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• Time to Face Reality on the California High-Speed Rail Project
  Cost estimates keep soaring but Gov. Brown keeps pushing the rail system
  Adam Summers
  January 27, 2012
• Maryland Announces $456m PPP to Redevelop and Operate I-95 Travel Plazas
  Deal a win-win for taxpayers, business, state
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 27, 2012
• SOPA and PIPA for Non-Techies
  A guide to understanding how the two anti-piracy bills won’t do anything but end the Internet’s openness
  Steven Titch
  January 19, 2012
• Lawmakers Should Encourage Prison Health Competition, Not Ban It
  Attempt to ban privatization of prison nurses is misguided
  Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
  January 19, 2012
• With Automatic Spending Cuts Looming, the Federal Government Should Use Contracting
  The federal government is prohibiting cost-effective partnerships with the private sector
  John Palatiello
  January 18, 2012
• Tulsa: Open for Business
  Tackling city's challenges requires willingness to embrace innovation, competition and market ideas
  Dewey Bartlett, Jr.
  Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  January 13, 2012
• Government Loans Bring Trouble
  Denver officials gambling with taxpayer money on dubious urban renewal initiatives.
  Harris Kenny
  January 6, 2012
• University of Kentucky Smart to Explore Private Sector for New Campus Housing
  Public-private partnerships are saving taxpayers money and helping universities provide better services.
  Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
  December 15, 2011
• Detroit Needs a Regime Change
  The Motor City must be liberated from its moribund government if it is going to survive.
  Shikha Dalmia
  December 6, 2011
• Lessons from the Swedish Model
  Entrepreneurial spirit and motivation to work must be cherished like a national treasure; the Swedes lost their moral standing in their embrace of the welfare state
  Gustav von Hertzen
  December 2, 2011
• Liberal Programs Deserve Blame for Income Inequality
  The Congressional Budget Office documents income gains for everyone, not just the wealthy.
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 8, 2011
• Don't Mind the Gap
  What matters is income mobility, not income inequality.
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 1, 2011
• Fulfilling The President's Green Dreams Through Private Competition
  Instead of handing out loans to companies like Solyndra, the government should offer prizes for actual results
  Julian Morris and Adam Peshek
  October 31, 2011
• Soak the Rich or Soak the Super Rich?
  Harry Reid's "millionaire' surcharge" is a new move in the old Democratic game of class warfare.
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 18, 2011
• The Upper-Class Entitlement
  It’s time to end the mortgage interest deduction.
  Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
  October 18, 2011
• Embrace Competition to Lower Costs, Improve Performance in Prisons
  Private sector can drive efficiency, improve offender rehabilitation and save taxpayer money
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 12, 2011
• Democrats Dump on Private Libraries
  Bill aims to discourage partnerships that can offset cutbacks.
  Harris Kenny
  September 19, 2011
• Building a World-Class Infrastructure PPP Program in Puerto Rico
  Interview with David Alvarez, executive director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 8, 2011
• The Jobs Speech Obama Should Give
  AOTC: Solving unemployment requires stripping away unnecessary regulations, encouraging entrepreneurs, and restructuring the American economy.
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 8, 2011
• Obama's Jobs Program: If the Choice is Between "Go Big or Go Home," Start Packing Now.
  Rhetoric, reality, and the Great Recession
  Nick Gillespie
  September 1, 2011
• Damn This Recession!
  The rise of the unemployees
  Tim Cavanaugh
  August 29, 2011
• Ending a Failed Social Policy
  A Case for Dropping the Mortgage Interest Deduction
  Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
  August 19, 2011
• About that Debt Ceiling Deal and Those Spending Cuts
  Why the S&P downgrade could be just the beginning
  Adam Summers
  August 17, 2011
• What Would You Do to Improve Job Growth?
  Reason asks economists, writers, and wonks for real ways to increase job growth
  Bryan Caplan, Jeffrey Miron, Allan Meltzer, Walter Olson, Alex Tabarrok, Lucy Steigerwald, Robert Higgs, Amity Shlaes, Donald J. Boudreaux, Bruce Bartlett, John Berlau, Ira Stoll, Peter Schiff, Fred Smith, Deirdre McCloskey and John Stossel
  August 12, 2011
• Two Types of Crazy
  The downgrade of America's credit rating reveals the nation's long-term fiscal insanity.
