All 2026 Publications

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1. The Overton Window and The Political Vise: How Are Policy Decisions Made?
2. It’s time Michigan accepts nuclear power to meet its net-zero emission goal
3. Planning for Life Workshop
4. Additional Resources – A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
5. School Options in Michigan – A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
6. A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
7. Find School Choice Near You – A Parent’s Guide to Michigan Educational Options
8. Motorists pay more for gas in Michigan than in Indiana
9. From Criminal Record to Career: Opening Doors to Work in Michigan
10. Gov. Whitmer’s fiscal policy record
11. ‘Having chunks of a country where it’s difficult to do business reduces the size of the pie for everyone’
12. Should government unions have the power to block AI?
13. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
14. Population growth is good
15. American independence and the Overton Window
16. A Taxing Debate in Michigan: Growth, Fairness and Trade-Offs
17. Blue states feed taxpayers to food-stamp wolves
18. A wake-up call for Michigan’s earmark habit
19. Michigan is a leader in two migration measures
20. The story of Saginaw's William Q. Atwood reflects America’s promise
21. Two choices for Michigan’s low carbon future
22. Michigan can learn from the failure of Maryland’s digital advertising tax
23. ‘Affordability is everywhere this year as a kind of buzzword’
24. Michigan is debating more developer subsidies. Did the first ones work?
25. Shrinking unions grasp hold of power through ESG activism
26. Victory for Louisiana workers and First Amendment rights
27. My grandmother’s story is why I believe America is worth celebrating
28. Make Michigan home again
29. Gary Peters’ Senate legacy
30. Dear local leaders: You don’t have to collect every tax dollar you’re allowed
31. Michigan legislators consider a variety of proposals, many bad, on data centers
32. Director of Strategic Partnerships (Gift Officer – Mid-/Northern Michigan)
33. Director of Strategic Partnerships (Gift Officer - Ann Arbor/Detroit)
34. Union Township: New Data, Same Poor Results
35. ‘It doesn’t matter who is in power; power should be restrained in a clear way’
36. Michigan is over-ruled
37. University Student Sues County for Flock Camera Records
38. Michigan’s anti-trust case against fossil fuel companies is absurd
39. Student Sues Genesee County for Flock Camera Records
40. Supreme Court readjusts balance of power
41. Michigan bills move state foster care forward
42. Congress should stop paying states
43. Gretchen Whitmer’s failed literacy test
44. Michigan’s costly bet on corporate subsidies hasn’t paid off
45. Politics needs less messaging and more meaning
46. ‘Human bodies and minds are not one size fits all’
47. Gavin Newsom has a Hollywood subsidy blooper reel
48. States have different standards for reporting spending totals
49. Millages hang on low-turnout votes
50. In corporate welfare, Michigan bets big, loses bigger
51. Parents must take back school boards
52. Farmers step up during health crises
53. The MEDC wants more time — it’s had decades
54. Ohio is eating our lunch
55. Gladwin Mayor Challenges Gag Clause That Restricts Speech
56. Michigan needs more nursing homes; why are we still blocking them?
57. Gladwin Mayor Challenges “Gag Clause” Limiting Elected Officials’ Speech
58. Michigan needs more nursing homes; why are we still blocking them?
59. Michigan’s childcare regulations should move toward national levels
60. Budget highlights and lowlights
61. Developer subsidy bill added to the Michigan business subsidy scorecard
62. ‘Access can change the trajectory of anybody's life’
63. Notable rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court this term
64. How does MEDC chief’s defense of business subsidies hold up?
65. Unlock opportunity to make Michigan more affordable
66. Flock ruffles feathers in Michigan
67. Michigan needs more sunlight
68. New Data: 17% of Cigarettes Consumed in Michigan Were Smuggled
69. What World Cup visitors can teach us about America and civility
70. IMPACT May/June 2026
71. Michigan’s childcare regulations should move toward national levels
72. Illicit smokes: 17% of cigarettes consumed in Michigan during 2024 were smuggled
73. There’s less pork in the state budget but it’s still bad
74. Director of Education Policy
75. Budget highlights and lowlights
76. ‘Whichever candidate wins, they’re both promising to get rid of the personal income tax’
