John R. La Plante is an adjunct scholar for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and an education policy fellow with the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy in Wichita, Kansas. In addition to a variety of essays and research projects for the Mackinac Center, he has authored fiscal policy articles for the Thomas Jefferson Institute in Virginia and the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. He is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo.
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By John R. LaPlante
Veteran’s Woes Illustrate Problem With Government Health Care
Published on Nov. 11, 2010
Private Initiative in a Detroit Neighborhood
Published on Jan. 16, 2009 – Michigan Privatization Report
Competitive Sourcing on an Individual Basis
Published on Oct. 27, 2005 – Michigan Privatization Report
Elections Are a Poor Way to Change Schools
Published on Sept. 23, 2005
Competitive Sourcing on an Individual Basis
Published on July 27, 2005
Responding to Michigan’s Population Slide
No serious analysis can argue that redistributing the tax burden or putting the state deeper in debt so it can pick winners and losers could possibly make Michigan better off. … more
Published on July 5, 2005 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Responding to Michigan’s Population Slide
Published on June 1, 2005
John Paul II: Affirming the Importance of Refuge from the State
Published on April 7, 2005
Right-Sizing Military Infrastructure
Published on March 24, 2005
Trying Too Hard to Be Cool
Published on March 4, 2005
Wine Sellers and Protectionism
Published on Dec. 22, 2004
The Verdict Is In: Private Juries Hold Promise
Published on Dec. 15, 2004 – Michigan Privatization Report
Veterans’ Woes Illustrate Problem With Government Health Care
Published on Dec. 3, 2004
Tax Cut Stories Miss the Picture
Published on Oct. 11, 2004
Fewer Students = More Money?
Published on Oct. 8, 2004
School Board Self-Help
Published on Sept. 27, 2004
Michigan’s Budget Deficit Calls for Structural Reforms
Published on Aug. 23, 2004
Offshoring State Services Benefits Michigan
Published on July 27, 2004
Cities that Cry Poverty Should Sell Their Money-Losing Ski Areas
Published on July 13, 2004
Cigarette Tax Increase Should Go Up in Smoke
Published on June 29, 2004
Government Policies Make Gas Situation Worse
Published on June 11, 2004
Cities Need Less Government, Not More
Published on May 25, 2004
AFL-CIO Says: Union Rules Hurt Us
Published on May 13, 2004
DNR Contracts Out Management of Ski Area
Published on April 26, 2004 – Michigan Privatization Report
Supercenters—And Shoppers—Under Attack
Published on June 19, 2003
Lock in Savings with Prison Privatization
Published on Feb. 11, 2003 – Michigan Privatization Report
No Business In Snow Business
Why does the state of Michigan operate a ski area? The state has no business in snow business, and should sell off or contract out this operation. … more
Published on Oct. 15, 2002 – Michigan Privatization Report
Making Health Care Healthy Again
... if Michigan adopts Vermont-style Medicaid vouchers, and employees take advantage of the new HRA option, Michigan citizens will be able to obtain better insurance at lower cost. … more
Published on Oct. 7, 2002 – Viewpoint on Public Issues
Why Energy Conservation Efforts Fail
As the president and Congress debate energy policy, they would be wise to note that while conservation can have some benefits, reducing the total amount of energy we use isn't one of them. … more
Published on Oct. 18, 2001