  Peter Suderman
  August 10, 2011
• Fiscal Hawks vs. Defense Hawks
  The potential defense cuts in the debt deal spell the beginning of the end of the neoconservative military agenda
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 9, 2011
• The Myth of the Middle Class Mortgage Deduction
  The mortgage interest deduction no longer primarily benefits the middle class
  Anthony Randazzo
  August 5, 2011
• Don't Give Handouts to Hollywood
  Movie production incentives and subsidies amount to little more than corporate handouts.
  Harris Kenny
  August 5, 2011
• The War of the Debt-Ceiling Analogies
  Politicians quibble while real disaster looms
  Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch
  August 4, 2011
• Balancing the Budget
  It's time to get serious about cutting government spending.
  John Stossel
  August 4, 2011
• Do the Terrorists Win If We Balance the Budget?
  The debt ceiling debate takes an ugly turn.
  David Harsanyi
  August 3, 2011
• Kinda Cuts
  Where are these government-slashing Republicans I keep hearing about?
  Jacob Sullum
  August 3, 2011
• The Falling Middle Class Deduction
  AOTC: Most of the benefits of the mortgage interest deduction are no longer for the middle class
  Anthony Randazzo
  August 2, 2011
• Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
  The real political debate is between optimists and pessimists.
  Ira Stoll
  August 1, 2011
• Washington's Budget Theater
  Spending cuts and the debt
  Steve Chapman
  August 1, 2011
• The Facts About Spending Cuts, the Debt, and the GDP
  Separating economic myths from economic truths
  Veronique de Rugy
  July 29, 2011
• Is the Tea Party Crazy or Just Nuts?
  The media praises far-left politicians while demonizing advocates of limited government.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  July 26, 2011
• Five Facts About the Debt
  Setting the economic record straight.
  Ira Stoll
  July 25, 2011
• Tim Pawlenty's Illusion of Dullness
  The former Minnesota governor has a solid conservative record.
  Steve Chapman
  July 25, 2011
• No Healthy Deals
  Why are Washington’s debt dealmakers ignoring fundamental entitlement reform?
  Peter Suderman
  July 22, 2011
• Good Idea, Wrong Time
  The trouble with the debt ceiling debate
  David Harsanyi
  July 20, 2011
• Sneak Surrender
  McConnell's "Plan B" is a humiliating abdication of legislative responsibility.
  Jacob Sullum
  July 20, 2011
• The Facts About the Debt Ceiling
  Separating economic myths from economic truths
  Veronique de Rugy
  July 18, 2011
• Distorting Reagan's Record
  Did Ronald Reagan raise taxes or cut them?
  Ira Stoll
  July 18, 2011
• Fair Tax or Foul?
  The promise and peril of changing the way we pay for government
  Tim Cavanaugh
  July 14, 2011
• The Red/Blue Paradox
  Why do liberal states give while conservative states take?
  Veronique de Rugy
  July 14, 2011
• Plane Truth
  If Obama were serious about tax reform, he'd stop obsessing about corporate jets.
  Jacob Sullum
  July 13, 2011
• Cut the Debt By Cutting Government
  The first Reason-Rupe Poll shows a country more radical than its politicians.
  July 12, 2011
• The Overhyped Defense Cuts
  Don't expect the Pentagon to shrink just because we're being buried in debt.
  Steve Chapman
  July 11, 2011
• Minnesota's Misguided Cigarette Tax
  Minnesota failed to fix its budget with a cigarette tax in 2005. And the state will fail if tries again.
  Anthony Randazzo and Carson Bruno
  July 8, 2011
• Five Uncomfortable Facts About the Wonderful, Horrible Debt-Limit Debate
  Don't believe the hype. And it's all hype.
  Nick Gillespie
  July 8, 2011
• The Price of Big Government
  Do the benefits ever outweigh the costs?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  July 8, 2011
• The Stimulus Was a Success
  ...unless you wanted it to stimulate anything.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  July 7, 2011
• The Turkish Model and Jasmine Revolution
  Turkey is not a perfect blueprint for Arab nations seeking reform
  Amanda L. Patterson and Anthony Randazzo
  July 7, 2011
• Driving to Delusionville
  Obama’s former auto czar is in deep denial about the government’s failed bailout
  Shikha Dalmia
  July 5, 2011
• Give Peace a Chance
  Why does the media keep downplaying the violence at left-wing protests?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  July 5, 2011
• Stimulus to Nowhere
  The failure of Obama's economic agenda
  Steve Chapman
  June 30, 2011
• Big Daddy
  The government should let parents regulate their children's entertainment.
