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The Never-Ending Upward Line of Government Spending

By Justin Katz | March 24, 2011 |

Andrew suggested that government spending cannot continue to go up in a straight line indefinitely, on last night’s Matt Allen Show. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Sacrifice Starting from Unequal Footing

By Justin Katz | March 17, 2011 |

Monique and Matt talked taxes and sacrifice on last night’s Matt Allen Show. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Naming the Broader Tax Base

By Justin Katz | March 10, 2011 |

Matt and I talked budget and a “broader tax base” for Governor Chafee’s sales tax on Matt Allen Show, last night. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

The Power of Blogs

By Justin Katz | March 3, 2011 |

I claimed an influence on Providence Mayor Angel Tavares with respect to his handling of education costs on last night’s Matt Allen Show. Matt and I also touched on technical difficulties over at RI Future. It didn’t occur to me to connect the two topics, but fertile ground for bombastic declarations exists in the fact…

Human Nature and Unions

By Justin Katz | February 24, 2011 |

That was the topic Andrew introduced when he called in to the Matt Allen Show, last night. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Catching Up with Matt Allen

By Justin Katz | February 17, 2011 |

Last week, on the Matt Allen Show, Monique discussed same-sex marriage and various other topics. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Last night, Marc took his turn, spending much of his time talking about history and social studies education. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Please email or call (401-835-7156) me to pledge…

How a Bill Gets a Hearing

By Justin Katz | February 3, 2011 |

Matt gave Andrew some running room, on last night’s Matt Allen Show, to explain his findings on how the General Assembly can be made to operate a bit more like a real legislature. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Imagine how much more of this sort of thing we could do if we didn’t…

The Science of Test Scores

By Justin Katz | January 27, 2011 |

Marc reviewed some of his findings with respect to the NAEP science scores on last night’s Matt Allen Show. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Once again, I didn’t go into the sales pitch, but please email or call (401-835-7156) me to pledge financial support — as subscriptions, donations, or advertising — for 2011…

Who’s Leaving and What the Legislators Are Doing

By Justin Katz | January 20, 2011 |

Last night, on the Matt Allen Show, I mentioned my work on population trends and Andrew’s work on legislation. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Once again, I didn’t go into the sales pitch, but please email or call (401-835-7156) me to pledge financial support — as subscriptions, donations, or advertising — for 2011…

Snow Toughness

By Justin Katz | January 13, 2011 |

Matt and I reminisced about the good old days when we were proud to be tougher than the snow on the Matt Allen Show last night. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Once again, I didn’t go into the sales pitch, but please email or call (401-835-7156) me to pledge financial support — as…