Justice Department to End Contracts with Private Prison Companies
The move will only affect 13 prisons, or about 12 percent of the federal prison population.
The move will only affect 13 prisons, or about 12 percent of the federal prison population.
The historical importance of the National Science Foundation's decision to surrender control of the internet
Anything government can do, the private sector can do better. It can even do things government can't.
Liberals simply won't quit blaming privatization for the government-made disaster
Republicans vow to hunt down the emergency financial manager.
A privately-run water system is more accountable to the people.
Victims can't sue government, that's the other crime
A model for how to voluntarily rewild North America.
In various corners of the British landscape, empty trains run unannounced routes at strange times of day. Here's why.
Closing private correctional facilities would make life worse for prisoners and taxpayers.
Elected officials cannot be fired, which makes it that much harder to hold them accountable.
The City by the Bay has a second, private police force...with a better record than the government cops.
It won't end the culture war but will lead to even more government interference in families
Privatization opponents warn that it will raise prices, boost consumption, and kill children.
Pennsylvania's governor and his allies say privatization would raise prices and reduce selection.
Tom Wolf claims a state monopoly benefits consumers.
Resistance to cutbacks to recover from bankruptcy may result in outsourcing.
"Why do we want to give up a monopoly?"
There's a great case to be made that large swaths of the city should be turned over to private individuals with better ideas and management skills.
The best way to run something without political interference is to let someone other than the government run it.
In America, we let people sell blood. And sperm. And eggs. Why not kidneys?
The shut-down elements that are attracting much of the news attention turn out to be fairly easily replaceable.
President may lift decades-old ban
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