Maybe Blaine County Needs A New Name
Maybe Blaine County Needs A New Name
"Though it didn’t get far in Washington, some 38 states eventually passed so-called “Blaine Amendments,” including Montana."
Frontier Institute Public Comment On Bolstering Data Center Growth
Frontier Institute Public Comment On Bolstering Data Center Growth
Re: Request for Comments on Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security
Federal Housing Proposals Deserve Scrutiny
Federal Housing Proposals Deserve Scrutiny
"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."
A President Who Didn’t Want The Job
A President Who Didn’t Want The Job
"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."
Montana Trailblazers: Aurora Innovation with Trent Berg
Montana Trailblazers: Aurora Innovation with Trent Berg
"The photonics industry is growing, and it’s growing fast. Photonics companies, like Aurora, are committed to Montana."
How To Be The Smartest Person In The Room Without Going To College
How To Be The Smartest Person In The Room Without Going To College
"All Montanans should consider taking advantage of the inexpensive educational opportunities that are available both locally and online to reach their fullest intellectual potential."
New Survey: The State of Educational Opportunity in Montana
New Survey: The State of Educational Opportunity in Montana
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...
More Government Means More Taxes
More Government Means More Taxes
"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."
Education Democracy vs. Education Freedom
Education Democracy vs. Education Freedom
"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?"
Albert Gallatin, Renaissance Man
Albert Gallatin, Renaissance Man
"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."
FY 2025 Real Local Budgets
FY 2025 Real Local Budgets
What Can The Arizona Cardinals Teach Montana About Education?
What Can The Arizona Cardinals Teach Montana About Education?
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,...
Montana 2050: Crypto
Montana 2050: Crypto
Key Points Crypto, and blockchain technology more broadly, are rapidly disrupting major global industry sectors and leaders are recognizing the critical need for America to lead in Crypto innovation. Crypto industry adoption, growth, and investment in Montana will provide key benefits to the state economy and enable Montanans to achieve more independence and freedom from...
Montana’s Activist Supreme Court
Montana’s Activist Supreme Court
"The Court should display fairness and stability and respect the constitutional prerogatives of the other branches of state government."