Division Dividends
In my neighborhood of Dallas, not far from where George and Laura Bush moved after he presided over eight years of big-government conservatism, I often see signs that say, "Had Enough? Vote...
View ArticleNot Paying Attention? You Wish
Who's going to argue with Sen. John Kerry's recent claim that the American electorate "doesn't always pay that much attention to what's going on, so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than...
View Article"Secret Money from God Knows Where"
There’s no doubt that having cash on hand helps win elections, up to a point.And thanks to Citizens United, there are some new ways for candidates to pull corporate and special interest cash for...
View ArticleDid "Most" Economists Support the Stimulus?
During the run up to the February 2009 vote for the Stimulus Program, formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the press was awash with repeated claims from the White House that...
View ArticleOne Reason the Economy Sucks in Graphs
Yesterday I was talking with a medium-sized, regional bank vice president at the Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention in Atlanta about what it is going to take for banks to start investing...
View ArticleThe Incumbent Protection Racket
This year's election will be exciting. Given the disenchantment of voters with President Obama and the Democratic Congress, there is every prospect that your Democratic representative will be shown the...
View ArticlePlastic Water Bottles Won't Hurt You
Canada has announced it will ban the chemical bisphenol A—known as BPA—which is used to make plastic water and baby bottles.The head of the Canadian environmental group Environmental Defence is...
View ArticleAre We All Friedmanites Now?
One year ago, I argued in Reason that Milton Friedman’s writings on the Great Depression inspired the Federal Reserve’s response to the current economic crisis. Friedman held that artificially induced...
View ArticleHousing Policy Mistakes: How We Got Here
In my recent paper, Rethinking Homeownership, I noted that there were a number of policy mistakes that got us to this point. I wanted to expound on what was in the paper and note some of the ways that...
View ArticleHow the Great Depression and the Great Recession Are Similar
I've been critical of those who compare the Great Recession to the the Great Depression, noting in National Review that the Great Recession is still a recession and nowhere close to the decade- long...
View ArticleKiller Queen
There’s no mystery about why Stieg Larsson’s three Millennium novels have sold some 40-million copies worldwide. The late author’s anti-corporate politics and stern feminism must resonate with many...
View ArticleCorpses, Crimes, and Comic Books
Rotting corpses. Plotting spouses. A jealous cactus that goes on a murderous rampage. In the early 1950s, Charlie Brown and Howdy Doody weren’t the only pop culture phantasms delighting America’s...
View ArticleThe Root of All Evil?
My tart-tongued mother, of Scotch-Irish mixed-with-German descent, and with Southern Illinois wisdom to boot, would have had some good advice for President Barack Obama’s political message consultants...
View ArticleHampton Roads Mega Project Shows the Way for P3s
Tollroadsnews.com is reporting on a potentially large public-private partnership budding in Norfolk-Virginia Beach. One of the best features of Virginia's PPP legislation is that it allows...
View ArticleSeason of the Regulator
If you're a kid, Halloween is a time to be scared of witches, werewolves, and the undead. If you're an adult, it's a time to be scared of child snatchers, serial killers, and easily offended members of...
View ArticleBig Education and Big Labor Election Spending Round- Up
From the stuff you already know but cringe to see spelled out department, The Atlanticreports today that:The nation's largest union will have spent $40 million on the 2010 elections by Tuesday,...
View ArticleEnding Government Liquor Monopolies
There are currently 18 states in the U.S. that have monopolies on the sale of liquor. It's a longstanding remnant of prohibition, but one that might be finally going away in a few states soon. The...
View ArticleProspects for Transportation Reauthorization
C. Kenneth Orski polled several knowledgeable people on transportation policy about the prospects for a reauthorization bill passing in the next Congress and the results are probably not encouraging...
View ArticleElectric Car Takes the Carbon Out of Driving
For anyone hoping that the crusade against global warming, the pursuit of universal reductions in carbon emissions, and faltering human ingenuity would finally send automobiles to the junkyards of...
View ArticleCalifornia Props 20 & 27: Redistricting, Round 2
On November 2, Californians will decide two propositions relating to the drawing of their elected representatives' districts. As the non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office explained in its analysis...
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