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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...
"Limiting governments' budget growth, or even reducing budgets as many families have done when faced with rising costs, will provide more opportunities for tax relief."
"Most taxpayers agree that paying for young citizens’ education constitutes a common good worthy of public funding. Where we tend to disagree as a society is when we ask: who should provide the publicly funded education?"
"In his “spare” time, he spoke out against slavery and in favor of fiscal responsibility, free trade and individual liberty. Most people never accomplish a tenth of what Gallatin did in his 88 years."
Key Takeaways Montana education is mediocre and has been declining since at least 2011 on The Nation’s Report Card and other important achievement measures. Decades of focus on improving public school districts has not stopped this decline nor yielded results for Montana’s rising generation even with steady funding increases. The existing education establishment has not,...