Government Spending
California Goes Bankrupt
One California city after another becomes insolvent as the state's economic crisis worsens.
How Rail Screws the Poor
As Los Angeles spends billions on light rail, transit use declines.
Unthinkable, Predictable Disasters
The disintegration of the euro, like America's entitlement bomb, is both unfathomable and inevitable.
Muddling Toward Mediocrity
The Euro-zone deal, like the ObamaCare decision, continues the slow, damaging drip of pain-avoidance.
Obama's Disaster-Prone Presidency
Would it shock you to hear that presidents play politics with disaster relief?
The Internet vs. the NEA
Is Kickstarter a secret right-wing plot to undermine the National Endowment for the Arts?
Should We Hire Even More Teachers, Cops, and Firemen?
Not if we want the economy to recover any time soon.
Lift the Ban on the Domestic Dissemination of U.S. Propaganda
It's time for American citizens to see the government-funded propaganda directed at other countries.
How Many Americans Are Really Out of Work?
A new bill aims to change the way we report unemployment.
Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
California Ushers In a New Era of Bipartisan Plunder
The Golden State descends to a new low.
Barack Obama Is Not a Frugal President
Any attempt at celebrating the administration's budget record amounts to climbing the fence into the lion enclosure at the zoo.
