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Michael Schaus
Communications Director
Michael Schaus is communications director at the Nevada Policy Research Institute and is responsible for managing the organization’s messaging with the public, the media and NPRI’s membership. He is also currently a policy advisor for the Heartland Institute.Prior to joining NPRI, Michael worked in media as a national columnist, a political humorist and a conservative talk show host in Denver, Colorado. Active in both print and radio, he shared his insights and free-market economics perspective with large local and national audiences.
Michael became interested in economic theory earlier in life while employed in the financial sector. As the liaison between a local community bank and the Federal Reserve, he acquired an in-depth understanding of just how manipulative big government can be toward industry and enterprise. It was that experience with big-government intervention that initially led him into public-affairs commentary.
America's Revolution: It wasn't about a tax or tariff - it was about consent
The America Revolution was not about a tax or tariff. It was about the consent of the governed or, more precisely, the lack thereof.
The teacher union civil war shows the need for more worker freedom in Nevada
By Michael Schaus This article originally appeared in the Nevada Business Magazine. The union infighting across Nevada and especially in Clark County shows a real need for policy changes…
The 'end of the world' apparently comes with a bump in pay
By Michael Schaus This article orginally appeared in the Nevada Business Magazine. …
Where's the 'Progressive' outrage over government's failures
Be Thankful for Our Ability to Fail
The late Steve Jobs once explained that “A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” This is clearly the mentality of a…
U.S. Civil Rights Commission cites NPRI research in call for civil asset forfeiture reform
In a recent announcement calling for civil asset forfeiture reform at the federal level, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights cited research from the Nevada Policy Research Institute as evidence of…
Taxpayers Already Said “No” Once Before
By Michael Schaus Much like government entitlement programs, it seems there is nothing more permanent in…
NPRI appeals decision in Separation of Powers case
http://www.npri.org/docLib/20170829_FSNoticeofAppeal.pdf
Incline Village government commits felony-level crimes to conceal public records
In a stunning admission reported earlier today exclusively by the Nevada Journal, staff at the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) openly confessed to destroying or concealing public records…