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Posts tagged "Dennis Byrne"

On the Road to greater healthcare regulation with President Obama

Video and other links added;  text revised and supplemented at 3:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon Natural monopoly In the olden days, we were used to regulating our public utilities: phone, gas, electric and water. Much, but not all, of the regulation was done on the state level, with the Feds there to backstop things. The theoretical economics... Read more »
By Jeff Berkowitz,
February 23, 2010 at 3:29 am
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The horrendous state of the Chicago Public Schools, 1980-2010: the setting for the Byrne-Zorn debate

The Byrne-Zorn Debate on school vouchers   Eric Zorn and Dennis Byrne started an online debate on School Choice-School Vouchers. I made some extended comments. The tone, tenor and substance of the debate, and the numerous comments received on Zorn’s site are first rate. It struck me, though, there was one thing lacking:  Any discussion... Read more »
By Jeff Berkowitz,
February 18, 2010 at 4:26 pm
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Eric Zorn, let there be school vouchers- school choice; let it be, let it be.

Dennis Byrne and Eric Zorn have now put forth their secondChicago Tribune joint column debate. The first was on health care, the second on school vouchers-school choice. Unlike some in the journalistic and political community,  Byrne and Zorn are able to use their intellect to engage in sharp disagreements on ideas without engaging in ad hominem attacks. Byrne does... Read more »
By Jeff Berkowitz,
February 17, 2010 at 4:09 am
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