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Less Money, Less Reform?

by Michael J. Petrillivia Advancing a Free Society
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I’ll admit it: while she’s not perfect, I’m still a huge fan of Michelle Rhee, what with her “let’s not mince words” style and her all-in approach to school reform.

Time to Rethink Our National Security Policies

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Advancing a Free Society
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

If it is true that the State Department, in adolescent fashion, tweeted a birthday message to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his 54th, and if it is true that the man believed to be responsible for the latest bomb plot, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, was behind or at least associated with th

Whack a Mole: What of Yemen?

by Fouad Ajamivia Advancing a Free Society
Monday, November 1, 2010

Forget Afghanistan, the true sanctuary and playground for terrorism is Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.

‘The Trojan Pragmatist’

by Mary Eberstadtvia Advancing a Free Society
Monday, November 1, 2010

Kathryn’s thorough and informative interview with Stanley Kurtz about his new book, Radical-in-Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism, is must

OK, Meg or Jerry, you’ve won: Now what?

by Bill Whalenvia Advancing a Free Society
Monday, November 1, 2010

Such is the fluid nature of campaigns and elections that the morning after California chooses its next chief executive, the conversation will shift from a historic victory obtained to what our soon-to-be oldest or first female

Contrasts Between the US’s and UK’s Post-Recession Policies

by Gary S. Beckervia Advancing a Free Society
Monday, November 1, 2010

Many economists and others in the US are advocating a second fiscal stimulus program, believing that the close to $1 trillion in the Obama stimulus package was too modest.

More Evidence on Why the Stimulus Didn’t Work

by John B. Taylorvia Advancing a Free Society
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Polls show that most Americans don't believe that the stimulus package worked, but debate continues among economists. The most debated issue is the size of government purchases multiplier. Suppose that the government purchases multiplier is 1.5.

United Federation of Teachers wrong to fight Klein’s attempt to release teacher data

by Eric Hanushekvia Advancing a Free Society
Friday, October 29, 2010

New York City's schools chancellor, with the support of Mayor Bloomberg, wants to release the value-added test score results for 12,000 teachers - re

The welcome earthquake

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Advancing a Free Society
Friday, October 29, 2010

If a recent spate of Wall Street Journal articles is any clue, a week before the election we could be sitting on a tectonic fault with the potential to turn into an education earthquake—and that might actually be a blessing.

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