https://www.mackinac.org/ Mackinac Center: Advancing Liberty and Opportunity Copyright 2026 Mackinac Center for Public Policy 5 A Michigan tradition since the 19th century https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/virtue-signaling-with-state-holidays https://www.mackinac.org/34504 Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Local governments fight housing bills that would benefit their own communities https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/make-room-for-growth https://www.mackinac.org/34497 Wed, 13 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Taxpayer-funded grants halted pending outcome of Mackinac Center lawsuit https://www.mackinac.org/pressroom/2026/court-freezes-hidden-earmarks-in-major-win-for-michigan-taxpayers https://www.mackinac.org/34499 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:26:00 -0400 It’s time for reforms https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/some-detroiters-pay-high-property-taxes-others-dont https://www.mackinac.org/34468 Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Bad econ foils worthwhile aims https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/whitmers-budget-proposals-do-not-lower-costs https://www.mackinac.org/34445 Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Now the state should go further https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/for-once-michigan-said-no-to-new-business-subsidies https://www.mackinac.org/34443 Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Limiting what local governments can zone is not a strange concept https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigan-should-embrace-zoning-reform-reject-housing-subsidies https://www.mackinac.org/34439 Thu, 07 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 If activists cared about children, they would reach across the aisle https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/school-choice-critics-glaring-double-standard https://www.mackinac.org/34436 Wed, 06 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 New policy brief demonstrates film subsidies' failure to boost economies https://www.mackinac.org/pressroom/2026/film-subsidies-are-an-expensive-flop https://www.mackinac.org/34478 Tue, 05 May 2026 08:07:00 -0400 D.C. bipartisanship is making the patient sicker https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/states-can-cure-federal-pharma-fever https://www.mackinac.org/34435 Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Local officials should be humble about their ability to plan outcomes https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/detroits-zoning-history-offers-lessons-for-today https://www.mackinac.org/34454 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Michael James Clark on a teacher’s role and the impact of Hillsdale College https://www.mackinac.org/podcasts/the-overton-window/michael-james-clark-on-a-teachers-role-and-the-impact-of-hillsdale-college https://www.mackinac.org/34483 Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Mackinac Center shows that unions promote ESG investing at the expense of their own membership https://www.mackinac.org/pressroom/2026/unions-leverage-retirement-funds-for-political-agendas https://www.mackinac.org/34479 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:51:00 -0400 Please celebrate Government Records Month responsibly https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/whitmer-promised-transparency-and-delivered-gag-orders https://www.mackinac.org/34406 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Here are some ideas for doing it https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/oversight-is-a-key-role-for-local-officials https://www.mackinac.org/34471 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:58:00 -0400 There’s a better way https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/its-groundhog-day-all-over-again-on-free-trade https://www.mackinac.org/34441 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 State congratulates itself while students fall further behind https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/michigans-inflated-teacher-evals-are-failing-students https://www.mackinac.org/34440 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Regional electricity costs increase as ‘green’ generation falls short of promises https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/price-hikes-tied-to-wind-and-solar https://www.mackinac.org/34372 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:59:00 -0400 Four-star rating for community lagging in entrepreneurship https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/union-township-receives-recognition-but-its-performance-underwhelms https://www.mackinac.org/34413 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Current system misses the mark with bad incentives, tax hits during hard times https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/reform-michigan-unemployment-insurance https://www.mackinac.org/34411 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Californians burned on electric rates; prices spike in a New York minute https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/freedom-notes-usa-nebraska-takes-over-federal-environmental-reviews https://www.mackinac.org/34410 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 You’ll find it everywhere in politics when you see the pattern https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/let-me-pretend-this-is-true-ok https://www.mackinac.org/34362 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Joshua Bandoch on using persuasion to get what you want in family life and politics https://www.mackinac.org/podcasts/the-overton-window/joshua-bandoch-on-using-persuasion-to-get-what-you-want-in-family-life-and-politics https://www.mackinac.org/34393 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:58:00 -0400 Who controls matters less than how much https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/on-housing-local-vs-state-control-is-the-wrong-question https://www.mackinac.org/34403 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:12:00 -0400 Executive overreach is a problem https://www.mackinac.org/blog/2026/trump-whitmer-and-the-problem-of-emergency-powers https://www.mackinac.org/34202 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400