Tag: Featured
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Kansas school finance and reform, Charles Koch on why he fights for liberty
The Kansas legislature passed a school finance bill that contains reform measures that the education establishment doesn’t want. In response, our state’s newspapers uniformly support the system rather than Kansas schoolchildren. Then, in the Wall Street Journal Charles Koch explains why liberty is important, and why he’s fighting for that.
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On a sunny day in downtown Wichita you can see the street lights
At noon on a sunny day in downtown Wichita the street lights are switched on, competing for influence with the sun.
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In Kansas City, private schools seen as ‘a perversion’
If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between public schools and private schools, a top Kansas school administrator knows the difference.
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Gosnell movie smashes through crowdfunding record
The movie on Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has just become the most successful film ever on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website.
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Competition in markets
Competition must surely be one of the most misunderstood concepts. As applied to economics, government, and markets, the benefits of competition are not understood and valued.
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Rich States, Poor States for 2014 released
In the 2014 edition of Rich States, Poor States, Kansas continues with middle-of-the-pack performance rankings, and fell in the forward-looking forecast.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Schools and the nature of competition and cooperation, Wind power and taxes
A Kansas newspaper editorial is terribly confused about schools and the nature of competition in markets. Then, we already knew that the wind power industry in Kansas enjoys tax credits and mandates. Now we learn that the industry largely escapes paying property taxes.
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Shame, says Wichita Eagle editorial board
The Wichita Eagle editorial board rebukes the Kansas Legislature.
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In Kansas, education is all about money and politics for UMEEA
Media reaction to the school finance legislation has been pretty predictable, focusing almost exclusively on institutions and ignoring the impact on students, writes Dave Trabert of Kansas Policy Institute.