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Liberty Central – “Founded in 2009, Liberty Central is a nonprofit organization designed to promote education, civil discourse, and activism focused on protecting core founding principles– limited government, personal responsibility, individual liberty, free enterprise, and national security - of the United States.”

Overton Window – “The Overton Window of Political Possibility is a model developed to explain public policy change. When public policies in a given area, such as education or labor, are arranged from freest to least free, only a relatively narrow window of options will be considered politically acceptable. This window of politically acceptable policies is not defined primarily by what politicians would prefer; rather, it is defined by what they believe they can support and still win re-election. Hence, the window shifts to include new policies or exclude old ones not when ideas change among politicians, but when ideas change in the society that elects them.”

Restore the Tenth – “The Tenth Amendment Coalition is a joint project of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) and the State Policy Network (SPN). It is an effort to highlight the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which is also the concluding amendment in the Bill of Rights. The Tenth Amendment Coalition is a decentralized group of organizations and individuals who believe it is time to educate elected officials, media and the public about the constitutional limits to and threats of federal power.”

Sunshine State News – “A state newspaper committed to shining a light on Florida politics & business in a fair and balanced way. Here you can get the latest happenings in Tallahassee, find out the good and bad of what our elected officials are doing, and catch up on the latest news from regions around the state.”

NOTABLE LINKS

Foundation for Excellence in Education – “What motivates students to exceed expectations? What are the secrets to successful teaching? How do we replicate academic achievement across classrooms, schools and school districts, regardless of their unique challenges? Answering these questions is the mission of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Our programs identify, quantify, reward and foster replication of excellence in education.”

Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice – “The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, a non-profit organization established in 1996, was founded upon the ideals and theories of Nobel Laureate economist Milton Friedman and economist Rose D. Friedman. The best way to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education is to give all parents the freedom to choose the schools that work best for their children. Milton Friedman first articulated and applied this idea of liberty and free markets to our education system in 1955. As he has pointed out numerous times, this was not merely a reaction to a perceived deficiency in schooling, but rather an interest in a free society.”

Intercollegiate Studies Institute – “A non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt educational organization whose purpose is to further in successive generations of college youth a better understanding of the values and institutions that sustain a free and humane society.” ISI is now offering free “electronic” membership, which includes online access to their journal, theIntercollegiate Review. To sign up, click here.

National Center for Policy Analysis – “A nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, established in 1983. The NCPA’s goal is to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. Topics include reforms in health care, retirement, entitlement reform, taxation, economic growth, and energy and the environment.”

Sayfie Review – A daily compilation of links to the top news stories in Florida. National, business, and video versions are also available.

State Policy Network – “Founded in 1992, State Policy Network is the only group in the country dedicated solely to improving the practical effectiveness of independent, non-profit, market-oriented, state-focused think tanks. SPN’s programs enable these organizations to better educate local citizens, policy makers and opinion leaders about market-oriented alternatives to state and local policy challenges.”

PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTES – STATE-LEVEL

Evergreen Freedom Foundation

Mackinac Center for Public Policy

The Nassau Institute