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"Currently, property taxation is justified as the primary way we fund essential public services. We should consider whether this justification is enough to outweigh the fundamental right to own property without government intrusion."
"If parents have meaningful options other than the single, public school to which they are geographically zoned, then they can hold schools accountable."
Statement from Frontier Institute
Montanans know that the spirit of the holiday should transcend a single day, December 25. As expressed by the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
"Instead of placing their thumb on the scale of enterprise and diverting investment to unsustainable projects, governments should focus on creating the conditions for privately driven investment to flourish."
The proposed ban is a symbolic, feel-good program whose net benefits are almost surely negative.
Free market medicine is already here, and this Montana family has been enjoying it for years. It is time to get the word out so other Montanans can benefit as well.
"Though it didn’t get far in Washington, some 38 states eventually passed so-called “Blaine Amendments,” including Montana."
Re: Request for Comments on Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security
"Federal politicians should take note of Montana’s example for tackling the housing crisis and focus efforts on boosting the supply of housing, which will help reduce costs for everyone."
"If not for a bullet, the man who least wanted to be president may well have become one of our better ones. Such can be the bitter ironies of history thwarted."
"The photonics industry is growing, and it’s growing fast. Photonics companies, like Aurora, are committed to Montana."
"All Montanans should consider taking advantage of the inexpensive educational opportunities that are available both locally and online to reach their fullest intellectual potential."
Frontier Institute partnered with 50CAN and Edge Research on a new survey about the state of education opportunity in Montana. This survey provides a unique window into what parents understand to be the strengths and weaknesses of Montana’s education system, and how those views compare to parents across our region and across the country. Here...