. Real Heroes of the American Revolution
  20. Ben Sasse’s farewell address
  21. Michigan's foster care system needs reform
  22. A 'Champion of Education?' Whitmer’s record tells a different story
  23. In Michigan, ‘free’ is expensive
  24. Planning for Life Workshop
  25. Michigan roads improve
  26. Traverse City moves the goalposts, again, on broadband service
  27. ‘We need to unleash American workers, not protect them’
  28. Michigan should not punish short-term rentals
  29. Michigan’s Government-Driven Internet Expansion Efforts are Expensive and Ineffective
  30. Civility is infrastructure we cannot allow to collapse
  31. Subsidies and Setbacks
  32. Ohio Supreme Court Asked to Review Union Dues Agreement Dispute
  33. Zoning reform can increase housing affordability, birth rates
  34. When the State Becomes Guardian: Building a Better Foster System for Michigan Children
  35. Mackinac Center Hosts Evening Celebrating America’s 250 Years
  36. Who watches Grand Rapids City Hall if the watchdog is muzzled?
  37. Workers for Opportunity joins the fight against the Faster Labor Contracts Act
  38. Matthew Sheldon v. OAPSE
  39. Michigan lawmakers need to understand economics
  40. An Evening with the Mackinac Center
  41. Michigan can easily handle adding data centers
  42. The Past is the Present
  43. Public Pensions Should Serve Workers, Not Political Movements
  44. Electric school bus replacement plan makes you say watt?
  45. A look at Michigan’s property tax
  46. Director of Education Policy
  47. Rx Kids: The Promise and Some Concerns
  48. Michigan is catching up on its biggest debts
  49. Mackinac Center for Public Policy Public Comment on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Interim Final Rule on National Bank Non-Interest Charges and Fees and Interim Final Order Preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act
  50. ‘I Realized It Was a Prison Cell’
  51. ‘The harsher the childcare regulations, the fewer kids people have’
  52. School boards should represent the public, not silence it
  53. It’s time to shut down the MEDC
  54. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
  55. The Real Cost of Affordability
  56. Michigan shows how we can make homeownership affordable
  57. Is The World Better Off With America?
  58. Commonsense Election Reforms in Michigan (And Beyond)
  59. Local governments care about government power. We care about freedom
  60. Workers for Opportunity celebrates Iowa win
  61. Graduation rates rise while student achievement flatlines
  62. Detroit: All that glitters might not remain gold
  63. Director of Labor Policy
  64. Michigan could not be built today
  65. Think your electric bill is high?
  66. Michigan legalized dental therapists in 2018, but only a few practice
  67. ‘Affordable housing: No matter what they say in public, they're terrified of it’
  68. Virtue-signaling with state holidays
  69. Freeing Health Care Markets: State Solutions for Coverage, Costs, and Innovation
  70. Make room for growth
  71. Court Freezes Hidden Earmarks in Major Win for Michigan Taxpayers
  72. Some Detroiters pay high property taxes, others don’t
  73. Whitmer’s budget proposals do not lower costs
  74. For once, Michigan said no to new business subsidies
  75. Michigan should embrace zoning reform, reject housing subsidies
  76. Advancement Data Specialist
  77. School choice critics’ glaring double standard
  78. A Choice Situation
  79. Coalitions Director
  80. Film Subsidies are an Expensive Flop
  81. States can cure federal pharma fever
  82. Detroit’s zoning history offers lessons for today
  83. ‘You never talk to the people who lost the lottery, right?’
  84. Unions Leverage Retirement Funds for Political Agendas
  85. Unions and ESG: From Worker Representation to Shareholder Activism
  86. Legislation Could Threaten Popular Small Consumer Loan Programs
  87. Whitmer promised transparency and delivered gag orders
  88. Oversight is a key role for local officials
  89. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
  90. It’s Groundhog Day all over again on free trade
  91. IMPACT March/April 2026
  92. On housing, local vs. state control is the wrong question
  93. Time to make full use of the new earmarks process
  94. Michigan’s inflated teacher evals are failing students
  95. Price hikes tied to wind and solar
  97. Union Township receives recognition, but its performance underwhelms
  98. Reform Michigan unemployment insurance
  99. Water, Watts and Wealth: The Costs and Benefits of Data Centers in Michigan
  100. Freedom notes U.S.A.: Nebraska takes over federal environmental reviews
  101. ‘Let me pretend this is true, OK?’
  102. ‘The difference between having a good idea and having others embrace it’
  103. On housing, local vs. state control is the wrong question
  104. Trump, Whitmer and the problem of emergency powers
  105. What election reforms are actually possible?
  106. What Michigan Can Learn About Reading From Mississippi
  107. Michigan’s pandemic lockdowns need a full review
  108. The False Promise of Film Incentives
  109. The billion-dollar idea Detroit should consider
  110. How Civility Strengthens Policy
  111. The state of Whitmer’s state
  112. Time to make full use of the new earmarks process
  113. High gas prices don’t justify emergency powers
  114. Free Market Road Show
  115. Food trucks, often banned or heavily regulated, may get a chance to thrive
  116. ‘If we do meet resistance from elected officials in Detroit, we’ll fund a referendum’
