Pacific Research Institute
Commentary
Our View: State’s cure is original cause of ills
Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA), February 17, 2009 California’s regulations on health care raise the costs for its citizens Often government tries to fix what’s wrong by imposing more of what caused the problem in the first place. Nowhere is this more apparent than health care. A new analysis by the advocacy ...
Commentary
Medical Tourism: Comparable to How Toyota, and Overseas Competition Changed U.S. Auto Industry
More people are engaging in medical tourism because of rising health care prices in the United States, said Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute. “As more and more people have out-of-pocket responsibility, they’re looking around for the best deal, and out-of-country services are ...
Education
KFMB-TV 8: Are We Already Spending Too Much On Education?
California’s budget mess is taking a toll on many programs and education is no exception. But some say we may be spending more than enough for students to learn. Right now, the state is spending nearly $70 billion on public education. That’s an average of $12,000 per student kindergarten through ...
Commentary
The Weekly Education Round-Up: Lessons on Liberal Education Policies
American Issues Project, January 29, 2009 Editor’s note: AIP’s weekly feature is back. If you have suggestions for education news that should be included in this weekly update, please post a comment to the post below or send us a message via Twitter (@AmericanIssues). From court rulings to overspending, the ...
Business & Economics
CNBC News – Central Bank’s Next Move
What to expect from the Fed, with Michelle Girard, RBS Greenwich Capital and Lee Hoskins former Cleveland Federal Reserve president, senior fellow at Pacific Research Institute.
Commentary
Reform, Not Report Cards, Will Cure Schools
In an effort to show greater accountability for results, school districts across the country from Florida to Missouri to California are issuing so-called school report cards, which contain data on various indicators of student and school performance. Ray Cortines, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), recently announced ...
Commentary
California School Days
Education: California Gov. Schwarzenegger is at odds with his school superintendent over how long the academic year should be. But is educational success, key to global competition, a matter of time, money or choice? The argument over what to do about America’s struggling schools is still raging. Programs such as ...
Agriculture
Conventional Farming & Environmental Protection
Lecture from the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice, at The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota. Conventional Farming & Environmental Protection – by Amy Kaleita, Ph.D. Kaleita, who has a Ph.D. in agricultural engineering, teaches courses in soil and water conservation management and engineering at Iowa ...
Business & Economics
Murphy’s motives
Sometimes we really have to wonder about the motives of those who purport to represent the greater good in Washington. Take, for instance, Congressman Tim Murphy. Mr. Murphy, the 18th Congressional District “Republican,” adamantly insists that the deceptively titled Employee Free Choice Act won’t scotch the secret union organizing ballot. ...
Business & Economics
Serious Goals for California in the New Year
The past year certainly boasted some highlights, including the Olympics and a much-anticipated national election, but with 2008 behind us, the mood is not exactly upbeat in California. The economy has cooled off, and the “Golden State” finds itself staring down the barrel of a two-year deficit of $40 billion, ...
Our View: State’s cure is original cause of ills
Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA), February 17, 2009 California’s regulations on health care raise the costs for its citizens Often government tries to fix what’s wrong by imposing more of what caused the problem in the first place. Nowhere is this more apparent than health care. A new analysis by the advocacy ...
Medical Tourism: Comparable to How Toyota, and Overseas Competition Changed U.S. Auto Industry
More people are engaging in medical tourism because of rising health care prices in the United States, said Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute. “As more and more people have out-of-pocket responsibility, they’re looking around for the best deal, and out-of-country services are ...
KFMB-TV 8: Are We Already Spending Too Much On Education?
California’s budget mess is taking a toll on many programs and education is no exception. But some say we may be spending more than enough for students to learn. Right now, the state is spending nearly $70 billion on public education. That’s an average of $12,000 per student kindergarten through ...
The Weekly Education Round-Up: Lessons on Liberal Education Policies
American Issues Project, January 29, 2009 Editor’s note: AIP’s weekly feature is back. If you have suggestions for education news that should be included in this weekly update, please post a comment to the post below or send us a message via Twitter (@AmericanIssues). From court rulings to overspending, the ...
CNBC News – Central Bank’s Next Move
What to expect from the Fed, with Michelle Girard, RBS Greenwich Capital and Lee Hoskins former Cleveland Federal Reserve president, senior fellow at Pacific Research Institute.
Reform, Not Report Cards, Will Cure Schools
In an effort to show greater accountability for results, school districts across the country from Florida to Missouri to California are issuing so-called school report cards, which contain data on various indicators of student and school performance. Ray Cortines, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), recently announced ...
California School Days
Education: California Gov. Schwarzenegger is at odds with his school superintendent over how long the academic year should be. But is educational success, key to global competition, a matter of time, money or choice? The argument over what to do about America’s struggling schools is still raging. Programs such as ...
Conventional Farming & Environmental Protection
Lecture from the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice, at The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota. Conventional Farming & Environmental Protection – by Amy Kaleita, Ph.D. Kaleita, who has a Ph.D. in agricultural engineering, teaches courses in soil and water conservation management and engineering at Iowa ...
Murphy’s motives
Sometimes we really have to wonder about the motives of those who purport to represent the greater good in Washington. Take, for instance, Congressman Tim Murphy. Mr. Murphy, the 18th Congressional District “Republican,” adamantly insists that the deceptively titled Employee Free Choice Act won’t scotch the secret union organizing ballot. ...
Serious Goals for California in the New Year
The past year certainly boasted some highlights, including the Olympics and a much-anticipated national election, but with 2008 behind us, the mood is not exactly upbeat in California. The economy has cooled off, and the “Golden State” finds itself staring down the barrel of a two-year deficit of $40 billion, ...
