MCPP Commentary
December 10, 2009
See the schedules for Vital Signs Commentaries by Forest Thigpen on radio stations throughout Mississippi....
August 23, 2010
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....
August 02, 2010
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...
July 13, 2010
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...
June 17, 2010
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...
May 25, 2010
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....
April 26, 2010
Don't just pay taxes; pay attention to how those taxes are being spent. That's your responsibility under our system of government......
March 25, 2010
As infuriating and disgusting as the House’s approval of the Senate-passed health care bill was, it is perhaps more disturbing how the House leadership perverted the words and intent of our nation’s Founders in justifying their vote....
January 22, 2010
This year, it appears the legislature will finally address the need for charter schools in Mississippi. But I want to warn you: there is a lot of misinformation floating around. Charter schools are public schools that are created to meet students’ educational needs...
January 20, 2010
Perhaps the most important lesson from the Massachusetts Senate race is: stick to your principles. The winner in that race, Scott Brown, is a fiscal and social conservative. He made no excuses for his beliefs, and he didn’t try to “moderate” his position on issues...
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