Five New Columns
I've added five of my recent columns to the publications vault.

Do stadiums bring economic growth?
http://www.policyguy.com/pubs/SPLL/SPLL-StadiumGrowth
This column summarizes an article from an economics journal. The authors looked at the economic effects of building new sports temples or hosting major sporting events.

A call for meaningful performance evaluations of teachers
http://www.policyguy.com/pubs/SPLL/SPLL-TeacherEvaluation.pdf
The New Teacher Project examined personnel policies in school districts in four states. Teachers get at best cursory performance reviews, a fact that harms teachers, taxpayers, and most importantly, students.

Privatization trends and the contract city
http://www.policyguy.com/pubs/SPLL/SPLL-ContractCity.pdf
The Reason Public Policy Institute published its annual report on how states and cities are using private companies to accomplish public tasks. This column highlights some of the report's findings.

Time to shrink the wedge in health care costs
http://www.policyguy.com/pubs/SPLL/SPLL-HealthWedge.pdf
This country wastes a lot of money as a result of the ways that it pays for health insurance. The Texas Public Policy Foundation has published a series of reports showing how something like ObamaCare would bring even more economic harm.

Making a federal case out of blogging
http://www.policyguy.com/pubs/SPLL/SPLL-FederalBlogging.pdf
If you're a blogger, you've heard that the FTC called for you to disclose every free cup of coffee you've received. Smart bloggers gain readers' trust without heavy-handed laws that, oh by the way, pose serious threats to the cause of limited government. (permalink)