Andrew J. Coulson, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
July 2002
Freelance scholar Andrew J. Coulson is a libertarian who believes that Americans will have far better (and more economical) educations if the state backs out entirely, except for subsidies to low income families, leaving it to parents to pay for their children's education and encouraging for-profit education providers to flourish. If you read his major book of a few years back, Market Education: The Unknown History, you are acquainted with the extensive historical background he adduces for this argument. If you haven't read the big book, you might want to have a look at this 33-page mini-book, published by Michigan's Mackinac Center for Public Policy. You can learn more on the web at http://www.mackinac.org/4447.
