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Romney's America: Fewer Cops, Fewer Firefighters, Fewer Teachers? Wikimedia Commons

Romney's America: Fewer Cops, Fewer Firefighters, Fewer Teachers?

If that's the argument Mitt Romney wants to have, Barack Obama should accept the invitation

Our Special-Ed System Favors the Rich (and Romney Has a Plan to Fix It) Reuters

Our Special-Ed System Favors the Rich (and Romney Has a Plan to Fix It)

The candidate's proposals would make it easier for parents to exercise rights they already have.

How Good Parents and Good Intentions Lead to Dramatically Unequal Schools terran in Virginia/Flickr

How Good Parents and Good Intentions Lead to Dramatically Unequal Schools

Should we worry that cash from parents, PTAs, and foundations are invisible donations to schools that are already likely to provide superior education?

50 Shades of Money: The Alluring Economics of the Romance Novel Wikimedia Commons

50 Shades of Money: The Alluring Economics of the Romance Novel

Romance novels brought in $1.4 billion in sales in 2010. They far outperform other genres of literature

The Economic Impact of Autism on Families quaziephoto/Flickr

The Economic Impact of Autism on Families

Once the parent overcomes the grieving process, they have to endure a lifetime of smaller cuts

A Conservative's Approach to Combating Climate Change Flickr

A Conservative's Approach to Combating Climate Change

It's possible to address global warming without handing the government more control over the economy.

How Property Rights Could Help Save the Environment

At the same time, the environmental limitations of property rights and markets should not be overstated

Wall Street's Obama Fury: Sometimes Even Spoiled Brats Have a Point

Modest Proposals for Financial Reform: Regulation as Grade-Grubbing

Maybe regulatory life should be more like school.

The Good News and the Bad News About Public Colleges frankh/flickr
Property Rights and Fishery Conservation Reuters
Property Rights and the Tragedy of the Commons Reuters
Modest Proposals for Financial Reform: Abolish Mortgage-Backed Securities Reuters
Hayek Was Right: Why Cloud Computing Proves the Power of Markets Reuters

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