American Experiment recently launched a new initiative called “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree.” It’s a multi-year project to encourage parents, students and educators to consider alternatives to college. In the…
“The Graduate” with Dustin Hoffman playing Benjamin Braddock, came out a scary 50 years ago, in 1967. Yes, it featured Ann Bancroft playing Mrs. Robinson. And yes, Katharine Ross played…
Mike Rowe is the impressive guy you may have seen in Ford commercials, but of more pertinent note, as the host of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” and CNN’s “Somebody’s…
Michael Novak, who died this week of cancer, was most frequently described as a Catholic theologian, a brilliant and influential one, needless to say. But his scholarly interests, intellectual devotions,…
The British government announced last week that it would spend 170 million pounds (the equivalent of about $213 million) developing a series of “Institutes of Technology” intended as “credible alternative[s]”…
Addressing the needs of a ‘gender nonconforming’ kindergartner
A new study will provide a realistic look at how the state stacks up.
Understanding the problems with Minnesota’s tax code first requires an understanding of the principles that should guide the state’s tax policy. Sound tax policy should promote three core principles...
This piece originally appeared in the Star Tribune on September 14, 2007. The state does not rely heavily on this program, and the new rules, at any rate, are constructive. …