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“Public Resources Should be Put to Public Use”

Matthew D. Mitchell and Jonathan Riches on outlawing favoritism

James M. Hohman | December 17, 2021

“I Think Right Now We’re in a Really Good Place to Change Higher Education.”

Jenna Ashley Robinson on how to keep tuition down and improve higher education

James M. Hohman | December 3, 2021

“It Worked Like in the Textbooks — and Nothing Ever Does.”

How to amend the Michigan Constitution, with Leon Drolet

James M. Hohman | November 19, 2021

“You Just See Policy Failure all Over the Place”

Alisha wants to know about American shipping regulations

James M. Hohman | November 5, 2021

“That is not scary. In fact, that is empowering.”

Leonard Gilroy on reforming pension systems across the country

James M. Hohman | October 22, 2021

“You Quickly Realize That This is an Injustice and it has to be Fixed.”

Jennifer Butler on federal rule making on a union dues skim operation

James M. Hohman | October 8, 2021

“Wouldn’t we all be Happier if we Didn’t Have to Listen to and Talk about Blaine Amendments? But They Exist.”

Ben DeGrow on how the COVID-19 pandemic might change education policy

James M. Hohman | September 24, 2021

“Their Vision of Unionization in the 21st Century Comes From the 1930s.”

Steve Delie and Vinnie Vernuccio on the future of unionism

James M. Hohman | September 10, 2021

“It Was Almost Like They Were Looking at our Number or Something”

Vance Ginn of his plan to limit Texas spending

James M. Hohman | August 20, 2021

“Lansing is Like High School”

Alexa Kramer on member-directed lobbying

James M. Hohman | August 13, 2021

“Basically, We Created a Powder Keg”

Jonathan Wood on how to better manage federal forests to prevent large wildfires

James M. Hohman | July 30, 2021

“Let’s pass the compact! Let’s make these things illegal!”

Dan Johnson of Progressive Political Affairs on an Interstate Compact to Eliminate Business Subsidies

James M. Hohman | July 16, 2021

“We fought really hard. We worked really hard. We lost a lot.”

Bob McNamara from the Institute for Justice on the Power of Persistence

James M. Hohman | July 2, 2021

“Federal, State and Local Lawmakers: You Need to get Ahead of This. The Lawsuits are Coming.”

How drones are changing the Overton Window for low-altitude airspace

James M. Hohman | June 18, 2021

“It was an idea whose time had come in West Virginia”

Garrett Ballengee of the Cardinal Institute on the Nation’s Largest School Choice Program

James M. Hohman | June 4, 2021

“Uber Really Exploded the Window”

A Conversation About How To Use the Overton Window

James M. Hohman | May 21, 2021

“So We Sued Over This”

The ACLU’s Kim Buddin on How Litigation Changes Policy

James M. Hohman | May 7, 2021

“It is remarkable how many blatant falsehoods are propagated about qualified immunity.”

Jay Schweikert on Qualified Immunity

James M. Hohman | April 23, 2021

“It is one of the most important public health tools known to man.”

Alisha wants to know about mosquito control

James M. Hohman | April 9, 2021

“It Was a Little Bittersweet”

Elizabeth Stelle on Reforming Pennsylvania’s Alcohol Monopoly in the Face of Union Opposition

James M. Hohman | March 26, 2021

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