  117. Prescription Drug Toolkit Urges States to Take a Bigger Role
  118. Yes, other states are building much more housing than Michigan
  119. Almost everyone agrees that municipal zoning rules are too strict
  120. Where did Michigan’s surplus go?
  121. Mackinac Center Applauds Bipartisan Action on Physician Licenses
  122. The Free Market Remedy for Drug Pricing Ills
  123. Where did Michigan’s surplus go?
  124. Michigan’s tax competitiveness is at risk
  125. The Economic Spirit of 1776
  126. Michigan’s tax competitiveness is at risk
  127. Judge throws out Mackinac ferry monopoly claim
  128. The Economic Spirit of 1776
  129. Success of Rx Kids should prompt reevaluation of welfare programs
  130. New Report: Michigan Should Follow Mississippi’s Lead on Reading
  131. Rhode Island’s Cigarette Tax Hike Would Fuel Smuggling
  132. Michigan’s Broadband moment: Time to focus on connections
  133. Supreme Court Turns Away Mother’s Free Speech Appeal
  134. Let’s fix licensing systems that lock ex-offenders out of work
  135. ‘People bemoan that they can't trust the news’
  136. Walter Isaacson to Headline Mackinac Center Event
  137. Keep Michigan’s budget sustainable
  138. Capping credit card rates unnecessary, harmful
  139. Making Drug Policy Work for Patients, Not Institutions
  140. Mississippi Learning
  141. Michigan Must Have Affordable Reliable Electricity
  142. A Lesson from St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
  143. The ideas that built America still matter
  144. How Trump can make homeownership affordable
  145. Limit zoning to make Michigan grow again
  146. Michigan lawmakers move to protect reasonable childhood independence
  147. Let’s Build Michigan: Why Housing Costs Have Spiked and How to Fix It
  148. Right to compute moves forward in other states
  149. Michigan taxpayers build it, but nobody comes
  150. ‘All of your data has been stolen’
  151. IMPACT January/February 2026
  152. Cigarette smuggling increase on the docket in Washington State
  153. ‘SAFE’ bills are not safe
  154. Seven habits of highly civil people
  155. Michigan subsidy picks are a short seller’s bonanza
  156. Beware of most-favored-nation drug pricing regs
  157. Tax hikes and smuggling: Will Michigan tempt scofflaws?
  158. Laws have unintended consequences
  159. Time to rein in old MEGA gravy train
  160. The state of housing in Michigan
  161. Mackinac Center partners for historic summit
  162. Why Michigan needs more housing, despite a flat population
  163. ‘We don't wear capes’
  164. Make Michigan competitive again
  165. Michigan Can’t Subsidize Its Way to Growth — It Must Build Its Way There
  166. Setting the record straight on schools of choice
  167. Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Housing Reform Bills
  168. Lawmakers should reject sales tax holidays
  169. Voters can lower their own property taxes under Michigan rules
  170. I (heart) freedom, and you should too
  171. Michigan only enacted 74 laws in 2025. So what?
  172. Senior discount won’t solve Michigan’s property tax problem
  173. Interest rates should be left to the private market
  174. House bill a shot in the arm for Schools of Choice law
  175. ‘A country where opportunity is still possible’
  176. Licensing rules make Michigan’s health care problems worse
  177. All former governors join Mackinac Center civility panel
  178. Freedom Notes U.S.A.: Americans want the lights on
  179. A Defining Moment for Civility
  180. Rhode Island’s Cigarette Tax Hike Would Fuel Smuggling
  181. Rochester Schools Trustee Sues to Protect Her Right to Speak with Constituents
  182. Rochester Schools Trustee Sues to Protect Her Right to Speak with Constituents
  183. Indiana chokes with new cigarette taxes
  184. The meaning of America, 250 years later
  185. What’s the real poverty line?
  186. Grand Rapids should publish its 311 data
  187. The state of housing in Michigan
  188. Mackinac Center Announces 2026 Policy Priorities
  189. Does Michigan Reconnect get people better paying jobs?
  190. Public Policy Recommendations 2026
  191. Does Michigan Reconnect get people better paying jobs?
  192. Give credit where due on the roads deal
  193. More solar energy is wrong for Michigan
  194. Let interest rates find their market rate
  195. ‘Everything exploded in the world of online teaching’
  196. Want to boost Michigan? Stop punishing R&D
  197. Give credit where due on the roads deal
  198. We need real performance metrics for Michigan public universities
  199. M.L.K.’s campaign of ideas
  200. Michigan hospitals aren’t using charity program for charity
  201. Before spending, ask, ‘Is this thing working?’
  202. Caregivers pay SEIU dues for no real union benefits
  203. It’s time for focus on the debate over subsidies to corporations
  204. IMPACT November/December 2025
  205. What is the role of a think tank?
  206. Matthew Sheldon v. OAPSE
  207. Legislature Approved Zero New Business Subsidies in 2025
  208. ‘People are very bad at managing their own finances’
  209. Mackinac Center Comment to FDA Regarding Modified Risk Tobacco Products
  210. Government makes a bad Santa Claus
  211. More solar energy is wrong for Michigan
  212. 3 ways to rebuild Americans' trust in government
  213. America’s flirtation with socialism
  214. Whitmer should form a commission to review pandemic response

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