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Pork

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Crony Capitalism

If Trump Wants American Businesses To Thrive, He Should Get Rid of Government Subsidies

Federal subsidies undermine American companies, breed dependency, and stifle competition.

Tosin Akintola | 7.25.2025 6:15 PM

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Government Spending

NASA Gets a $10 Billion Windfall From the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Rather than reducing government's role in space travel, the bills shovels more taxpayer money into an agency that is being outperformed by the private sector.

Tosin Akintola | 7.10.2025 11:17 AM

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Military

3 of the Worst Examples of Military Spending in the 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

It spends $34 billion to subsidize shipbuilding, supply chains, and drone technology.

Jack Nicastro | 7.9.2025 12:21 PM

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Government Spending

The 10 Worst Republican Budget Gimmicks

A guide to the gaslighting of voters.

Jessica Riedl | 3.13.2025 3:16 PM

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Animal Rights

Supreme Court Takes Up California's Attempt To Control How Other States' Farmers Treat Pigs

Do California's rules violate the dormant commerce clause?

Scott Shackford | 3.28.2022 1:15 PM

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Earmarks

Bringing Earmarks Back Won't Fix Congress

Eliminating earmarks didn't make the government smaller. But reinstating them would facilitate legislative corruption.

Eric Boehm | 2.17.2021 3:00 PM

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Olympics

Los Angeles Just 'Won' the 2028 Summer Olympics. That Is SUCH Bad News.

Cities, countries, and taxpayers hosting the Olympics typically stumble away much poorer and worse off.

Nick Gillespie | 8.1.2017 2:35 PM

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Politics

FEMA Dramatically Increases Reconstruction Project Budget for No Apparent Reason

Taxpayers nationwide will be forced to fork over money for a Sandy reconstruction project already rife with pork and waste.

Jim Pagels | 2.17.2015 2:10 PM

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