Delaware is very close to if not already beyond the point of no return regarding manufacturing, financial and agricultural jobs. It is almost entirely the fault of the General Assembly, the Governor’s cabinet and the Governor. (The greater Northeast also has the same anti-manufacturing v...
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When graduating high school students apply for college, they spend a great deal of time researching where they would like to go and deciding where to apply. They research schools, visit campuses and give serious consideration to factors such as cost, social environment, location, academics, etc&hell...
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2009 State Legislative Spending Transparency Efforts (preliminary list)
How does Delaware compare to other mid-Atlantic states in various economic indicators?
The Time is Now to make Delaware a Right to Work State It happens like clockwork. A bill to make Delaware a right to work state has been introduced regularly in recent years. Given the economic climate, the need for jobs, and the competitive nature of finding and incubating new and exi...
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Individual Liberty vs. Government Authority By Richard Spencer, Ph.D. While teaching graduate level Economics in Delaware during the 90s, I used The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayekas a required secondary reading. Hayek was the 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics and a proponent of the A...
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Improving Public Perception It is easy for Americans to lose faith in their elected officials. The constant stream of stories of abuse of power, breaking of the public trust and seemingly backwards priorities fuels the nation’s perception of lawmakers. Certainly, there are many c...
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Have a Coke and a Tax by Veronique de Rugy Published at Reason.com, 12/14/09 "With the federal deficit reaching $1.4 trillion and most state budgets deep in the red, policy makers are desperately searching for new sources of revenue that the tapped-out American public might support. They...
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The Gathering Storm by John Stapleford Recent Federal data reveals that Delaware now ranks 5th among all the states in the percent of births to unmarried mothers. Nearly 46% of Delaware births during 2006 were to unwed mothers, including 32% of birth...
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The Caesar Rodney Institute recently issued a commentary on the Death Tax as it pertains to Delaware. Specifically, the tax was reestablished in Delaware during the first session of the 145th General Assembly. On December 2, 2009, The Heritage Foundation released a memo containing additi...
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