Government Spending
'Long Prison Terms Are Wasteful Government Spending'
Criminologist Mark Kleiman on replacing severity with swiftness and certainty
The Debt Ceiling Walks the Red Carpet
If Congress and the president can't agree on spending cuts, they should consider ending Fannie and Freddie in exchange for a short-term increase in the debt ceiling.
The Unseen Effects of the Stimulus
Did the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act destroy jobs or create them?
Why Not Let Prices and Wages Fall?
Bernanke's sophisticated surgical tools keep making the patient worse
All Aboard the Latin American Drug War Gravy Train
Waging the war on drugs in Latin America is a gold mine for contractors, a waste for taxpayers
The Facts about the Government's Medicare Cost Projections
Separating economic myths from economic truths
America Pays for Villaraigosa's Transit Legacy
You can't say no to federal funds for L.A.'s empty trains, fake transit hubs, and unfixed potholes.
Big Trouble in Little Hoover
Why does the nonpartisan, good-government consensus sound so radical?
