April 20, 2012 12:31PM 

# Cato Scholar Defends Teachers Unions … from Democrats 

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

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Since man bites dog stories are all the rage lately, I thought it might be a good time for me to point out that [the rising Democratic attacks on teachers unions are largely misdirected](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-coulson/teachers-unions_b_1440788.html).

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

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