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2011: The Year in Review
Read more: 2011: The Year in ReviewFollowing is a selection of stories that appeared on Voice for Liberty in 2011. Was it a good or bad year for the causes of economic freedom, individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and civil society?
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Wichita falls in economic performance ranking
Read more: Wichita falls in economic performance rankingThe City of Wichita has fallen in a ranking of the performance of its economy, according to the Milkin Institute.
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Kansas teacher quality policies ignored
Read more: Kansas teacher quality policies ignoredIn Kansas, the Brownback school reform plan bypasses an area in which Kansas needs improvement: teacher quality policies.
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Kansas school spending: the complete picture
Read more: Kansas school spending: the complete pictureIn an effort to drum up support for school spending in Kansas, advocates seize on a partial picture of school spending to make their case.
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In Wichita, disdain for open records and government transparency
Read more: In Wichita, disdain for open records and government transparencyOn an episode of KAKE Television’s “This Week in Kansas,” the disdain of Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau and the City of Wichita towards open records and government transparency is discussed.
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Wichita City Council sets hotel tax election date
Read more: Wichita City Council sets hotel tax election dateDiscussion of setting an election date provided another example reinforcing the realization that Wichita has a city council — with the exception of one member — that is entirely captured by special interests.
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Classical liberalism values liberty, the individual, and civil society
Read more: Classical liberalism values liberty, the individual, and civil societyIn a short video, Nigel Ashford of Institute for Humane Studies explains the tenets of classical liberalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 19, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 19, 2011Today: Boeing tanker and Wichita; Wichita school dress code; Kansas legislator briefing book; Velvet Revolution voice has died; Open records in Wichita; Cellulosic ethanol; Overcriminilization; Stevens, Pachyderm President, honored; Occupiers and crony capitalism.
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The creeping expansion of government power
Read more: The creeping expansion of government powerGovernment increases its scope and power in sometimes small increments, writes John D’Aloia Jr.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 16, 2011
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 16, 2011Today: Kansas school finance; No school choice for Kansas; Federal budget transparency; Open records in Wichita; Cell phone ban while driving; Myths of the Great Depression.
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Sustainable planning: The agenda and details
Read more: Sustainable planning: The agenda and detailsA paper written by Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau explains the dangers behind the sustainable planning movement.