Hausers Law demonstrates that taxpyers will only fork over so much of their income to government. Data shows that is true in Delaware as well. If legislators want to grow state revenue, they must growth the economy first.

It is time for Delaware to act on sentencing reform.

The simple point is: we need to rethink how we pursue government spending and re-prioritize the numbers we use so that we can start anew. In doing so, remember the following from economist John Maynard Keynes:   “Nor should the argument seem strange that taxation may be so high as to defeat its object, and that, given sufficient time to gather the fruits, a reduction of taxation will run a better chance than an increase of balancing the budget. For to take the opposite view t

The historic initiative of President Obama’s first month in office is the Trillion Dollar Stimulus Package passed with little time, oversight, analysis or comprehensive bipartisan perspective. Its probability of success as a stimulus vehicle is also widely in question. It was pretty much accepted that this bill was crafted by Nancy Pelosi with a totally partisan approach to establishing the stimulus plan that is supposed to save our economy. The reason this plan has no Republ

Delaware has enacted significant reforms in recent years to improve its criminal justice system, balancing the need for public safety with the goal of rehabilitating offenders who are amenable to change. Despite this progress, Delaware faces significant criminal justice challenges. Fortunately, there are opportunities to further improve Delaware’s correctional system, including solutions that will help address the state’s substantial budget shortfall and prison capacity press

The Texas Public Policy Foundation has released, "Keys to an Effective Drug Policy." The highlights of the release are below: Drug Courts. Drug courts are a proven alternative to incarceration for low level drug offenders. Drug courts offer intensive judicial oversight of offenders combined with mandatory drug testing and escalating sanctions for failure to comply. The average recidivism rate for those who complete drug court is between 4% and 29%, in contrast to 48% for thos

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By Lawrence W. Reed   The following contains excerpts from a speech given by Larry Reed, an adjunct scholar with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and president emeritus of the Midland, Michigan-based Mackinac Center for Public Policy, to the Economic Club of Detroit in 2001.   The speech outlines key principles that should provide valuable guidance to all current and future policymakers.   “I know that this Club has heard many policy addresses by many leaders in governmen

Follow the link below to a short (15 minutes) tutorial on the meaning of liberty and the connection between liberty and the concept of "Ownership." To speak of an Owner is to accept that something is to be owned. That something starts with yourself. Do you "own" yourself? Do you own your future? Do you own your present? What about your past? To investigate these questions, click on link. Read More click here for more info

By Michael C. Maibach                                                                                            February 2016   Americans elect a President through the state-by-state mechanism of the Electoral College, rather than direct nationwide popular vote.  Today, all but two states award all of their electoral votes to the statewide winner.  Ever since Andrew Jackson was denied the Presidency by the US House in 1824, some have called for its abolition.  It is timely t