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Voucher opponents: uninformed or untruthful?
Read more: Voucher opponents: uninformed or untruthful?“The AFT supports parents’ right to send their children to private or religious schools but opposes the use of public funds to do so. The main reason for this opposition is because public funding of private or religious education transfers precious tax dollars from public schools …” This is a typical criticism of school vouchers,…
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A Monopoly by Any Other Name
Read more: A Monopoly by Any Other NameWhat’s in a name? Apparently, to a government school monopoly, it’s everything. Last month, Pittsburgh Public Schools announced the district would be dropping the word “Public” from its name in order to avoid the negative connotation often associated with public schools. A paid marketing consultant helped develop the plan, which will also result in renaming…
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Taxes in Kansas at an All-Time High
Read more: Taxes in Kansas at an All-Time HighAt no other time in the state’s history have state and local governments imposed such a heavy tax burden on Kansas residents. This year, state and local taxes will capture 11.2 percent of the state’s income. The graduated income tax contributes to this all time high by creating a boom of revenue and spending during…
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Wichita School System Extends Its Monopoly
Read more: Wichita School System Extends Its MonopolyLocal school districts claim they want to be held accountable, but they strenuously resist the one way that provides true accountability. That way is the market, where people vote with their dollars and the future welfare of their children. True accountability can be achieved in only one way: let the government of the State of…
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Analysis of Wichita Eagle News Coverage
Read more: Analysis of Wichita Eagle News CoverageI received this analysis and commentary from a friend of mine. It concerns an article that appeared on the front page of The Wichita Eagle a few months ago. I have removed mention of specific names. I was appalled to read the front page editorial that appeared above the fold on the front page of…
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Liberty Search
Read more: Liberty SearchLiberty Search is a Google custom search engine that I developed. It searches sites friendly to liberty, capitalism, and free markets, such as mises.org, cato.org, and many others. Or, visit the page at Google for Liberty Search. This page has more information about this Google custom search engine.
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A Few Random Quotes
Read more: A Few Random QuotesBarbra Streisand told Diane Sawyer that we’re in a global warming crisis, and we can expect more and more intense storms, droughts and dust bowls. But before they act, weather experts say they’re still waiting to hear from Celine Dion. — Jay Leno
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More taxes for Wichitans
Read more: More taxes for WichitansExpanding gambling in Sedgwick County will lower taxes and provide “…tax relief…,” according to casino advocates’ campaign flyer. This claim is preposterous in light of the soaring property tax hikes and spending expansion plans being generated by local government in our community.
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For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
Read more: For a New Liberty: The Libertarian ManifestoFor a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard An absolutely awesome book. If you are interested in liberty, this is, in my opinion, the most important book to read. I think Lew Rockwell, who I recently had the pleasure to meet at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, says it best about this…
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The Perverse Kansas Gambling Law
Read more: The Perverse Kansas Gambling LawAs humans, we have the right to gamble, as it is an activity that people may voluntarily take part in, and it causes no harm or violence to others. As such, we have to wonder why most forms of gambling have been illegal in Kansas for so long. More importantly, what has changed this year…
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The Kansas Gambling Law I’d Vote For
Read more: The Kansas Gambling Law I’d Vote ForHere’s the one law concerning gambling in Wichita and Kansas that I would vote for: “All laws prohibiting and regulating gambling in Kansas are hereby repealed.” That’s the only law consistent with personal freedom and liberty. The law that has been passed, however, provides more power for the state and more opportunities to regulate our…
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Toward a Free America
Read more: Toward a Free AmericaThe libertarian creed, finally, offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better future. Even more than conservatives, who are often attached to the monarchical traditions of a happily obsolete European past, libertarians are squarely in the great classical liberal tradition that built the United States…