Author, journalist, gubernatorial candidate, and California resident Michael Shellenberger has been a fearless voice exposing the policy mistakes made in the Golden State regarding crime, homelessness, environmental alarmism, and leadership.…
Does the American education system provide students enough instructional time to keep them competitive against their peers worldwide? It’s a question policymakers have argued over for decades. In terms of…
A new film tells the story of America’s miraculous founding and the civic responsibility we all carry. “A republic, if you can keep it.” Benjamin Franklin spoke those words in…
Photo from the U.S. Department of Education via Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0) School closure policies aggressively lobbied for by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and specifically AFT…
The Minnesota Reformer recently ran an article showing some of the ways the state has changed since Gov. Tim Walz took office in January 2019. Reporter Christopher Ingraham used a…
Declines in reading and math achievement have contributed to Minnesota’s national education ranking falling once again, coming in at #19, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey…
Perhaps another headline about a drop in academic test scores doesn’t faze you anymore, but the projected impact lost learning will have on students over their lifetimes is nothing to…
I’ve previously written how Minnesota performance on national tests is the worst in 30 years, but what does that mean for the impacted students’ futures? Lower skills, and therefore future…
Tax systems designed to advance 'fairness', i.e. highly progressive tax codes that tax high-income earners and corporations heavily, are harmful not only because they disperse high costs on individuals paying…
Thomas Sowell, a renowned economist, theorist and writer, published his latest book Charter Schools and Their Enemies on June 30, his 90th birthday. The book defends charter schools against those who…
Thomas Sowell is a brilliant economist and social theorist currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. Sowell has been one of the modern-day’s big advocates against the social welfare…
The Wall Street Journal ran a letter to the editor on Tuesday (August 13) from the president of the California State Board of Education about how an op-ed two weeks…
Note: My apologies if the following seems a bit thick with name dropping. But one of the wonderful things about being part of Center of the American Experiment for almost…
Organic food is a touchy subject. Many people think that because it is organic, it is more wholesome and better for the environment. However, there is scant empirical evidence to support these…
The Congressional Budget Office's new Budget and Economic Outlook forecasts federal debt reaching nearly 100% of GDP by 2028. As Brian Riedl explains in an excellent commentary for the Manhattan Institute,…
Conservative author and academic Steve Hayward discusses three upcoming papers for Center of the American Experiment.
Jason Riley to headline speakers’ series.