May 19, 2011 9:03AM 

# Calling a Spade a Spade 

By [Andrew J. Coulson](https://www.cato.org/people/andrew-coulson) 

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I’m having an interesting [discussion with attorney Joshua Thompson of the Pacific Legal Foundation](http://plf.typepad.com/plf/2011/05/a-polite-response-to-andrew-coulson.html), sparked by my recent [op-ed in the *Philly Inquirer* about vouchers and tax credits](http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq_ed_board/Coulson-Tax-credits-not-vouchers.html). Did the op-ed offer useful evidence and analysis, advancing educational freedom, or was it ultimately counterproductive? Feel free to chime-in in the comments if you check it out.

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[Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) 

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