The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Proposal
It's a hodge-podge of pro-growth and budget-busting populist measures
Economics
Shikha Dalmia on the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Plan
It's conservative social engineering atop pro-growth reforms
Sports Stadiums Are Bad Public Investments. So Why Are Cities Still Paying for Them?
Joel Kotkin dispels some of the popular myths of stadium projects.
Bill De Blasio's Affordable Housing Shakedown
The latest economic nonsense from the mayor of New York City.
Surprise: Cops Write More Tickets When Their Employers Get a Big Cut of the Cash
When it pays to crack down on Mickey Mouse offenses
Rubio-Lee's Problematic Tax Plan and the Coming Reformocon Class Warfare
A response to NRO's Ramesh Ponnuru
Mistaking Peak Prices for "Peak Everything"
Economic Super-cycles and Falling Commodity Prices
Unions Thwarting Attempted Rescue of California Hospital Serving the Poor
Costly contract provisions from the state attorney general are making it more difficult for a hospital to be sold, and saved.
The United States of Corporate Welfare
Which company got the most targeted tax breaks, subsidies, and grants in the state where you live?
Senators Pitch a Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana in States That Allow It
The CARERS Act would eliminate federal interference with patients and providers.
Why the Supremes Need to Scrap Obamacare's Federal Exchange Subsidy
The court's job is to enforce the law as written, not fix it
Scott Walker's Brave Stand Against Big Labor
The Wisconsin governor has shown courage under fire from organized labor and its allies.
Scott Walker Flip-Flops in Favor of Federal Ethanol Mandate
Wisconsin governor, no stranger to corporate welfare, sings a new tune in front of Iowa farmers
Republicans Poised to Rubber-Stamp Another Debt Ceiling Increase
This is what you get with GOP control of Congress
The Apple Watch Will Make the Wrists of the Super Rich Look A Lot More Like Yours and Mine
The new watch from Cupertino will help reduce income inequality in the way that really matters.
"That's It, House of Cards. You Lost Me."
A show that was once darkly great has descended into prosaic moralism. God save us from fictional pols who are serious about jobs programs.
Could Automation Be Labor Unions' Death Knell?
Automation needn't be scary for workers, but for traditional unions, the robot future may hold a different fate.
Fresh Out of Bankruptcy, City Announces Multimillion-Dollar Housing Project
Stockton has apparently learned nothing from its embarrassing financial boondoggle.
The Blockchain: A Supercomputer for Reality
"Everything that can be decentralized, will be decentralized."
House Passes Clean DHS Funding Bill: Republicans Divide Themselves Instead of Democrats
They passed a clean bill with no poison pills against the Obama executive order
Will Robots Take Our Jobs?
For now humans make sub-par robots and robots make sub-par humans.
Warren Buffett's Economic Contradictions
The famous investor has an opportunistic relationship with big government.
Could Sports Gambling Beat Marijuana to National Legalization?
Experts expect it will be legal within five years.
The Bizarre Priorities of Trans-Pacific Partnership Proponents
Supporters tout the benefits for just the few, when actually we all gain.
House Democrats Join Restrictionists in Rejecting the Three-Week DHS Funding Extension
They wanted to give Republicans rope to hang themselves
Senate Passes A Clean DHS Funding Bill while House Republicans Consider "Options"
House Republicans don't grok that there is no way to win this fight
California Unions' Double Standard on Flex Time
State's rigid overtime rules squelch choice and innovation while politically connected unions are exempt.
Right to Work: Coming Soon to Wisconsin?
And will it be another boost for Gov. Scott Walker as a possible presidential candidate?
The Black Family in 1965 and Today
Poor black neighborhoods are not the unassisted creation of poor black people, but largely the malignant result of factors beyond their control.
Inglewood's NFL Stadium Proposal Better Than Most, But Still Pretty Crony
Multibillion-dollar sports franchises don't need any additional tax breaks.
