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Three propositions on the Idaho ballot this November, memorably entitled Propositions 1, 2 and 3, would enact reforms proposed by Idaho’s conservative superintendent of education, Tom Luna. Each reform would […]
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has a catchy idea for reforming the American tax system. He calls it the 9-9-9 plan. It entails a nationwide 9 percent income tax, a […]
The Chicago Teachers Union is on strike. The union walked away from contract negotiations with city officials, citing concerns over public school funding and tying teacher evaluations to standardized test […]
Idaho’s prisons are out of room. The Idaho prison population is so high that 130 inmates have just been moved to a prison in Burlington, Colo. There are simply not […]
At the end of July, a Senate committee released a report showing that for-profit colleges are hurting American students.
Apathy is a powerful political force. At first, it seems like a contradiction in terms. But one of the most powerful voting blocs in American politics today is the apolitical […]
The first decade of the 21st century will be marked by our two failed wars.
If you’ve ever wondered how Walmart came to be such a massive international commerce juggernaut, the answer may be simpler than we thought: bribery.
A poll released Wednesday by Yale and George Mason universities shows that almost three out of every four Americans believe global climate change played a role in this year’s unusual […]
America is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. In raw numbers, the amount of money the United States creates, exports, imports, invests, divests, saves, spends and moves around […]