How Tax Credits Built the “Good Ol’ Boys’ System”
Ask any American about the core problems with government, and you’re sure to hear stories of the “good ol’ boys’ club”. That… Read More
Pandemic Learning Loss in West Virginia and the Path Forward
There’s no question that children throughout the country have suffered learning losses since the onset of the pandemic and the transition to virtual learning. The… Read More
Income Taxes, Kansas, and the Mountain State
State legislators are considering the elimination of the personal income tax in the upcoming Spring session. These discussions have sparked a conversation about taxation and… Read More
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without… Read More
More Contracts, More Problems
Some things in life simply require a second serving. Ice cream, Netflix episodes, and French fries all aren’t the same without just a little bit… Read More
Staggers Rail Act 40th Anniversary
Though hard to believe, West Virginia has some interesting history when it comes to paradigm-shifting deregulatory acts. 40 years ago, on October 14, 1980, the… Read More
New Wrinkles in Pandemic Learning
Earlier this week, as I was scrolling through news articles looking for what to highlight in our weekly newsletter, I came across a very… Read More
The 95 Theses of Education
Education, as you likely know if you are reading this, is an important policy area for the Cardinal Institute. For this reason, like Alice, we… Read More
Border County Blues: Why Mountaineers are worse off than those across the state line
Some state vs state differences just make sense: Louisiana has more gator attacks than Texas, Florida gets more tourism than Alabama, and Maine catches more… Read More
Back to School
Schools reopened across the Mountain State this Tuesday, but despite additional measures taken by many schools to remain safe, nine counties were prohibited from… Read More
