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This awful book lies, misleads, hides inconvenient truths, and betrays basic human ethics.

Book & Movie Reviews

The Absurdity of Michael Mann and Peter Hotez

I highly recommend this book because the author’s discoveries will shock many readers. Schara provides solid advice on what we can do to save ourselves and our families.

Book & Movie Reviews

A Health Care System Designed to Kill

Though you really need to visit the Emerald Isle yourself to experience Ireland properly, we thought we'd whet your appetite with a few of our dozens of photographs.

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Celtic Discovery

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The grounds for reversing the Endangerment Finding are robust, and this action is long overdue.

Policy Studies

Should EPA Reverse its Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Gases?

July 1, 2019

$If a state repeals its CCSS, what should replace them? State elected officials face several choices.$

Policy Studies

Replacing Common Core: Choices and Trade-Offs

March 25, 2016

The AMS survey found only 52 percent of the members who responded to the survey believe the warming of the past 150 years was man-made.

Policy Studies

AMS Survey Shows No Consensus on Global Warming

November 28, 2013

This Policy Brief summarizes past research and presents new analysis showing how a proposal called the Taxpayer Savings Grant Program would enable the state to comply with its constitutional mandate to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools.”

Policy Studies

Making Texas Public Education More Efficient

March 1, 2013

This Policy Brief presents the rationale for empowering parents with Parent Trigger legislation and then offers design guidelines for parents and elected officials interested in crafting legislation for their city or state.

Policy Studies

The Parent Trigger: Justification and Design Guidelines

November 15, 2012

Do 98 percent of climate scientists really believe in man-made global warming? A little research reveals that the often-cited figure is a confused and erroneous reference to two different studies that both fail to prove what those who cite them believe or allege.

Policy Studies

The Myth of the 98 Percent

October 26, 2012

This essay shows how changing the ownership of sports franchises may be the best way to end the practice of taxpayers subsidizing sports stadiums. The Green Bay Packers illustrate one way to do this, offering a model for other communities to follow.

Policy Studies

How to Stop Sports Stadium Madness: Is Fan Ownership the Answer?

February 1, 2012

The Indiana State Scholarship Act is a breakthrough for school choice in a pivotal state.

Policy Studies

The Indiana School Scholarship Act (House Bill 1003)

June 1, 2011

There are strong theoretical arguments and considerable empirical evidence that professional educators would benefit personally from expanding school choice.

Policy Studies

How Teachers in Texas Would Benefit from Expanding School Choice

April 26, 2011

This study reports the results of an independent examination of the likely savings to taxpayers of an “education savings grant program” for the State of Texas.

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Budget Impact of the Texas Taxpayers’ Savings Grant Program

April 26, 2011