The most important thing the federal government can do is get out of the way.
The 2018 federal budget suggests small but necessary reforms.
Republicans dodge another opportunity to rein in spending.
The U.S. could be on the path to French-style economic sclerosis.
A transparent attempt to establish government control over the rare place where freedom is still highly regarded.
It's often described by some of its victims as a license for IRS imperialism.
It feels like mercantilism, hammering imports while promoting exports.
Let taxpayers in high-tax nations subsidize the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The best place to start would be a cap on all spending or a strict cut-as-you-go system.
Medicaid is a terrible way to deliver health care to low-income Americans.
It's the one time of the year taxpayers are confronted with just how much of their earnings are captured by the government.
The incoming president may not be good for the economy in the long run.
It's health care that matters, not health care insurance.
Wouldn't that be nice?
The president takes a reckless stance on free trade, entitlements, and debt reduction.
If we accept the models, entirely eliminating all U.S. carbon emissions would have less than a negligible impact on temperatures by the end of the century.
Trump should choose privatization over nationalization.
No one questions that the president is empowered to protect the country, but some measures are clearly counterproductive. This is one of them.
Massive privacy blind spots.
Trump doesn't want to fix Social Security or Medicare.
We need a new, individualized operating system for politics and it will happen on the new president's watch, whether he wants it or not.
With our debt about to explode, the debt limit is more needed than ever. Congress needs to resist the calls to dispose of it.
Americans instinctively know we're on the wrong track.
Repeal Obamacare, deregulate, and drain the swamp.
Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget isn't afraid to take on reckless defense spending.
President-elect Trump could kill the bank, just to be sure.
Pardon non-violent drug offenders, repeal minimum wage
A holiday recipe for government growth.
Obvious cronyism vs. the 10th Amendment
Republican control of the White House and Congress doesn't necessarily mean limited government.
Farmers are such a protected class that it's hard to take the notion of a war against them seriously.
Trump won't solve the problem. Clinton will make it worse.
The bottom line is that we have a spending problem that should be addressed by reforming Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Federal intervention won't help Hurricane Matthew relief.
What you need to know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Congress will once again have to consider a massive and unaccountable 2017 spending bill. We cannot overstate the risk faced by taxpayers during that time.
Musk is no stranger to cozy relations with federal and state governments.
Anatomy of a multi-government shakedown.
The message from the GOP appears to be that the only thing that matters is winning elections.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was passed in 1986.
Another downturn is inevitable. What matters is how we respond.
New study ranks states on economic and personal freedom.
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