FreedomTalks

Jonah Goldberg has written a good piece on why we need vouchers for public education. He cites the DC school system as a prime example of why the school system needs drastic reform.
Out of the 100 largest school districts, according to the Washington Post, D.C. ranks third in spending for each pupil — $12,979 — [...]

Lawmakers in Florida have decided to move the presidential primary vote to January 29. Florida will hold the primary a week after early-bird New Hampshire and a week before February 5, or “Super Tuesday.”
Jim Greer, Chairman of the Florida Republican Party argues:
We recognize the (national) party’s need to control the primaries, but individual states need [...]

Amanda Carpenter over at TownHall.com has a good write-up on Jefferson’s indictment.
HERE is the story.

I listened to a great interview of Rep. Ron Paul on C-SPAN this weekend.
Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate talking about freedom in these terms.
LISTEN NOW!
He talks about free market economics, the growth of government and the role of the private sector in providing services. It will be interesting to see where his [...]

Baker Spring at Heritage is calling on Bush to veto any bill with harmful “buy America” provisions that will drive up the already astronomical price of war. Congress should ensure that all war materials are procured through open and fair competition so that taxpayer money can be used most efficiently.
a diversity of supply and greater [...]

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a series of academic studies over the last half-dozen years…count between three and 18 lives that would be saved by the execution of each convicted killer.

In his blog Hillary Clinton’s Backward “Progressive Vision,”John Tamny of National Review discusses Hillary’s domestic policy, and how, while it seems cursorily justifiable, it fails upon closer examination.
First, Tamny notes that Hillary seeks to expand the earned income tax credit. In the short run, this will give blue collar workers more money. In the long [...]

FreedomWorks is supporting a Taxpayer Bill of Rights for Tennessee. This tax and spend limitation would bring fiscal sanity back to the Volunteer state. Unfortunately, Gov. Bredesen opposes this measure. But FreedomWorks members will be supporting those who are taking a bold stand in support of TABOR.
For some background on our national TABOR campaign, CLICK [...]

Once again, a tax hike is rearing its ugly head in the Keystone state. Governor Rendell is proposing a gross receipts tax on oil profits. This tax increase is expected to cost taxpayers an extra $760 million in one year. HB 1518 is another example of how politicians want to use your money to continue [...]

Last night the compromise Immigration bill failed to pass a senate cloture vote 45-50, it needed 60 votes to end debate and bring a final vote. The bill would have allowed the 12 million hard working undocumented workers currently in the country to stay legally with a 4-year, renewable ‘Z’ visa. They could also [...]