77. Wooden teeth and iron men
78. How much does government regulation actually add to the price of housing?
79. The guild that almost killed the guitar
80. Economic development programs create jobs — for lobbyists
81. Michigan Business Development Program’s deals are plentiful; its results are not
82. Michigan debería adoptar la libertad económica
83. World Cup wisdom
84. When the Unthinkable Became Reality — The American Experiment Embraced
85. Michigan taxpayers are funding the push for higher taxes
86. The subtle art of concealing corporate welfare payments
87. ‘Vote No’ means vote no
88. Michigan roads improve
89. Michigan should not punish short-term rentals
90. Electric school bus replacement plan makes you say watt?
91. Michigan is catching up on its biggest debts
92. Michigan lawmakers push an affordability agenda
93. ‘The more you ask the computer to do for you, the more power you need’
94. New Report: Whitmer’s Subsidy Deals Deliver Just 3% of Promised Jobs
95. Let data centers compete on a level playing field
96. Consolidation shouldn’t be just for school districts
97. Whitmer’s Major Business Subsidy Deals
98. Rx Kids, Poverty Solutions and the Social Safety Net
99. Michigan should embrace economic freedom
100. Mackinac Center Comment on Eliminating Barriers to Broadband Internet
101. Class of 2026: Make yourself indispensable
102. Miranda Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education
103. Real Heroes of the American Revolution
104. Ben Sasse’s farewell address
105. Michigan's foster care system needs reform
106. A 'Champion of Education?' Whitmer’s record tells a different story
107. In Michigan, ‘free’ is expensive
108. Planning for Life Workshop
109. Michigan roads improve
110. Traverse City moves the goalposts, again, on broadband service
111. ‘We need to unleash American workers, not protect them’
112. Michigan should not punish short-term rentals
113. Michigan’s Government-Driven Internet Expansion Efforts are Expensive and Ineffective
114. Civility is infrastructure we cannot allow to collapse
115. Subsidies and Setbacks
116. Ohio Supreme Court Asked to Review Union Dues Agreement Dispute
117. Zoning reform can increase housing affordability, birth rates
118. When the State Becomes Guardian: Building a Better Foster System for Michigan Children
119. Mackinac Center Hosts Evening Celebrating America’s 250 Years
120. Who watches Grand Rapids City Hall if the watchdog is muzzled?
121. Workers for Opportunity joins the fight against the Faster Labor Contracts Act
122. Matthew Sheldon v. OAPSE
123. Michigan lawmakers need to understand economics
124. An Evening with the Mackinac Center
125. Michigan can easily handle adding data centers
126. The Past is the Present
127. Public Pensions Should Serve Workers, Not Political Movements
128. Electric school bus replacement plan makes you say watt?
129. A look at Michigan’s property tax
130. Rx Kids: The Promise and Some Concerns
131. Michigan is catching up on its biggest debts
132. 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
133. ‘I Realized It Was a Prison Cell’
134. ‘The harsher the childcare regulations, the fewer kids people have’
135. School boards should represent the public, not silence it
136. It’s time to shut down the MEDC
137. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
138. The Real Cost of Affordability
139. Michigan shows how we can make homeownership affordable
140. Is The World Better Off With America?
141. Commonsense Election Reforms in Michigan (And Beyond)
142. It’s time to shut down the MEDC
143. Michigan legalized dental therapists in 2018, but only a few practice
144. Workers for Opportunity celebrates Iowa win
145. Local governments care about government power. We care about freedom
146. Workers for Opportunity celebrates Iowa win
147. Graduation rates rise while student achievement flatlines
148. Detroit: All that glitters might not remain gold
149. Michigan could not be built today
150. Think your electric bill is high?
151. Michigan legalized dental therapists in 2018, but only a few practice
152. ‘Affordable housing: No matter what they say in public, they're terrified of it’
153. Virtue-signaling with state holidays
154. Freeing Health Care Markets: State Solutions for Coverage, Costs, and Innovation
155. Make room for growth
156. Court Freezes Hidden Earmarks in Major Win for Michigan Taxpayers
157. Some Detroiters pay high property taxes, others don’t
158. Whitmer’s budget proposals do not lower costs
159. For once, Michigan said no to new business subsidies
160. Michigan should embrace zoning reform, reject housing subsidies
161. School choice critics’ glaring double standard
162. A Choice Situation
163. Film Subsidies are an Expensive Flop
164. States can cure federal pharma fever
165. Detroit’s zoning history offers lessons for today
166. ‘You never talk to the people who lost the lottery, right?’
167. Unions Leverage Retirement Funds for Political Agendas
168. Unions and ESG: From Worker Representation to Shareholder Activism
169. Legislation Could Threaten Popular Small Consumer Loan Programs
170. Whitmer promised transparency and delivered gag orders
171. Oversight is a key role for local officials
172. The Power of Ideas: The Overton Window and the American Revolution
173. It’s Groundhog Day all over again on free trade
174. IMPACT March/April 2026
175. On housing, local vs. state control is the wrong question
176. Time to make full use of the new earmarks process
177. Michigan’s inflated teacher evals are failing students
178. Price hikes tied to wind and solar
180. Union Township receives recognition, but its performance underwhelms
181. Reform Michigan unemployment insurance
182. Water, Watts and Wealth: The Costs and Benefits of Data Centers in Michigan
183. Freedom notes U.S.A.: Nebraska takes over federal environmental reviews
184. ‘Let me pretend this is true, OK?’
