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• Red-Tape Blues
  Very tough to open a private or charter school in California
  Lisa Snell
  December 26, 2004
• Baseball Boondoggle
  Why should D.C. own a baseball stadium?
  Adam Summers
  December 23, 2004
• Kyoto Protocol Is Dead
  Europeans isolated on climate change
  Ronald Bailey
  December 17, 2004
• Can We Avoid 'Dangerous' Climate Change?
  Steep emissions reductions unlikely
  Ronald Bailey
  December 16, 2004
• It's Time for a Goods-Movement Interstate System
  Trucking lifeblood needs less congestion
  Robert Poole
  December 15, 2004
• Crichton's Chilling Tales
  Review of State of Fear
  Ronald Bailey
  December 10, 2004
• Privatization: It's Working in Florida
  91 percent of outsourcing stays in state
  Geoffrey Segal
  December 2, 2004
• Special Ed Students in Low Achievement Trap
  Teachers fail to utilize research-based instructional practices
  Lisa Snell
  December 1, 2004
• New York Times Whiffs on Air Pollution
  News stories leave false impression about environment
  Ronald Bailey
  December 1, 2004
• Competition Works in Taxpayers' Favor
  Florida is national leader in competitive sourcing
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 23, 2004
• The Bodybuilder's Guide to Government Reform
  Getting rid of California's flab
  George Passantino
  November 19, 2004
• Moratoria on Growth Signal Failure of Planning
  Moratoria are bold evidence of poor political leadership
  Samuel Staley
  November 16, 2004
• California Dreamin'
  State's environmental standards misguided
  Kenneth Green
  November 15, 2004
• Taking PART
  Delivering Results and Performance to Taxpayers
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 15, 2004
• Taking a Lesson in Math to Limit Urban Sprawl
  Big projects and growth curbs have little positive effect
  Chris Fiscelli
  November 15, 2004
• Kerry, Edwards Love Outsourcing
  Candidates supporting protectionist policies
  Ted Balaker
  November 1, 2004
• Let's Pretend
  Faulty smart growth survey is misleading
  Joel Schwartz
  October 22, 2004
• Regulation Rollback
  Small business administration's model legislation
  Geoffrey Segal
  October 18, 2004
• School Violence Tolerated
  1,603,000 non-fatal crimes at school from '96 to 2000
  Walter E. Williams
  October 13, 2004
• Overcoming the "Tolls Equal Taxes" Problem
  Massive highway funding problem can be solved
  Robert Poole
  October 13, 2004
• Smog Hits Record Low in 2004
  Lowest ozone smog levels since measurements began
  Joel Schwartz
  October 12, 2004
• What Schwarzenegger Didn't Do
  Evaluating the governor's first year
  George Passantino
  October 8, 2004
• Competition Saves Money
  Private prisons would help Georgia cut costs
  Geoffrey Segal and Kelly McCutchen
  October 8, 2004
• Scrapping the Zoning Code to Solve LA's Housing Crisis
  Inclusionary zoning backfires
  Samuel Staley
  October 5, 2004
• No Way Out
  The No Child Left Behind Act provides only the illusion of school choice.
  Lisa Snell
  October 1, 2004
• Privatization Produces Gains in Philadelphia
  District posts average gains of 10 points in reading and math
  Lisa Snell
  October 1, 2004
• Does Sprawl Really Kill?
  Sprawl/health studies don't live up to hype
  Samuel Staley
  October 1, 2004
• Cleaning the Air in California
  Plan to cut greenhouse gases is bad policy
  Kenneth Green
  September 22, 2004
• What to do About Traffic
  Tolls, telecommuting part of solution
  Ted Balaker
  September 15, 2004
• Corruption in Public Schools Costs Taxpayers
  $8 million in undocumented expenses
  Lisa Snell
  September 1, 2004
• LA To OC: Resist NFL's Siren Call
  Team owners should build stadium if they want to enter market
  Samuel Staley
  August 29, 2004
• Give Consumers Choice on Utilities
  Schwarzenegger has opportunity to empower consumers
  Vernon Smith and Lynne Kiesling
  August 27, 2004
• FAA Threats Don't Fly
  Pricing solution to flight delays
  Robert Poole
  August 27, 2004
• They're Killing Jobs, Not Saving Them
  Frenzy over outsourcing
  Ted Balaker
  August 26, 2004
• Make Government Compete
  Competition would improve Virginia's Efficiency
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 23, 2004
• Do Seatbelt Laws Save Lives?
  Regulators should target dangerous drivers
  Ted Balaker
  August 17, 2004
• Can Downtowns Survive the 21st Century?
  The future of the downtown is uncertain
  Samuel Staley
  August 15, 2004
• Sheriff Can Ease Budget Shortfall With Private Jail
  Marion County should look to private sector
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 13, 2004
• Privatize Prisons, Unlock Savings
  Kentucky proposal to open private prison is good business
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 11, 2004
• Our Unfocused Legislature
  Why pay full-time money for part-time results?
