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1. A Primer on America's Schools
In this volume the eleven members of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education provide a broad overview of the American education system—pulling together basic facts about its structure and operation, identifying key problems that hinder its performance, and offering perspectives on the requirements of genuine reform.
2. The Flat Tax
This new and updated edition of The Flat Tax sets forth the flat-tax plan developed by Robert Hall and Alvin Rabushka, senior fellows at the Hoover Institution, who believe it is the most fair, efficient, simple, and workable plan on the table. The plan has withstood the scrutiny of leading experts on taxation and has been enthusiastically endorsed by many of them.
3. School Reform: The Critical Issues
This book explores a wide range of critical areas in education, examines the basic nature of our education problems, provides a clear understanding of underperformance, and proposes reasonable and effective strategies for success.
4. The Gravest Danger: Nuclear Weapons
"To avoid nuclear war and to contain and gradually to diminish the potential for nuclear devastation: these are the most compelling imperatives of our time."
5. Education in the Twenty-first Century
In this thought-provoking volume, scholars offer evidence, insights, and ideas on key policy questions affecting education—such as national exams, accountability, performance, and other vital issues, while detailing the importance of education to both the individual and society as a whole.
6. Property Rights: A Practical Guide to Freedom and Prosperity
Drawing on the thoughts of various professionals, a blueprint for the nonexpert is presented on how societies can encourage or discourage freedom and prosperity through their property rights institutions. It details step-by-step what property rights are, how they evolve, how they can be protected, and how they promote freedom and prosperity.
7. Teacher Quality
In this book some of the brightest minds in education research have studies pressing questions about teacher quality and practices, reviewed thousands of education studies, examined state test scores, explored education theories, and then affirmed that we know what works. We must now ensure that the system provides the best possible education for kids.
8. Lenin's Brain and Other Tales from the Secret Soviet Archives
An enlightening look into the once-secret Soviet state and party archives that Western scholars first gained access to in the early 1990s. Paul Gregory breaks down a decades-old wall of secrecy to reveal intriguing new information on such subjects as Stalin's Great Terror, the day-to-day life of Gulag guards, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the scientific study of Lenin's brain, and other fascinating tales.
9. Politicizing Science: The Alchemy of Policymaking
In this book leading scientists share their experiences and observations of developing and testing hypotheses, offering insights on the dangers of manipulating science for political gain. It describes how politicization--whether by misapplication, overextension, or outright manipulation of the scientific record to advance particular policy agendas--imposes expenditures of money, missed opportunities, and burdens on the economy.
10. Controversial Essays
One of conservatism's most articulate voices dissects today's most important economic, racial, political, education, legal, and social issues, sharing his entertaining and thought-provoking insights on a wide range of contentious subjects. "This book contains an abundance of wisdom on a large number of economic issues." - Mises Review
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