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California Students Should be Free to Choose
Capital Ideas
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D, Evelyn B. Stacey
1.28.2009
Two years ago Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed January 29 Milton Friedman Day to honor the late Nobel laureate, his “intellectual hero,” whose Free to Choose book and documentary proved “life changing.” The governor and the legislature, unfortunately, have not allowed Milton Friedman’s ideas to change the lives of California parents and students.
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Lessons from States with “Universal” Health Care
Capital Ideas
By: John R. Graham
1.21.2009
Last January, governor Schwarzenegger’s expensive and unwieldy proposal for so-called “universal” health care finally gasped its last breath, after a long year of lobbying and coalition-building by the governor’s team. A year later, in 2009, legislators should attempt to learn from two states that have legislated “universal” care.
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Dumping Waste Board Will Help California’s Tech Sector
Capital Ideas
By: Daniel R. Ballon, Ph.D
1.14.2009
Facing a projected $40-billion budget shortfall, Governor Schwarzenegger last week proposed eliminating a redundant state board that has become a symbol of cronyism and inefficiency in Sacramento. Unlike most boards and commissions, which offer a stipend of $100 per meeting, the six members of the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) are paid $132,000 a year to attend four meetings a month. By partially funding this giveaway through a costly tax on the technology sector, politicians risk dulling California’s high-tech edge.
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Critical Error: Tom Daschle’s Blurred Health Care Vision
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: John R. Graham
1.13.2009
Tom Daschle’s new book, Critical: What Can We Do About the Health-Care Crisis, confirms that advocates for a complete government takeover of American health care have learned an important lesson: Don’t try it in one big bite. Here Daschle and co-author Jeanne Lambrew have direct experience.
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Why Money Can't Be the Answer for Obama's New Education Secretary
Capital Ideas
1.7.2009
For Secretary of Education, President-elect Barack Obama recently named Arne Duncan, whose seven-year record as head of Chicago schools includes some noteworthy improvements. Duncan now faces significant challenges that require deeper reforms than those he pursued in Chicago.
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Why Margaret Thatcher Matters
Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
1.6.2009
The year is 2009 and a new American president is taking office during troubled economic times. Margaret Thatcher also took office in troubled times, but during the campaign her name was seldom invoked. According to Claire Berlinski, an American writer with a doctorate in international relations from Oxford, Margaret Thatcher still matters a great deal, and for a particular reason.
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