Cheap U.S. natural gas has some envisioning the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge as an “American Ruhr.” Much of this growth, notes Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, will be financed by German and other European firms that are reeling from electricity costs now three times higher than in places like Louisiana.
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The Trials of a Democratic Reformer: In California’s capital, union officials ‘walk around like they’re God.’ This pro-labor former legislator wants to bring them back to earth.
Former Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson once referred to Sacramento as a “cowtown,” but Gloria Romero, a pro-labor Democrat who served as California’s Senate majority leader from 2001 to 2008, takes exception to the belittling description. The capitol building in Sacramento, she says, has “the eighth most powerful economy in the world under that dome,” and it operates not unlike other wealthy kleptocracies. “There’s no other way to say it politely. It’s owned.”
The Man Who Saved Capitalism: Milton Friedman, who would have turned 100 on Tuesday, helped to make free markets popular again in the 20th century. His ideas are even more important today.
It’s a tragedy that Milton Friedman—born 100 years ago on July 31—did not live long enough to combat the big-government ideas that have formed the core of Obamanomics. It’s perhaps more tragic that our current president, who attended the University of Chicago where Friedman taught for decades, never fell under the influence of the world’s greatest champion of the free market. Imagine how much better things would have turned out, for Mr. Obama and the country.
Governments Can’t Hide from Profit: When Governments don’t record profits, they should acknowledge the foregone profits of taxpayers’ capital
Profit is not the enemy in healthcare. Its banishment from government books does not improve societal welfare once the loss of potential profit by private citizens is accounted for.
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There’s Nothing Fair About Canadian Health Care
For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
Higher Property Taxes?
There are smarter ways to raise revenue than raise property taxes.
Ruth Richardson, NZ Finance Minister 1990-93
Ruth Richardson, former New Zealand finance minister discusses the criteria for fiscally responsible government and the frontier of public policy (competitive delivery, transparency, flat taxes)
Wendell Cox, Urban Policy Expert
Urban policy expert and critic, Wendell Cox, talks about “smart growth” polices, and whether they have any value for Winnipeg.
Fixing Winnipeg’s Downtown
This December 2002 paper explores “big-picture” policy reforms to revitalize Winnipeg’s high potential downtown. It kicks off the Frontier Centre’s Winnipeg Policy Blueprint Project.
Modernizing the City of Winnipeg Act
Manitoba is overhauling the legislation that governs the operation of the province’s largest city.
Reforming Financial Management In The Public Sector
Executive Summary In governments across the world, public-sector financial systems are being transformed more fundamentally than at any time in decades. The changes taking place-in governments from Wellington, New Zealand to London, England-respond to a number of...
Follow the Swedish Model and Keep the VON
An important lesson fron Sweden’s healthcare reforms is their salutary effects on worker performance. We should contract more services to outside providers, not fewer.
High Performance Government in New Zealand
I’m delighted to be here today to share with you some of New Zealand’s experience with public sector reform. These reforms are an important part of our recent history. They are something that I am proud to say that I have been a part of – both the reforms and my parliamentary career began with the 1984 election.
A Conversation with Jim Gerrard
With the election of a Labour-led coalition government last November in New Zealand some people are predicting a U-turn in New Zealand public policy.