  Jacob Sullum
  June 29, 2011
• The Golden State’s Iron Bars
  How California prison guards became the country’s most powerful union
  Tim Cavanaugh
  June 23, 2011
• The Facts about Transportation Spending
  Separating economic myths from economic truths
  Veronique de Rugy
  June 17, 2011
• Spend More, Save More
  Can Medicare save money by giving patients cash?
  Peter Suderman
  June 16, 2011
• Less Time, Less Crime
  Conservatives lead a movement toward “tough and smart” sentencing policies.
  Julie Stewart
  June 15, 2011
• Medicare's Least Bad Fix
  Why RyanCare beats ObamaCare in a knockout
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 14, 2011
• The Facts about the Alternative Minimum Tax
  Separating economic myths from economic realities
  Veronique de Rugy
  June 10, 2011
• The Cancer of Government Regulation
  How occupational licensing laws hurt the poor
  John Stossel
  June 9, 2011
• Florida, U.K. Innovate in Corrections Partnerships
  Public-private partnerships target recidivism, rehabilitation
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 8, 2011
• Shrink the Prisons
  Conservatives are as wrong about prison overcrowding as liberals were about welfare reform.
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 7, 2011
• The Ends Didn’t Justify the Means
  Our complicity in the devastating war on crime
  Matt Welch
  June 6, 2011
• The Myths About Legalized Gambling
  New casinos won't fix economic woes.
  Steve Chapman
  June 6, 2011
• The Facts about the Government’s Medicare Cost Projections
  Separating economic myths from economic truths
  Veronique de Rugy
  June 3, 2011
• Brown v. Plata Ruling Highlights Need for Reform (Not Tax Increases)
  A multi-faceted approach is necessary to finally reform California's correctional system
  Harris Kenny and Adam Summers
  June 2, 2011
• 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
  June 2, 2011
• Political Hacks
  How taxi licensing drives up costs while enriching special interests
  A. Barton Hinkle
  May 31, 2011
• Big Trouble in Little Hoover
  Why does the nonpartisan, good-government consensus sound so radical?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  May 31, 2011
• When Punishment Is a Crime
  The Supreme Court takes on California's overcrowded prison system.
  Steve Chapman
  May 30, 2011
• The Facts About Taxes and Spending
  Separating economic myths from economic truths
  Veronique de Rugy
  May 27, 2011
• ObamaCare’s Disastrous New Long-Term Care Entitlement
  The Obama administration makes a CLASS of itself.
  Peter Suderman
  May 27, 2011
• Separating Charity and State
  Why should taxpayers be forced to support charitable groups?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  May 27, 2011
• Battle of the Budgets
  Is it too late to get America off the road to bankruptcy?
  John Stossel
  May 26, 2011
• The Facts About Social Security
  Separating economic myths from economic truths
  Veronique de Rugy
  May 20, 2011
• Don't Close State Parks; Lease Them
  Partnering with the private sector to save California's state parks
  Harris Kenny
  May 20, 2011
• Getting Infrastructure Partnerships Right in Ohio
  Good start, but room for improvement in public-private partnership legislation
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 19, 2011
• The Difference Between a Tax Break and a Subsidy
  Exposing economic confusion on the left and right
  A. Barton Hinkle
  May 17, 2011
• What Sub-Saharan Africa Can Teach San Francisco
  Mass transit doesn’t have to mean massive government spending.
  G. Pascal Zachary
  May 17, 2011
• Fair Tax Fouls
  What’s good and bad in Huckabee and Cain’s favorite proposal
  Tim Cavanaugh
  May 16, 2011
• To Boost Economy, Curb Smuggling, Cut Cigarette Tax
  Bruce Bartlett and David Godow
  May 16, 2011
• Ugly Modeling
  Will spending cuts ruin or improve America’s economy?
  Veronique de Rugy
  May 10, 2011
• Blowback
  America’s costly, counterproductive War on Terror.
  Peter Suderman
  May 6, 2011
• The Facts About the Corporate Income Tax
  Separating economic myths from economic truths.
  Veronique de Rugy
  May 6, 2011
• Advocates Calling for More Transportation Spending Need to See the Big Budget Picture
  The national debt and deficits at all levels of government mean the landscape for infrastructure funding has changed significantly
  Robert Poole
  May 4, 2011
• Bin Laden and the Budget Debate
  Will the Al Qaeda leader's death impact the unfolding political battles over defense spending and the debt ceiling?
