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Is Taxation Voluntary?
Read more: Is Taxation Voluntary?In this video, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid shows just how ignorant he is. The November elections have given this man even more power, as his party’s majority in the senate will soon be larger
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Wichita public school district’s path: not fruitful
Read more: Wichita public school district’s path: not fruitfulOne of the issues discussed during the campaign for the bond issue for USD 259, the Wichita public school district, was class size. A major reason given by the district for the need for the bond issue is the desire to provide smaller class sizes. Some opponents such as myself argued that the evidence that…
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Kansas Taxpayers Network, The End
Read more: Kansas Taxpayers Network, The EndThe Kansas Taxpayers Network under the leadership of Karl Peterjohn has represented Kansas taxpayers for 15 years. Due to Karl’s election to the Board of Sedgwick County Commissioners, change is coming.
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These Are the Barrels
Read more: These Are the BarrelsIt’s thought that Mark Twain said “Never pick a fight with a person who buys ink by the barrel.” These are the barrels (actually palettes) of ink at the Wichita Eagle.
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Records requests are not always easy
Read more: Records requests are not always easyIt seems that citizens all over the country have trouble with public school districts and records requests. Sometime you have to battle not only the school district, but also third parties such as teachers unions.
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What is the Future of News Distribution?
Read more: What is the Future of News Distribution?This week I attended an open house event held by the Wichita Eagle. As part of the event, I took a quick tour of their plant. This photo shows rolls of newsprint in the basement of the building, waiting to be turned into newspapers. Ink distribution systems are in the background.
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Who is Responsible for Inflation?
Read more: Who is Responsible for Inflation?Walter Williams explains the difference between counterfeiting and monetary policy. He explains that “inflation results from an increase in the supply of money relative to the demand for money.” He asks who, then, is responsible for inflation? In the United states, who is able to create money? The answer, of course, is the Federal Reserve…
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Some Wichita communications breakdowns are more important than others
Read more: Some Wichita communications breakdowns are more important than othersAt the December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer scolded interim city manager Scott Moore for failure to communicate effectively with council members. The process, according to the mayor, “made a complete mockery of the entire process and everything we actually do.”
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Sedgwick County Commission fails citizens
Read more: Sedgwick County Commission fails citizensAt yesterday’s meeting of the Sedgwick County Commission, Commissioners Tom Winters, Tim Norton, and Dave Unruh failed to take an opportunity to stand up for good government.
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s selective outrage
Read more: Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s selective outrageAt the Tuesday December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer expressed his displeasure with the way city staff handled its investigation of a developer the city was preparing to do business with. The problem, it seems, is largely one of communications. City staff didn’t present the council members with relevant…
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I, Pencil turns 50!
Read more: I, Pencil turns 50!The Foundation for Economic Education has a new version of I, Pencil to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Click here to view the announcement and read this short book.
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Jeff Fluhr decided
Read more: Jeff Fluhr decidedA few weeks ago in the post Jeff Fluhr’s Decision I wrote that the the new president of the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation had a choice to make: “Mr. Fluhr needs to decide if he’s on the side of open and transparent government, or whether he’s in favor of crony capitalism and the good ol’…