Paths to Cities and the Global Economy
It is very good news that hundreds of millions are on the path to prosperity heading to cities for opportunities. Michael Cox used this example: imagine a few people dropped into a jungle, just one...
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Stories of Small Places: Freedom, Choice, Governance
It’s always a good time to review, restructure, and reduce federal programs long shown to be ineffective. This includes programs for foreign aid, and foreign policy regarding international terrorism, plus legal immigration, recent national...
Legal Immigration, Freedom of Movement, and National Sovereignty
The school year has begun and immigration policy is in the news. Current national and Texas debate topics focus on immigration policy and values. The national NSDA (and UIL) policy topic is: Resolved: The...
Informal K-12 and Higher Education: U.S. and Developing World
James Tooley, a professor of education policy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, traveled the world researching The Beautiful Tree and describes the popularity of informal schools for low-income families in India and Africa. In India, Nigeria,...
Where Do Federal Education Dollars Go?
Debaters looking to reform federal education funding or regulations should know where federal education dollars flow now. “Federal Education Funding: Where Does the Money Go?,” (US News, January 14, 2016), offers an overview with helpful...
Will Federal Courts Defend Freedom to Farm, Build, Weave, Heal, and Drive?
In explaining the economic way of thinking, we start with the problems and opportunities of scarcity. For every person, family, and society, life offers a series of problems to be solved. Each day we...
Economic Freedom and Federalism for Federal Courts
The 4th of July is a good day to discuss federalism and economic freedom… Federalism and economic freedom have eroded in the U.S. during crises and wars. Historians disagree on whether most blame should...
Electronic Surveillance of Schools, Regulators, and Police
Some years ago, a friend teaching high school in the Dallas area mentioned many of her students had been victims of abuse at home. I was surprised and asked if she saw bruises or...
America: Still the Land of Opportunity for Better Online Videos
Maybe I am predisposed against the CBS video linked below because I disagree with the claims made. Readers can become viewers and decide for themselves. Just click the link: Timothy Noah on America’s income...
TexasWorld!
Imagine a World in the State of Texas… Notes from a talk given to the New York City Junto. To illustrate that the world is not in any meaningful way overpopulated, Julian Simon, author...