  Anthony Randazzo
  May 4, 2011
• A Pragmatic Champion of Liberty
  Gary Johnson's cross-political appeal will help both the country and the liberty movement.
  Shikha Dalmia
  May 3, 2011
• Reason-Rupe Poll: 96% Worry About Federal Debt, 74% Want Spending Cap...
  And 80% would consider independent/third party candidate in 2012
  Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg
  May 3, 2011
• “If you focus on the deficit, then tax increases are on the table.”
  Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist on why deficits are a distraction, why Republicans shouldn’t compromise on the budget, and why low taxes are the key to cutting spending.
  Peter Suderman
  April 27, 2011
• Keep Your Hands Off My Drone
  Neoconservatives go ballistic over Obama's sham defense cuts.
  Shikha Dalmia
  April 26, 2011
• Time to Eliminate the Blight of California's Redevelopment Agencies
  Examples in San Jose and other areas show how redevelopment agencies fail taxpayers
  Adam Summers
  April 26, 2011
• Georgia's Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase Would Be Bad Policy
  Tax hike would hurt state's businesses and the poor
  David Godow
  April 26, 2011
• The Truth About Taxes and Redistribution
  Do the rich pay their fair share?
  Veronique de Rugy
  April 22, 2011
• The Jubjub Hole
  With apologies to Dr. Seuss
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 22, 2011
• If Washington Is So Great, Let's All Pay for It
  Why should the rich pay the majority of income taxes?
  David Harsanyi
  April 20, 2011
• Why RyanCare Will Fail
  Paul Ryan's budget embraces a fatal premise of the Nanny State
  Shikha Dalmia
  April 19, 2011
• Ending Farm Welfare As We Know It
  Why can't we get rid of agricultural subsidies?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 19, 2011
• Focus on Results for Smarter Government Budgeting
  Budgeting for Outcomes offers a major step forward
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 14, 2011
• Welcome Budget Talk
  What Paul Ryan's plan gets right—and wrong
  John Stossel
  April 14, 2011
• Licensed to Ill
  Will Florida Republicans stand up against occupational licensing abuse?
  Damon W. Root
  April 14, 2011
• Fertilizing Farms with Tax Dollars
  The case against farm welfare
  Steve Chapman
  April 14, 2011
• Debt Wrong
  Obama bets that the government can save itself.
  Peter Suderman
  April 14, 2011
• Who's the Extremist?
  Why are liberals demonizing Paul Ryan's budget plan?
  David Harsanyi
  April 13, 2011
• The Post-Postal Society?
  The U.S. Postal Service struggles to stay self-sufficient.
  Greg Beato
  April 13, 2011
• Complex Inferiority
  A simpler tax code would be fairer, more efficient, less intrusive, and less infuriating.
  Jacob Sullum
  April 13, 2011
• Welfare for the Well-Off
  The case against government subsidies for public broadcasting
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 12, 2011
• A Bankrupt Option
  States should not be allowed to file for bankruptcy.
  Veronique de Rugy
  April 12, 2011
• The Truth About Spending Cuts
  Separating economic myth from economic fact
  Veronique de Rugy
  April 8, 2011
• Whose Money Is It?
  Not all wealth belongs to Washington
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 8, 2011
• Reforming Medicare for the Real World
  The status quo cannot last.
  Steve Chapman
  April 7, 2011
• Paul Ryan's Budget Plan: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
  Nick Gillespie and Veronique de Rugy
  April 6, 2011
• What's Worse Than 'Ruinous'?
  Paul Ryan's budget plan deserves a serious response from Democrats.
  Jacob Sullum
  April 6, 2011
• Competition Brings Savings
  Competitive contracting a powerful tool to lower costs, help governments better serve taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 4, 2011
• California High-Speed Rail
  The next stop is bankruptcy
  Adam Summers
  April 3, 2011
• The Truth About Deficits and the Debt
  America needs to cut spending now.
  Veronique de Rugy
  April 1, 2011
• Oh What a Lovely Budget Item
  For a neocon, fiscal restraint stops at the water's edge.
  Jesse Walker
  April 1, 2011
• Opposing View: Fast Train to Nowhere
  Would truly high-speed rail work in the USA?
  Robert Poole
  March 30, 2011
• End Corporate Welfare
  Stop giving handouts to big business
  John Stossel
  March 24, 2011
• The Rosy Scenario System
  Optimism won't fix America's fiscal problems.
