Basic Economics – When your voters are challenged

Who would’ve thought Chicago would become a tax refuge? Since the voters approved a tax hike in Oregon, politicians around the US are sending delagations to the beleaguered state. Leading the charge with offers of enticement to business owners….
Richard Daley, Chicago Mayor.
Wait, seriously?
Here’s what’s spurred the increase in flights to Portland:

Oregon
Chicago

Top income tax rate:
11% (from [...]

Do Girls Suck at Math?

It’s a common refrain both from the mouths of males and females. Yet, what evidence do we have to support this?
A former boyfriend even presented a LONG diatribe about the actual genetic reasons women are bad at math . . . but there’s just one problem. Namely, me.
Or Jill.
Or Heidi.
Or Shanti.
Or Leah.
Or . . .
The [...]

Margaret Thatcher – We Must Win

The newsletter this week includes a favorite item from Mrs. Thatcher:
“Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.”
A few weeks ago the Wall Street journal published an opinion piece worth a [...]

Getting the Scoop on Entrepreneurship Early

A new program at Milford High School in upstate NY has opened the doors of entrepreneurship to students in grades 9-12. The students are building their own businesses and interacting with local business owners.
This is a brilliant way to encourage growth!

Education Stimulus Money Establishes Test Standards, Can’t Fix Test Problems

One-hundred billion dollars of stimulus money is beginning to go into education, prompting states to track students progress more closely, use more rigorous tests, and generally embrace the Obama administration’s reforms. These changes in federal education policy is explained in a report by the Center on Education Policy who are working to understand what the [...]

Frightening: Arne Duncan Say Principals Must Act Like CEOs

Ran across this article this morning . . . in which the author complains that pushing principals to be like CEOs will single handedly destroy education. Hey buddy, we’re already there.
More telling is the vitriol for CEOs. Are all CEOs bad? Really? I missed that. Indeed, anyone familiar with local businesses has met plenty of [...]