185. ‘The difference between having a good idea and having others embrace it’
186. On housing, local vs. state control is the wrong question
187. Trump, Whitmer and the problem of emergency powers
188. What election reforms are actually possible?
189. What Michigan Can Learn About Reading From Mississippi
190. Michigan’s pandemic lockdowns need a full review
191. The False Promise of Film Incentives
192. The billion-dollar idea Detroit should consider
193. How Civility Strengthens Policy
194. The state of Whitmer’s state
195. Time to make full use of the new earmarks process
196. High gas prices don’t justify emergency powers
197. Free Market Road Show
198. Food trucks, often banned or heavily regulated, may get a chance to thrive
199. ‘If we do meet resistance from elected officials in Detroit, we’ll fund a referendum’
200. Prescription Drug Toolkit Urges States to Take a Bigger Role
201. Yes, other states are building much more housing than Michigan
202. Almost everyone agrees that municipal zoning rules are too strict
203. Where did Michigan’s surplus go?
204. Mackinac Center Applauds Bipartisan Action on Physician Licenses
205. The Free Market Remedy for Drug Pricing Ills
206. Where did Michigan’s surplus go?
207. Michigan’s tax competitiveness is at risk
208. The Economic Spirit of 1776
209. Michigan’s tax competitiveness is at risk
210. Judge throws out Mackinac ferry monopoly claim
211. The Economic Spirit of 1776
212. Success of Rx Kids should prompt reevaluation of welfare programs
213. New Report: Michigan Should Follow Mississippi’s Lead on Reading
214. Rhode Island’s Cigarette Tax Hike Would Fuel Smuggling
215. Michigan’s Broadband moment: Time to focus on connections
216. Supreme Court Turns Away Mother’s Free Speech Appeal
217. Let’s fix licensing systems that lock ex-offenders out of work
218. ‘People bemoan that they can't trust the news’
219. Walter Isaacson to Headline Mackinac Center Event
220. Keep Michigan’s budget sustainable
221. Capping credit card rates unnecessary, harmful
222. Making Drug Policy Work for Patients, Not Institutions
223. Mississippi Learning
224. Michigan Must Have Affordable Reliable Electricity
225. A Lesson from St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
226. The ideas that built America still matter
227. How Trump can make homeownership affordable
228. Limit zoning to make Michigan grow again
229. Michigan lawmakers move to protect reasonable childhood independence
230. Let’s Build Michigan: Why Housing Costs Have Spiked and How to Fix It
231. Right to compute moves forward in other states
232. Michigan taxpayers build it, but nobody comes
233. ‘All of your data has been stolen’
234. IMPACT January/February 2026
235. Cigarette smuggling increase on the docket in Washington State
236. ‘SAFE’ bills are not safe
237. Seven habits of highly civil people
238. Michigan subsidy picks are a short seller’s bonanza
239. Beware of most-favored-nation drug pricing regs
240. Tax hikes and smuggling: Will Michigan tempt scofflaws?
241. Laws have unintended consequences
242. Time to rein in old MEGA gravy train
243. The state of housing in Michigan
244. Mackinac Center partners for historic summit
245. Why Michigan needs more housing, despite a flat population
246. ‘We don't wear capes’
247. Make Michigan competitive again
248. Michigan Can’t Subsidize Its Way to Growth — It Must Build Its Way There
249. Setting the record straight on schools of choice
250. Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Housing Reform Bills
251. Lawmakers should reject sales tax holidays
252. Voters can lower their own property taxes under Michigan rules
253. I (heart) freedom, and you should too
254. Michigan only enacted 74 laws in 2025. So what?
255. Senior discount won’t solve Michigan’s property tax problem
256. Interest rates should be left to the private market
257. House bill a shot in the arm for Schools of Choice law
258. ‘A country where opportunity is still possible’
259. Licensing rules make Michigan’s health care problems worse
260. All former governors join Mackinac Center civility panel
261. Freedom Notes U.S.A.: Americans want the lights on
262. A Defining Moment for Civility
263. Rhode Island’s Cigarette Tax Hike Would Fuel Smuggling
264. Rochester Schools Trustee Sues to Protect Her Right to Speak with Constituents
265. Rochester Schools Trustee Sues to Protect Her Right to Speak with Constituents
266. Indiana chokes with new cigarette taxes
267. The meaning of America, 250 years later
268. What’s the real poverty line?
269. Grand Rapids should publish its 311 data
270. The state of housing in Michigan
271. Mackinac Center Announces 2026 Policy Priorities
272. Does Michigan Reconnect get people better paying jobs?
273. Public Policy Recommendations 2026
274. Does Michigan Reconnect get people better paying jobs?
275. Give credit where due on the roads deal
276. More solar energy is wrong for Michigan
277. Let interest rates find their market rate
278. ‘Everything exploded in the world of online teaching’
279. Want to boost Michigan? Stop punishing R&D
280. Give credit where due on the roads deal
281. We need real performance metrics for Michigan public universities
282. M.L.K.’s campaign of ideas
283. Michigan hospitals aren’t using charity program for charity
284. Before spending, ask, ‘Is this thing working?’
285. Caregivers pay SEIU dues for no real union benefits
286. It’s time for focus on the debate over subsidies to corporations
287. IMPACT November/December 2025
288. What is the role of a think tank?
289. Matthew Sheldon v. OAPSE
290. Legislature Approved Zero New Business Subsidies in 2025
291. ‘People are very bad at managing their own finances’
292. Mackinac Center Comment to FDA Regarding Modified Risk Tobacco Products
293. Government makes a bad Santa Claus
294. More solar energy is wrong for Michigan
295. 3 ways to rebuild Americans' trust in government
296. America’s flirtation with socialism
297. Whitmer should form a commission to review pandemic response