In a surprisingly objective article, Michael J. Petrilli examines the claim that school choice programs will kill government schools. Petrilli,
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A Property Tax Freeze
The City Council of Knoxville, Tennessee is considering a property tax freeze for some apartment owners. Property owners who choose
Supply and Demand Applies to Labor Too
CNN laments that the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 has not increased since 2009. The article concludes by telling
The Wrong Standard of Value
As energy expert Alex Epstein points out in Fossil Future, before we begin to analyze any idea or policy, we
Treat Landlords as Allies
While city officials in Boston continue to push for rent control, the Boston Herald is calling for the city to
Throwing Mom and Pop Under the Bus
Politicians and housing activists often blame greedy corporate landlords as a primary cause of rising housing costs. They then demand
Eating the Seed Corn
A growing movement is underway to impose a global minimum tax of 2 percent on the world’s 2,700 billionaires. This
The Constitution Doesn’t Apply to the States
Last November, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit refused to hear a takings case brought by