Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Thursday, September 2, 2010

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MCPP News & Reports

Governing By Principle Home Page

This is the home page for MCPP's Governing By Principle campaign, including the text of the primer by the same title. The primer is written in conversational language to help you articulate the principles on which our country was founded....

Is the Push for Universal Early Childhood Education Justified?

MCPP Presents a Luncheon Debate, "Is the Push for Universal Early Childhood Education Justified?" Featuring Lisa Snell, director of education at the Reason Foundation and Dr. Laurie Smith, executive director at Mississippi Building Blocks....

The Overton Window

Seven years after his death, a friend of mine is drawing national attention because of a simple but profound observation he made about the process of how ideas move from being politically impossible to becoming law. His observation helps explain, in part, why the...

Steth & Med Forms

ObamaCare and Young Adults Event & Webcast

Starting in 2014, the federal government will require nearly all Americans to obtain health insurance. How will this requirement and other changes in President Obama’s new health care law affect your ability to earn a living? How will it affect your job prospects?...

Is ObamaCare Good for Patients, Doctors, Employers, & State Budgets?

The Mississippi Center for Public Policy and The Federalist Society presented a panel discussion luncheon on Thursday, May 13, 2010....

MCPP Luncheon with Special Guest Maurice McTigue

Mr. McTigue visited Jackson, MS on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 to share his experience and insight with Mississippi Center for Public Policy and approximately 80 luncheon attendees....

MCPP Commentary

MCPP On The Radio

See the schedules for Vital Signs Commentaries by Forest Thigpen on radio stations throughout Mississippi....

Charter School Law is Counterfeit

Another school year has started, and due to the inaction of the legislature, it’s another school year in which parents are forced to send their children wherever the government tells them they have to go - even if that school is not educating their children well....

The Cycle of National Bondage

A few years ago, I met a former Prime Minister of the eastern European country of Estonia. Eighteen years ago, at the age of 32, Mart Laar set Estonia on the transforming course from being a socialist state in the Soviet bloc to its current status as one of the...

State Budget and MCPP Spend-O-Meter

The state budget for this fiscal year, which began July 1, is about 19 billion dollars. That’s 31% more than was appropriated four years ago. The number you’ll hear about most is 4 or 5 billion, but that’s only what’s known as the General Fund. There’s another...

The Overton Window - Why Think Tanks Are Necessary

There’s a new book out called the Overton Window. The book is a novel, but its namesake is a very real concept developed by a friend of mine, Joe Overton. Joe’s concept, which he called the “window of political possibility,” helps explain how laws can be passed...

Governing by Principle

Boundaries Are Good for People and for Nations

One sign of good mental health is the establishment of proper boundaries - boundaries around yourself, your property, and your relationships. Boundaries around yourself help keep you focused on your priorities without kowtowing other people’s demands and expectations....

MCPP snapshots

Policy Snapshots - August 13, 2010

New Calculator Shows How Much You Could Owe When the Tax Cuts Expire
America’s New Health Care System Revealed
Teachers Unions Vs. Online Education
The Small Business Tax Credit Myth
Menace to Mobility...

Policy Snapshots - July 17, 2010

Health Care Reform: 13 Tax Changes on the Way
Short-term Insurance Buyers Drive up Cost in Massachusetts
State Government Agencies in Mississippi to Spend $19 Billion This Year
Education Standards: The Next Federal Takeover
The FDA’s Imprudent Caution...

Policy Snapshots - June 25, 2010

Governor Calls For Day Of Prayer For Gulf Coast – This Sunday, June 27
Stopping the Slick, Saving the Environment
More than Half Won't Be Able to Stay in Their Employer Health Plan
Superintendent Takes $80,000 Pay Cut
Why is Big Labor Prone to Corruption?...

Spendometer: How Fast Does The State Government Spend Your Money? (Click here to find out!)

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