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Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson is an adjunct faculty member, economist, and fellow for economic and social policy with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College.
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Mark W. Hendrickson (May 12, 2012)
The election of Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande to the presidency of France epitomizes the sorry state of contemporary democracy. By that, I don’t mean to imply... more
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Apr 17, 2012)
Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com
With Rick Santorum having dropped out of the race, Mitt Romney is apparently the Republican nominee... more
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Mar 24, 2012)
Realizing that his popularity may decline as the price of gasoline rises, President Obama is barnstorming the country, emphatically insisting that drilling for more oil isn’t... more
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Mar 13, 2012)
Reform in America’s public schools occurs with seemingly glacial slowness. In the private sector, businesses (including schools) that provide a lousy product quickly lose... more
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Mar 08, 2012)
Those of you past a certain age may remember the old Art Linkletter show “Kids Say the Darndest [sic] Things.” The one I still remember was when Linkletter asked a little boy... more
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Feb 27, 2012)
Three decades ago, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher implemented a policy called “privatization” to rejuvenate the moribund economy of the United Kingdom.
Like the United... more
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Feb 07, 2012)
Chances are, you’ve heard economics referred to as “the dismal science.” That unflattering description is glib and catchy; it is also 100 percent wrong. Let me set the record... more
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Jan 27, 2012)
On Tuesday evening, I had the honor of attending the State of the Union address as the guest of Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-03). Here are my impressions in abbreviated form:
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Mark W. Hendrickson (Jan 26, 2012)
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney casually estimated that his effective tax rate is around 15 percent, progressives immediately pounced on the issue. To this... more