(Editor's note: On the occasion of the canonization of Mother Teresa, we reprint a 2013 column from Ralph Benko, our senior advisor, economics, from Forbes.com about his 1979 personal encounter with her.)[...]
Among the silver bullets loaded into the education chamber has been, for many years, Internet access for schools. In the mid-1990s federal officials including President Bill Clinton, Internet inventor Al Gore, and Cool-Idea Guy Newt Gingrich all touted the educational benefits that were certain to flow from connecting every classroom to the worldwide web. This bipartisan enthusiasm led to the E-Rate program, enacted in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act. Paid for with a tax on long-distance telephone service, E-Rate provides subsidies for schools to help them access broadband service.[...] 
When trying to handicap the presidential race, it is tempting to rely on national polling. But ultimately the next president is not determined by the popular vote -- he or she will be determined state-by-state via the electoral college.[...]
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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson (photo credit: Gage Skidmore)[/caption][...]
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson (photo credit: Gage Skidmore)[/caption][...] 
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From left: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump[/caption][...]
From left: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump[/caption][...] 
Frank Cannon is president of the American Principles Project and a respected conservative political strategist with over 30 years of experience.[...]
[caption id="attachment_14781" align="alignright" width="300"] Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (photo credit: Gage Skidmore)[/caption][...]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (photo credit: Gage Skidmore)[/caption][...] 
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Photo credit: Kurtis Garbutt via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)[/caption][...]
Photo credit: Kurtis Garbutt via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)[/caption][...] 
Frank Cannon is president of the American Principles Project and a respected conservative political strategist with over 30 years of experience.[...]