On the Newsweek website last week, Jonathan Alter tried to debunk the notion that the Supreme Court's ruling will turn the educational and political tides in favor of vouchers and Republicans who favor them. ("America still hates vouchers") Mickey Kaus quickly refuted Alter in his Kausfiles column on Slate. ("Why the voucher issue really could hurt the Dems") Meanwhile, Slate's Steven Waldman explains why vouchers may be bad for Christianity (in short: mission dilution, tuition inflation, and the growth of minority religions). ("The price of religious education").
