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The Price Rises on Houston's 'Cheap' Housing Sep. 05, 2017
As the floodwaters recede, much of Houston's famously "affordable" housing may seem less of a bargai... Read More
The Illusory Savings From Cutting Medicaid Jun. 25, 2017
When economists talk in their sleep, they say, "There is no such thing as a free lunch." This axiom ... Read More
Public Toilets and Private Burdens Apr. 30, 2017
If there is anything more rewarding than making a personal sacrifice for a good cause, it's getting ... Read More
Trump Should Expand Audits of Programs That Waste Taxpayers' Funds Mar. 02, 2017
Let me dream for a second that the Trump administration is serious about rolling back the expansion ... Read More
Will Musk Launch for Mars off the Backs of Taxpayers? Sep. 29, 2016
Elon Musk delivered a much-anticipated speech Tuesday at the 67th International Astronautical Congre... Read More
Catfish, the Other Cronyism Meat? Jun. 30, 2016
Cronyism is the ugly marriage between special interest groups and politicians, which results in an a... Read More
A Sneaky Corporate Welfare Balancing Act May. 19, 2016
Corporate welfare takes many forms: a tax break to a particular industry, a tariff against foreign s... Read More
Crony Capitalism and the Spigot of Government Subsidies Apr. 28, 2016
Creating something that people want is how one gets wealthy in a market economy. Sadly, there's anot... Read More
Hey, NFL, What About the Taxpayers' Concussion? Dec. 31, 2015
Three NFL teams claim they want to come to Los Angeles, the nation's second-biggest market. Their cu... Read More
'Bond Predators' on Puerto Rican Debt Want Their Bailout Dec. 29, 2015
Puerto Rico is sinking in $73 billion of debt. Mired in a long-running depression, the U.S. territor... Read More
How to Structure Infrastructure Spending Dec. 03, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a plan to jump-start the economy. It would req... Read More
Drugmakers Add Insult to Injury Dec. 03, 2015
It's one thing for Pfizer to renounce its U.S. citizenship, moving its official residence to Dublin,... Read More
Medicare Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Deja Vu Nov. 26, 2015
An office manager in Louisiana who billed Medicare for services that weren't needed or even provided... Read More
The Odd Politics of Fighting Wildfires Aug. 27, 2015
As wildfires plague much of the American West, one must ask, Who is paying to put them out? The answ... Read More
Expecting the Export-Import Bank to Expire Jun. 18, 2015
On June 30, the Export-Import Bank of the United States — an agency that mostly extends loans ... Read More
Federal Lands Don't Belong to the States Jun. 11, 2015
The federal government owns large chunks of the West. It owns 65 percent of Utah, 69 percent of Alas... Read More
The Many Costs of Obama's Amnesty Mar. 24, 2015
Seeing as the costs will come due only after Barack Obama has left the White House, I guess he doesn... Read More
Divest UC of USA or Vice Versa? Feb. 15, 2015
The University of California Student Association has approved a resolution to direct UC regents to d... Read More
UC's New Motto: Take the Money and Run Dec. 07, 2014
When California Gov. Jerry Brown was pushing Proposition 30 in 2012, he sold it with the promise tha... Read More
Tuition Hikes at the University of Compensation Nov. 23, 2014
University of California Regent Richard Blum confessed that he was "apoplectic" at the Board of Rege... Read More
