by Jeff Bryant | Jun 4, 2014 | Blog, Education
In the education policy arena, the whole idea of "reform" has tended to be a pursuit from the top down – imposing standards and "accountability" from Washington, D.C. and state capitals and ramping up competitive providers with big money from private foundations and...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 29, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
Here's how to get in less than 20 minutes all that we've been saying about what the populist majority supports and the winning political message that will get them to the polls: Watch pollster Celinda Lake's presentation at The New Populism Conference last week. Her...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 30, 2014 | Conservatism
Cliven Bundy isn't the first conservative to defend slavery, but he may be one of the first condemned by fellow conservatives for doing so. Does this mean conservatives are ready to stop defending slavery, if only for the sake of their political future? Conservatives...
by Bill Scher | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Enrollment Spike Before Obamacare Deadline Today Exchange signups may hit 7M. Bloomberg: "The government last week said 6 million Americans had enrolled by March 27 and about 1 million people a day were visiting healthcare.gov. The sign-ups met a mark set by the...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 21, 2014 | Conservatism, Democracy
Here is how it works these days: You start hearing about a big, national problem and then it becomes a drumbeat. First there are a few articles and columns mentioning that such-and-such is a problem. Then a number of articles appear, then a “study” from a “think tank”...
