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Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
EDUCATION NOTEBOOK: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice By Dan Lips Imagine you just bought a $1.3 million home in Santa Barbara, California. Your beautiful new neighborhood is a short drive to the Pacific Ocean. The local public schools must also be great, right? Guess again. At nearby Santa Barbara High, only 12 percent of high school students meet college preparedness requirements for English and only 51 percent passed the California Standards Test for English.
Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Civil Society: What the Debate Is Really About
The recent Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate under Obamacare, requiring nearly all insurance plans to cover abortion-inducing drugs, contraception, and sterilization, has sparked heated debate across the country. Although proponents of Obamacare have attempted to frame the debate differently, one question remains fundamentally at issue: Can the federal government mandate what insurance plans must cover, employers must offer, and individuals must buy?
Obama's Proposal to Reduce Charitable Deductions Would Hurt Civil Society, Expand Government
In February, the Obama Administration announced its proposals to raise tax rates on high-income earners and to reduce their tax deduction rate on gifts made to charities. These strategies are intended to raise funds for Obama's health care plan. The Senate Budget Committee passed an amendment by Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) to the budget resolution that would prevent this policy from going into effect. Congress should give this amendment full consideration.
Does Advocating Limited Government Mean Abandoning the Poor?
May 4, 2011 14 min read Download Report Ryan Messmore Ryan Messmore studies and writes about how religious commitment improves public discourse... Abstract: Government anti-poverty programs share the flawed assumption that poverty in America is primarily a material problem that can be solved by increased welfare and entitlement spending.
The Difference One Church Can Make
August 1, 2008 10 min read Download Report Ryan Messmore Ryan Messmore studies and writes about how religious commitment improves public discourse... People are in need in towns across America. Who is responsible for meeting their needs? Who bears responsibility for acting for the public good in our communities? While some look immediately to the government to provide solutions, local church congregations have enormous potential to meet people's needs and advance social welfare.
A Moral Case Against Big Government: How Government Shapes the Character, Vision, and Virtue of Citizens
February 27, 2007 28 min read Download Report Ryan Messmore Ryan Messmore studies and writes about how religious commitment improves public discourse... Introduction To advocate good government is to recognize the indispensable role that political authority plays in a healthy community. To advocate limited government is to understand that not everything necessary for a community to be healthy is the responsibility of government.
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