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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.

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.2.2011 4:30 PM

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Bold New Higher Ed Spending Rules Will Take Federal Money Away from 1 Percent of For-Profit Career Programs Four Years from Now

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.2.2011 2:52 PM

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N.Y. Times Admits Recession Not Over; Proposes Hilarious Solutions

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.31.2011 5:21 PM

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Niall Ferguson on the "Deficits Forever" Club

Matt Welch | 5.31.2011 10:20 AM

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Big Trouble in Little Hoover

Why does the nonpartisan, good-government consensus sound so radical?

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.31.2011 7:00 AM

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Great L.A. Child Shortage Solves Class-Size "Problem"

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.28.2011 3:50 PM

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The Facts About Taxes and Spending

Separating economic myths from economic truths

Veronique de Rugy | 5.27.2011 4:30 PM

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Taxpayer-Funded Science Foundation Spends $1.5 Million Building Robot That Takes 25 Minutes To Fold a Towel

Peter Suderman | 5.27.2011 2:40 PM

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Separating Charity and State

Why should taxpayers be forced to support charitable groups?

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.27.2011 10:30 AM

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Poll: 65% of Americans Support Balanced Budget Amendment

Matt Welch | 5.27.2011 9:32 AM

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Tonight's Stossel on Fox Business Provides the Best, Most-Inclusive Discussion of Budget Issues Ever!

Nick Gillespie | 5.26.2011 1:57 PM

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Prairie State Debt

Peter Suderman | 5.26.2011 10:04 AM

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Reason.tv: Adrian Moore, Len Gilroy, Tim Cavanaugh & Anthony Randazzo - On Privatization & Government Reform

Reason Staff | 5.25.2011 3:00 PM

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Even Government Workers Support a Flat Tax

Reason Staff | 5.24.2011 8:00 PM

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Differences of Opinion Over Private Sector, Government Worker Benefits

Emily Ekins | 5.24.2011 6:00 PM

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Half of Americans Say Government Workers Get Better Benefits Than Private Sector Workers

Emily Ekins | 5.24.2011 2:50 PM

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Don't Close State Parks, Lease Them

How public-private partnerships can cut costs and restore vanishing public services

Harris Kenny | 5.24.2011 10:30 AM

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Obama Administration Finds Federal Government Spends $125 Billion on Improper Payments, Proposes Pilot Programs That Might Save $100 Million

Peter Suderman | 5.23.2011 3:54 PM

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What Brave Politician Will Speak for the 74 Percent of Americans Who Want a Federal Spending Cap?

Nick Gillespie | 5.23.2011 10:49 AM

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Dear Congress, Your Credit Application Has Been Turned Down

Why should the American people keep extending credit to Capitol Hill?

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.20.2011 12:00 PM

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Tim Cavanaugh Talks Inflation, QE3 & Spengler at PJTV

Reason Staff | 5.19.2011 10:32 PM

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Rich People Underappreciated in Golden State

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.19.2011 9:42 PM

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Reason Writers on Freedom Watch: Matt Welch Weighs in on Ben Bernanke's R&D Pitch, and So-Called Debt Ceiling "Deniers"

Reason Staff | 5.18.2011 10:23 PM

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Gingrich, the Professor, Lashes Out at the 'Literati' Who Are Bent on Destroying Him

Jacob Sullum | 5.18.2011 4:39 PM

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Gingrich Apologizes for Being a Blowhard but Not for Being a Weasel

Jacob Sullum | 5.18.2011 12:31 PM

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State of Virginia Spends $3,500 Tracking Down $1,117 Worth of Video Game Waste

Peter Suderman | 5.18.2011 12:09 PM

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Wither Medicare?

Newt Gingrich jeopardizes reform by exaggerating small differences.

Jacob Sullum | 5.18.2011 7:00 AM

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74 Percent of Americans Want a Federal Spending Cap

Reason Staff | 5.17.2011 10:05 PM

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Pay Special Attention to the Medicare Projections in the Missing Document

Jacob Sullum | 5.17.2011 5:53 PM

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Who Owns U.S. Debt? You & Me, Mostly…

Nick Gillespie | 5.16.2011 11:51 AM

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Reason Writers Around Town: Don't Close California State Parks, Lease Them

Reason Staff | 5.16.2011 10:48 AM

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Veronique de Rugy on C-SPAN, Talking Debt Ceiling

Nick Gillespie | 5.16.2011 10:11 AM

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Federal Pensions Are a Sweetheart Deal That Needs to Be Soured

Nick Gillespie | 5.16.2011 9:26 AM

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Reason Columnist Veronique de Rugy on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Monday 8.20AM, Talking Debt Ceiling

Reason Staff | 5.15.2011 10:43 PM

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Paramedics find 1,100-pound Goldman Sachs buried in cupcakes and pizza

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.15.2011 5:57 PM

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Reason.tv: Bob Poole and Adrian Moore: Why Highways Beat High-Speed Rail

Reason Staff | 5.13.2011 4:00 PM

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In Xanadu Did Chris Christie a Stately Boondoggle Decree…

Nick Gillespie | 5.13.2011 12:45 PM

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Reason.tv: Calculate YOUR Share of Govt Spending on War, Entitlements, & More

Interview with the Independent Institute's Emily Skarbek

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 5.12.2011 11:05 AM

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Cities Shake Down Nonprofits for Property Taxes "voluntary payments" Linked to the Value of Their Property

Matt Welch | 5.12.2011 9:55 AM

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Redevelopment Agency Gives Billionaire $52 Million for Art Project

Tim Cavanaugh | 5.11.2011 10:47 PM