What Does Education Spending Buy?

by | Apr 27, 2014 | Opinion, Public Policy

One of the most persistent causes of lousy policy decisions at all levels of government is that politicians and voters alike tend to focus on policy goals without paying nearly enough attention to policy effectiveness. So, for example, a proposal to spend more public...

Who guards the guardians themselves?

by | Mar 8, 2014 | Opinion

This age-old question of political philosophy is raised once again by Radley Balko’s latest column in the Washington Post.  As Balko reports, South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Donald Beatty has admonished state prosecutors not to engage in witness tampering,...