Detroit Bankruptcy Trial Starts
Creditors, mostly unions, want their pound of flesh first
Economics
How Special-Interest Legislation Created a Government Behemoth
From farm subsidies to NEA grants, the federal budget is littered with needless programs.
The Kids Aren't All Right
Younger Americans are being suffocated by spending, subsidies, and debt
California Town Slaps Back Taxes on Homeowners After Finding Error
Taxpaying homeowners in Folsom now owing thousands
DOJ to Use Tentative $13 Billion Settlement With JP Morgan as Template For Financial Crash Investigations
Using a 1980s law with a lower burden of proof
White House: No Evidence Obamacare Pushing Up Part-time Numbers
Not quite a reality-based assertion
Obamacare's Disastrous Debacle Might Screw Detroit's Retirees
The bankrupt city plans to dump its former workers on the dysfunctional exchanges
Poll: Government Shutdown Has Done Major Damage To the GOP's Image
Two in three Republicans or Republican-leaning independents view the recent fiscal stalemate negatively
32 Percent of Voters Believe American Society is Not Fair
Tying highest level in over six years
No Utopia for Detroit
Until the Motor City fixes its services, liberal and libertarian renewal ideas will remain fantasy
Greenspan: Another Fiscal Stalemate is "Perfectly Conceivable"
Says he is sympathetic to the views of the Tea Party, but thinks their approach was "undemocratic"
FBI Director Says Congressional Budget Cuts Will Impact the Agency's Abilities
"I'm required to cut 3,500 positions, to cut my operations to the bone, to do things like ration gas money and to stare at the prospect of sending my folks home for an extended period"
Striking San Francisco Transit Workers Reach Deal With Management
Details won't be made public until until union leaders discuss terms with members
White House Hedges on Individual Healthcare Mandate Delay
Carney says people won't be penalized if they can't get access to ObamaCare, but what does that mean?
51 Percent Say Government Shutdown Personally Affected Them
But only 11 percent say it had a major impact
15 Percent of American Teens, Young Adults Not in School or Working
Six million people between the ages of 16 and 24
Latest Calif. High-Speed Rail Defense Banks on Folks Not Grasping Sunk Costs Fallacy
State argues that trains that aren't even built yet can't be stopped
How to Break an American City
The municipal bankruptcy mess is heading to a local government near you.
The Political Class Uses Fear of "Default" To Get Its Way
Americans are kept frightened, and politicians get to spend, tax, borrow, and coerce as usual.
JPMorgan To Settle Bad Mortgage Allegations With $13B Payout to Feds
Who encouraged those loans, again?
Meet the Vinyl Community
Welcome to a weird, wonderful world where people watch each other play old records on YouTube.
The Abysmal, Pathetic Obamacare Rollout
"A colossal, expensive failure that projects a 1970s-era DMV experience into cyberspace."
How to Fix the Supreme Court
Institute for Justice lawyer Clark Neily on judicial activism, fundamental rights, and suing the government.
Frank New Documentary on Washington, DC's Hot Dog Entrepreneurs Gets it Right
An excellent new documentary, which premieres next week at the Austin Film Festival, looks at the challenges faced by Washington, DC's food cart entrepreneurs.
