An explanation of the influential idea developed by late Mackinac Center Vice President Joseph Overton and popularized by Fox News host Glenn Beck.
The state's worker retraining program isn't working.
A 'public trust' for private water is all wet.
More school districts post spending online; legislator reveals benefit package.
Charter growth, consolidation, insurance pains
House committee testimony today on Michigan’s film subsidy falsely attributes support for the program to David Littmann.
MichiganScience looks at risk assessment.
Why the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation was created.
Announcing jobs and creating jobs aren't the same thing.
Pay freezes for teachers aren't what they appear.
Leaving MESSA, tax turndown, Promise payments.
A mining ban would hurt Michigan's economy.
They tore down this wall.
There is a way to address school funding without more taxes.
A review of Michael Moore's latest movie.
Health cap, meals programs, double recall.
Lawrence W. Reed joins the JA Hall of Fame.
Election Day is one year away. What are your priorities?
Art should stand on its own.
School consolidation will not lower education spending.
Procedural flak should not delay justice for home-based child care providers.
NCLB case ends, MESSA hearing, school aid cuts.
SFE hosts Michael Tanner on ‘Obamacare.’
The state claims food stamps can stimulate the economy.
SFE hosts Michael Tanner on ‘Obamacare.’
A look at online learning in Michigan.
Changes to Michigan's wetland law will create more problems.
One employee's thoughts on unions and working conditions at a Flint hospital.
Budget cut, math scores, shared services.
Canadians to discuss impact of universal care.
Corporate actions aren't always as they seem.
Four mid-Michigan districts have opened their checkbooks for public inspection.
Michigan's public employee relations act hurts cities.
Mackinac Center scholars cover how to fix Michigan.
Broad-based reforms, not targeted favors, will help Michigan.
More videos on Canadian health care.
Jobs saved, online school, private enrollment.
More videos on Canadian health care.
Cold weather and subpar crop yields belie climate alarmism.
Owning property is vital to civil society.
State’s response focuses on procedure, not principle.
An arbitrary cap on charters hurts students.
What do they know and when do they know it?
Bargain in public, student count, writing test.
Motown: More than music.
FY 2011 already is looking bleak.
How much more does Michigan pay for teachers than other states?
MEA has taxpayers in the crosshairs.
A new policy brief examines a union-funded study claiming state employees are not overpaid.
Charter rally, retirement incentive, DPS scandal.
Misinformation about public health issues is fueling the climate change debate.
The man and his work.
The Michael Vick case shows clear roles for the legal system and civil society.
Politicians need to use their spines as well as mouths.
Low-carbon fuel standards bad for consumers and the environment.
Jackson contractors, election crime.
Several school districts, two charter schools and the city of Portage go online with their spending.
A compendium of policy ideas.
Gov. Granholm and the Mackinac Center agree on eight state budget reforms. Now what about the Legislature?
High cigarette taxes can be hazardous to public health.
Charter schools can remain union-free.
Pay steps for teachers should be reconsidered.
Targeted tax breaks and subsidies have not helped Michigan.
Charter growth, consolidation, insurance pains.
Center Legal Foundation sues DHS over forced unionization.
Lawrence W. Reed looks at media bias.
Brighton insurance, property values down.
The Mackinac Center announces the launch of the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation with the filing of Loar v. DHS, a case involving the bogus unionization of home-based day care providers.
Do bureaucrats really care about your health?
Faulty data can lead to false assumptions.
Problems with Canada's single-payer health care deserve attention.
Government employee collective bargaining is failing Michigan.
Drivers stay on, AYP growth, MESSA dispute.
More schools are turning to privatization to save money.
The Center’s 2009 public school privatization survey shows that 44.6 percent of districts privatize for one of the three main support services — custodial, food or transportation — a 5.4 percent increase over last year.
A new MEA study on health care costs gives an incomplete picture.
A new study from Paul Kersey, Mackinac Center labor policy director, calls for an end to the Michigan Public Employee Relations Act, which he says gives union officials an “effective veto” over local elected officials.
The push for green jobs will be harmful to Michigan's economy.
Health care, charter growth, picket.
Resources for student activists championing liberty.
Proposals to spend billions on high-speed rail are bad for Michigan.
The Michigan Economic Development Corp., the state's chief "jobs" department, is ineffective and nontransparent, according to a new Mackinac Center Study.
Mackinac Center environmental analysts said today that policy recommendations by the NRDC would harm Michigan’s economy by relying too much on alternative energy.
Getting rid of third-party payment to reform health care.
Ingredients that make for successful school reform.
MEA criticized, Algebra II, merit pay.
Unions shouldn't treat workers like rodeo animals.
Three more school districts, Carman-Ainsworth, Battle Creek Lakeview and Birch Run, have embraced transparency and posted their checkbooks online.
Michigan lawmakers play politics with trash.
Her lasting legacy to freedom and liberty.
New ballot proposals do more harm to Michigan's business image.
Parents sue, bonus pay, jail threat.
A very different approach to the smoking ban debate.
Despite a State Capitol rally today, the true impact of the Michigan Film Incentive would most likely show it to be a job killer, were the actual costs properly analyzed.
Quality teachers, not longer school years, will benefit students.
The Mackinac Center today updated its ‘Michigan School Databases’ with hundreds of new collective bargaining agreements from public schools statewide.
Spending billions of dollars on high-speed rail will accomplish little.
Should legislators be allowed to pay campaign fines in installments?
College-ready, November votes, stimulus flexibility.
Mackinac Center offerings provide summer and year-round reading enjoyment.
