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AUSTIN, Texas — Lacking three crucial components – students, faculty, and facilities – the two educational experiments proposed in this state capital sounded like moonshots just a few years ago.  Today, the School of Civic Leadership at the University of Texas and a feisty startup calling itself the University of Austin are not just up… Continue reading In ‘Weird’ Austin, a Double Shot of Academic Counter-Revolution

Congressional Republicans are currently looking to slow the growth of federal Medicaid spending, which has surged from $161 billion to $616 billion over the past two decades.  Although only 17% of Americans support reducing Medicaid spending; 62% support requiring most adults to work in order to gain eligibility.  But, while work requirements command broad appeal… Continue reading Would Work Requirements Cut Medicaid Costs?

Early in my tenure at the education policy organization I founded, we barely had any money. No money meant no lobbyist, which left me, a complete stranger to the legislative process, to figure out how to pass meaningful policy. A conversation I had with a Democratic legislator seen as an up-and-coming leader stands out among… Continue reading Dear Democrats, Republicans Are Eating Your Lunch on Education. What Are You Going to Do About It?

While San Francisco grapples with a tech exodus and New York navigates regulatory headwinds, Miami has quietly emerged as a technological powerhouse. The numbers tell the story: the city now ranks 16th among global startup hubs, with a $95 billion valuation and nearly $5 billion in venture capital raised just last year. Behind this transformation lies a deliberate strategy focusing on… Continue reading Miami Is Enjoying a Tech Renaissance Under Francis Suarez

The new Pennsylvania GOP chairman, state Sen. Greg Rothman, was elected on a platform that can be described as: “Let’s make Pennsylvania Florida.” In other words, make the GOP the plurality party in Pennsylvania and turn the perennial purple state red – just like Florida transitioned over the past decade. This requires executing three things… Continue reading The GOP’s Path to a Pennsylvania Majority

The Anti-Defamation League recently asked people in 103 countries whether they agreed with 11 antisemitic statements including: “Jews are responsible for most of the world’s wars,” “Jews have a lot of irritating faults,” “Jews have too much control over the media,” and “Jews’ loyalty is only to Israel.”  The ADL Global 100 survey for 2024… Continue reading Antisemitism: The Modern Forces Fueling an Ancient Scourge

President Trump’s strong tariffs on Chinese goods effectively suspends most Sino-American trade. China now faces an enormous glut of telecommunications and network-connected equipment, such as 5G equipment, fiber optic cables, telecom parts and various smart devices. It’s largest trading partner, the U.S., is not buying.    This isn’t just a bilateral dustup. China will almost… Continue reading Europe Has Come to a Fork in the Road on Trade

The right to opt out one’s children from studying a sinister collection of sexually explicit storybooks in suburban Maryland, and the right to opt in to a Catholic Virtual charter school in Oklahoma, will be considered this month at the Supreme Court. That these two cases are under review by the high court is a… Continue reading Parents’ Rights Are Making a Comeback