  George Passantino
  August 10, 2004
• Lighting a Fuse to Blow Up Boxes
  Report offers more than 1,000 ways to improve state government
  George Passantino
  August 8, 2004
• State Review Deserves Serious Consideration
  Can Arnold get special interests and career politicians to change their ways?
  David Nott
  August 6, 2004
• Want Even Higher Housing Prices?
  Growth caps are for you
  Owen Courrèges
  August 6, 2004
• False Claim That Global Warming Will Increase Smog Levels
  Deceptive studies harm science's credibility
  Joel Schwartz
  August 4, 2004
• The State's Backward Ways
  Refusal to allow privatization of some services hurts students
  Lisa Snell
  August 4, 2004
• Results-Based Government
  Agencies should justify spending
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 26, 2004
• New Zealand the Leader in Healthy Fishing
  Letter to the Editor
  Michael De Alessi
  July 26, 2004
• Realizing the President's Management Agenda
  PMA puts performance, taxpayers first
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 24, 2004
• Uncle Sam: Home Maker
  Proposed tax cut for homeowners is a bad idea
  Jeff Taylor
  July 21, 2004
• Privatize...for the Kids, of Course
  Schools save by outsourcing maintenance, transportation, and food service
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 21, 2004
• More Highways, Less Pollution
  New report ignores positive trends
  Joel Schwartz
  July 20, 2004
• LAUSD Plunders Funds for Charter Schools
  37 percent of funds never reach schools
  Lisa Snell
  July 14, 2004
• The Strange Thing About Light Rail
  No matter how much it fails, politicians want more
  Ted Balaker
  July 14, 2004
• Pro-Market Compromise on Highway Reauthorization
  Tolling expansion needed
  Robert Poole
  July 13, 2004
• Toxic Activism
  Air pollution has been solved as a long-term problem
  Joel Schwartz
  July 8, 2004
• An Artificial Farmland Crisis
  Farmland is hardly an in-demand resource
  Owen Courrèges
  July 7, 2004
• Property Rights Trampled in Norwood
  Owen Courrèges
  July 2, 2004
• Resolving Overfishing
  Property rights, fishing quotas key
  Michael De Alessi
  July 1, 2004
• Analyzing the Blackout Report's Recommendations
  Alternatives for a flexible, dynamic grid
  Lynne Kiesling and Michael Giberson
  July 1, 2004
• EPA's Make Work Project
  Unleashing a new layer of Clean Air bureaucracy
  Joel Schwartz
  July 1, 2004
• Last Chance for Roseville
  Owen Courrèges
  July 1, 2004
• Oui, Oui SUV
  Paris eyes anti-SUV resolution
  Ted Balaker
  July 1, 2004
• States Tap Private Prisons
  Governors looking to save use private sector
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 1, 2004
• Huge Hidden Tax on Homes
  Inclusionary zoning drives up prices
  Benjamin Powell and Edward Stringham
  June 30, 2004
• How Will 21st Century Roads be Financed?
  Battle over toll roads stalls transportation bill
  Robert Poole
  June 27, 2004
• Jolted by Gas Prices? Don't Be Too Quick to Cuss Refiners
  CA regulations, not oil companies, create problems
  David Nott
  June 24, 2004
• Virginia Schools Should Focus on Mission: Educating
  Privatizing services could save millions
  Geoffrey Segal
  June 21, 2004
• If You Hate Congestion, Then You Gotta Love HOT Lanes
  Love affair with carpool lanes is over
  Robert Poole
  June 16, 2004
• Bush Is Right on Private Contracting, Just Ask the French
  Outsourcing the rebuilding of Iraq
  Ted Balaker
  June 16, 2004
• Affordable Housing Mandates Make Bay Area Less Affordable
  Inclusionary zoning has yielded nothing but failure
  Owen Courrèges
  June 15, 2004
• Hayek's View of New Urbanism
  New Urbanists choose force, not markets
  Owen Courrèges
  June 13, 2004
• Ronald Reagan and the Privatization Revolution
  Reviewing Reagan's outsourcing legacy
  Robert Poole
  June 8, 2004
• Scandals Prevalent in Public Schools
  Examples of public schools fleecing taxpayers
  Lisa Snell
  June 1, 2004
• $100 Million Fraud in Miami-Dade Schools
  Corruption, mismanagement plauge district
  Lisa Snell
  June 1, 2004
• Virginia Passes $1.6 Billion Tax Hike: Voters May Not Forget
  Example of broken tax promises
  Geoffrey Segal
  June 1, 2004
• Unbuckling Seat Belt Laws
  Why waste cops' time with seat belts?
