Featured Video Archive
Where There's Cigarette Taxes, There's Smuggling
In a 2010 update to their 2008 study "Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling" (http://www.mackinac.org/10005), Michael LaFaive and Todd Nesbit show the strong correlation between high cigarette taxes and smuggling, theft and other violent crimes. … more
National Debt Relief Amendment
RestoringFreedom.org is spearheading a drive to put the following amendment into the U.S. Constitution:
"An increase in the federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the separate States.”
See today’s related article at www.MichCapCon.com/14190. … more
It should be about the children, not adults
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks about reforming public education. … more
Great Moments in Unintended Consequences
Reason TV - All actions have unanticipated side effects, but government acting through regulation or legislation is particularly adept at creating disastrous unintended consequences.
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Obama Gets Busted on Mythbusters
Super-fan President Barack Obama makes a guest appearance on a very special episode of Mythbusters this week. But will he still like Jamie and Adam after they bust his first two years in office?
For sources of the video facts, please click here. … more
The Underfunded Myth
Adjusting for inflation, Michigan school expenditures have nearly quadrupled since 1960. As measured by personal income, Michigan devotes more state and local tax revenue to schools than any other state besides Vermont.
Read more about this and other school funding myths at www.Mackinac.org/SchoolMyths. … more
Film Noir
A great deal of fanfare ushered in what was supposed to be a 146-million dollar film studio and school in Allen Park late last summer. Less than a year later, and despite lucrative tax deals from the state, Unity Studios could be in jeopardy -- reportedly over unpaid rent and lax financial reporting by studio executives. … more
Michael & Me
While Michael Moore has railed against crony capitalism, his own film Capitalism: A Love Story was subsidized by Michigan taxpayers. … more
The Economics of High-Speed Rail
Randal O'Toole discusses high-speed rail trains with John Stossel on Fox Business. … more
Milton Friedman - Greed
The late economist discusses "greed" with Phil Donahue in 1978. … more
This video profiles Madison-Carver Academy and Cornerstone Health High School, two public charter schools in the City of Detroit. Both schools make use of blended learning, which allows each student to move at his or her individual pace through coursework.
