Abstract: Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years. Less familiar is the state of the union movement today: More union members now work for the government than for private employers. The above-market salaries and benefits that… Read more
Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security and Committee on International Relations and Trade Matt A. Mayer Chairs Carona and Lucio, Vice-Chairs Watson and Patrick, and Committee Members, thank you for this opportunity to come before you to share my thoughts and answer your questions as best I can. The… Read more
This lecture was held at The Heritage Foundation on March 13, 1998. Welcome to our panel discussion on the 30th anniversary of the publication of the Kerner Commission Report. The Heritage Foundation has a number of goals. One is to roll back the liberal welfare state. A prerequisite to understanding what happened to create the… Read more
School choice efforts took a substantial step forward yesterday when Oklahoma’s Democratic Governor Brad Henry signed...… Read more
Violent extremism of any stripe is beyond the pale. The intentional murder of innocents remains one of the world’s...… Read more
This week, the Tulsa World proudly proclaimed: Finally, along comes a set of national rankings which ought to make...… Read more