  Ted Balaker
  May 27, 2004
• End of the Line for River Line Rail
  Estimates that Line is worst in country
  Owen Courrèges
  May 21, 2004
• Memphis Should Learn From Houston's Rail Mistakes
  Accidents plague system
  Owen Courrèges
  May 21, 2004
• Smart Growth Snake Oil
  Smart growth panacea won't work
  Owen Courrèges
  May 19, 2004
• Addressing the "Big Dig Syndrome"
  Transportation projects have credibility problem
  Robert Poole
  May 14, 2004
• What the Traffic Will Bear
  Want the fast lane? Pay for it
  Robert Poole
  May 10, 2004
• The Irony of Governor Romney's Urban Planning Proposals
  Governor should learn from, not ridicule, Houston
  Owen Courrèges
  May 5, 2004
• Housing Mandates May Hit Los Angeles
  City Council needs to understand that inclusionary zoning doesn't work
  Owen Courrèges
  May 5, 2004
• State of the Scare, Once Again
  American Lung Association report distorts
  Steven Hayward and Joel Schwartz
  May 3, 2004
• Letter to US Commission on Ocean Policy
  Individual fishing quotas needed
  Michael De Alessi
  May 1, 2004
• Inglewood Wins Ballot Initiative Against Wal-Mart
  But who's the real loser?
  Owen Courrèges
  April 28, 2004
• Oceans Need Innovation, Not Bureaucracy
  Stewardship and property rights are essential
  Michael De Alessi
  April 26, 2004
• California's Dueling Electricity Bills
  Customer choice is needed
  Lynne Kiesling
  April 26, 2004
• Hybrids in Carpool Lanes: A Nonstarter
  Several drawbacks to plan
  Robert Poole
  April 14, 2004
• Ivory Tower Take on Ivory Trade
  Elephant poaching
  Michael De Alessi
  April 1, 2004
• The Offshore Road to Serfdom
  Facts about offshore outsourcing
  Adrian Moore and Ted Balaker
  April 1, 2004
• FAA's Efforts Fall Short
  Market prices for air traffic would help modernize system
  Robert Poole
  April 1, 2004
• California's Fishy Fish Laws
  Fishing rights can stop overfishing
  Michael De Alessi
  March 29, 2004
• More Highways, More Pollution?
  Air pollution decreases even as we drive more
  Joel Schwartz
  March 16, 2004
• Texas Sets the Pace in Highway Finance
  State shows how to finance, build, operate new highways
  Robert Poole
  March 15, 2004
• Better Than HOT Lanes?
  HOT lanes better than ramp metering
  Robert Poole
  March 15, 2004
• Florida Reforming Its Privatization Efforts
  Bush creates Center for Efficient Government
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 12, 2004
• HOT Lanes Advance in Seven States
  Toll lanes make major gains
  Robert Poole
  March 12, 2004
• Electricity Consumers Prove Their Smarts
  Customers respond to price changes, choice
  Lynne Kiesling
  March 2, 2004
• Competitive Sourcing
  Driving Federal Results
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 1, 2004
• Accountability Looms for Special Education
  How to best achieve accountability
  Lisa Snell
  March 1, 2004
• Such a Deal
  Californians have a history of buying ballot measures that are deceptively written and advertised
  Ted Balaker
  February 29, 2004
• Best Prison Reform: Privatization
  CA corrections system if rife with problems
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 24, 2004
• Great Rail Disaster
  Freeways are 11 times as cost effective as Los Angeles' rail
  Randall O'Toole
  February 16, 2004
• Bush Shares Blame for Pork-Barrel Bill
  McCain details waste in Omnibus bill
  Adam Summers
  February 13, 2004
• Unlikely Hope for Deficit Hawks
  Ted Balaker
  February 10, 2004
• School Choice Programs Tighten Accountability
  Overregulation could hurt growth
  Lisa Snell
  February 1, 2004
• Ban Wal-Mart, Hurt Families
  Ban would cost Southland families a lot of money
  Ted Balaker
  January 26, 2004
• Restructuring California's School Finance System
  State should use weighted student formula
  Lisa Snell
  January 23, 2004
• Virginia Needs to Evaluate, Consolidate, and Divest
  Selling assets can produce hundreds of millions of dollars
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 14, 2004
• Analyzing the CA Education Budget
  Structural reform needed
  Lisa Snell
  January 14, 2004
• A Lean and Fit State Government
  Pushing the state toward reform
  George Passantino
  January 13, 2004
• Keep Oregon's Quality of Life Without New Taxes
  Government spending should be reduced
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 13, 2004
• Charity Is Best Left to Private Sphere
  Davis, Schwarzenegger shouldn't plead for assistance
  Adam Summers
  January 4, 2004
• Reducing Class Sizes Achieves Mixed Results
  Studies question effectiveness
  Lisa Snell
  January 1, 2004

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