America’s First Encounters with Terrorists
By Thomas V. DiBacco
Spring/Summer 2010 Journal
The Barbary pirates’ predation provided an early challenge to the young republic. As President, James Madison put a halt to years of payoffs, diplomacy, and appeasement.
America’s First Encounters with Terrorists 
Posted 07/19/2010
23 Reasons Think Tanks Are Effective at Changing Public Policy (And One Reason They Are Not)
Posted 07/19/2010
23 Reasons Think Tanks Are Effective at Changing Public Policy (And One Reason They Are Not)
By Jeff Judson
Spring/Summer 2010 Journal
The former head of the Texas Public Policy Institute offers his insight into the movement.
Floridians Finally Will Get a Chance to See Where Their Tax Money Goes
Posted 07/19/2010
Floridians Finally Will Get a Chance to See Where Their Tax Money Goes
By Rep. Greg Evers
Spring/Summer 2010 Journal
Government spends your money. You deserve to know where it goes. Soon you may.
“Climategate” Provides Lesson for Policy Makers
Posted 07/19/2010
“Climategate” Provides Lesson for Policy Makers
By Robert J. Bebber
Spring/Summer 2010 Journal
Exposure of scientists’ emails raised red flags about the validity of their claims.
Governor Crist’s Everglades Land Buy Costs Too Much, Won’t Do the Job
Posted 07/19/2010
Governor Crist’s Everglades Land Buy Costs Too Much, Won’t Do the Job
By Michael Collins
Spring/Summer 2010 Journal
The cost of acquiring the U.S. Sugar property will hurt other vital projects.
Economic Interests and Property Rights Can be Preserved, Along with the Everglades
Posted 07/19/2010
Economic Interests and Property Rights Can be Preserved, Along with the Everglades
By Thom Rumberger
Spring/Summer 2010 Journal
The acquisition of the U.S. Sugar property is a key piece in a much larger puzzle.
Salvaging What is Left of the Everglades is Vitally Important to Florida’s Future
Posted 07/19/2010
Salvaging What is Left of the Everglades is Vitally Important to Florida’s Future
By Robert F. Sanchez
Will Florida’s proposed purchase of hundreds of acres of land from U.S. Sugar help or hurt? In the words of Fox News, “We report, you decide.”
The Quest for Excellence Should Not Be Absent from the Debate on Teacher Pay and Tenure
Posted 07/15/2010
The Quest for Excellence Should Not Be Absent from Debate on Teacher Pay and Tenure
By Bill Mattox
Spring/Summer 2010 Journal
To improve education, Florida must overcome the teacher union’s opposition and reward the state’s best teachers — those who make a difference.
2010 June – Reviving Our “Laboratories of Democracy”
Posted 06/22/2010
If at First You Don’t Secede…
Posted 06/16/2010
If at First You Don’t Secede…
By Thomas V. DiBacco
Spring/Summer 2009 Journal
We’ve only seen one official secession succeed, but we’ve had several informal ones.
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