Category: Free markets
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More Stossel video to be shown in Wichita
This Tuesday the Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity is sponsoring an event titled “Stossel in the Classroom.” The event will feature a DVD video presentation by John Stossel, followed by group discussion. This is a follow-on to a similar event held last month.
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AFP Kansas event features Malkin, satirist O’Rourke
This Wednesday April 28 Americans for Prosperity-Kansas is holding its annual “Day at the Capitol” event in Topeka. This year’s event features nationally-known speakers.
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Government spending does not create prosperity
In his op-ed Don’t buy canard about spending, Alan Cobb of Americans for Prosperity writes about the illusion that government spending creates economic growth. It’s an important topic, as we’ve just been through nearly a year of Obama stimulus spending, and people are wondering if the effort has paid off. Locally in Kansas, spending advocates…
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Don’t buy canard about spending
“Canard” is a funny word. It keeps popping into my head anytime I read another self-anointed do-gooder who claims that government spending leads to economic growth.
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In Wichita, Free Market Economics 101 to be held
On Monday, the Wichita Chapter of Americans For Prosperity is holding an informative meeting to learn more about free market economics and its application.
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‘Political capitalism’ explained in Wichita
In Wichita this Monday, Robert L. Bradley, Jr. explained the state of capitalism in America today, using his experience working in a high-level position at the failed energy conglomerate Enron as a backdrop. Bradley asked: What happened to business prudence? What has happened to capitalism? The answer is that what we have today is not…
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John Stossel urges reliance on freedom, not government, in Wichita
Speaking at Wichita State University on Monday, former ABC News Journalist John Stossel told a large crowd that free markets and limited government, not government, are the best way to increase our wealth and prosperity.
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AFP Defending the American Dream summit draws thousands to Washington
Last Friday and Saturday over two thousand defenders of free markets and capitalism traveled to the Washington area to meet at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream summit. It was an action-packed two days, so I’ll report on just a few personal highlights.
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Privatization of Wichita city parks
In a post concerning the possible privatization of City of Wichita parks maintenance, I called for, in a rather oblique way, privatization of city parks. A commenter picked up on this and wrote “I’m wondering how the parks would be decided by the market. Wouldn’t the parks have to charge an entry fee in that…
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Flint Hills Center adds more staff
Grace Harris has been named Government Transparency / Operations Manager at the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. Harris will lead government transparency projects which will make government data more available to Kansans. Along with government transparency, Harris will organize day-to-day operations for Flint Hills.
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AFP “Defending the American Dream” summit announced
Americans For Prosperity has announced its third annual national summit. It’s on Friday and Saturday, October 1, and 2, in Arlington, Virginia. On Friday there’s a rally and news conference at Capitol Hill.
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Ballotpedia and Judgepedia move to new home
The Lucy Burns Institute is delighted to announce that effective July 1, 2009, it became the official sponsor of Ballotpedia and Judgepedia.