Joel Peyton, a native of Corbin, Kentucky started working for the Bluegrass Institute in 2004.

In the spring of 2005 the Bluegrass Institute published his influential "Mousetraps and Stale Coffee: The case for privatizing Kentucky State Parks."

After graduating with a business economics degree in May of 2005 Joel accepted an internship with The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.

Recent articles written by Joel Peyton

Don't put county jails - or jailers - on lockdown
The only appropriate response to a proposal by state Auditor Crit Luallen to consolidate Kentucky's county jails into a state-run system: Lock this plan up and throw away the key. [ Read More ]

Frankfort's missing ingredient
The famous TV show ''Let's Make a Deal'' used to ask contestants to pick the door leading to a good outcome. In order to improve performance, Kentucky should choose the door that leads to more competition. [ Read More ]

Where is Gov. Fletcher when Kentucky parents need him the most?
Then-Rep. Ernie Fletcher voted in 2003 to increase educational choices available to low-income residents of Washington, D.C. However, as Kentucky's governor, Fletcher has failed to lead an effort to offer the commonwealt'hs families more educational liberty. [ Read More ]

Making bumpy budgetary roads smoother
Public-private partnerships allow states to hit the jackpot without playing the transportation funding lottery with taxpayers' dollars. [ Read More ]