  Peter Suderman
  March 23, 2011
• 2010 Highlights in State Government Privatization
  Reviewing privatization highlights in lotteries, child welfare, social infrastructure and more
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 23, 2011
• The $6 Billion Scam
  Jerry Brown’s plan to kill community “redevelopment” is fiscally smart, morally right, and probably doomed.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  March 17, 2011
• The Truth About the State Pension Crisis
  Separating economic myth from economic fact
  Veronique de Rugy
  March 11, 2011
• 3 Essential Facts About the Current Moment: We're Out of Money, The Public Sector is Overpaid, & We Can't Tax Our Way Out of This.
  Nick Gillespie
  March 11, 2011
• Obama's Green-Jobs Fantasy
  Don't buy the president's environmental snake oil
  John Stossel
  March 10, 2011
• The Elmo "Vendetta"
  It's time to defund public broadcasting
  David Harsanyi
  March 9, 2011
• Tiny Cuts, Big Complaints
  Republicans and Democrats squabble over crumbs as the layer cake of debt keeps rising.
  Jacob Sullum
  March 9, 2011
• The State Pension Time Bomb
  Poor accounting rules and flagrant irresponsibility have sped up the states’ day of reckoning.
  Veronique de Rugy
  March 8, 2011
• The Real Lesson from Wisconsin
  Public unions have no one but themselves to blame for believing government promises
  Shikha Dalmia
  March 8, 2011
• Has Anybody Seen Jimmy Carter Lately?
  At this point, would America settle for a new 1980s?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  March 4, 2011
• Zero Hour for Public Broadcasting
  It's time for the government subsidies to end.
  Steve Chapman
  March 3, 2011
• Stop Crying and Start Cutting
  What's wrong with a government shutdown?
  David Harsanyi
  March 2, 2011
• Evaluating the Nunes Pension Reform Bill
  New legislation is a step in the right direction, but more fundamental reforms are needed
  Adam Summers
  March 1, 2011
• State Budget Showdowns
  Wisconsin Gov. Walker, New York Gov. Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Christie try to bring public sector pay and benefits under control
  February 27, 2011
• No New Taxes in Idaho... Except on Cigarettes
  Taxing smokes is not the way to budgetary health
  David Godow
  February 25, 2011
• The Truth About Obama's 2012 Budget
  Separating economic myth from economic fact
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 25, 2011
• The Golden State Is Made of Lead
  Pollyannas say we’ll all be going back to Cali. I don’t think so.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  February 25, 2011
• How Public Employees and Taxpayers Got Scammed
  The politicians are the real problem.
  Steve Chapman
  February 24, 2011
• This Is What a Broke Democracy Looks Like
  Wisconsin, Ron Paul, and the obligation to shrink government by any means necessary
  Brian Doherty
  February 23, 2011
• Losing the Brains Race
  America is spending more money on education while producing worse outcomes.
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 22, 2011
• The Truth About Housing Prices
  Separating economic fact from economic myth
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 18, 2011
• Time to Write Off the Mortgage Interest Deduction
  Congress should take the bold step President Obama didn't on housing subsidies
  Anthony Randazzo and Jesse Kline
  February 18, 2011
• Farewell, My Lovely
  How public pensions killed progressive California
  Tim Cavanaugh
  February 16, 2011
• Deconsumption Versus Dematerialization
  How to protect the environment by doing more with less
  Ronald Bailey
  February 15, 2011
• The 19 Percent Solution
  How to balance the budget without increasing taxes
  Veronique de Rugy and Nick Gillespie
  February 14, 2011
• Why Obama Wants to Cut Corporate Taxes
  Is the president serious about encouraging business?
  Steve Chapman
  February 10, 2011
• The Unseen Consequences of "Green Jobs"
  Will investing in clean energy harm the economy?
  Ronald Bailey
  February 8, 2011
• The Truth About the Debt Ceiling
  Separating economic fact from economic myth
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 3, 2011
• Let's Balance the Budget
  Here's how to reduce the size and scope of government
  John Stossel
  February 3, 2011
• No Military Immunity
  America's bloated defense budget is ripe for cutting.
  Jacob Sullum
  February 2, 2011
• Demanding Too Much From the Economy
  Why demand is not to blame for our ongoing economic lethargy
  David Godow
  February 1, 2011
• Colorado Senate Explores Taxicab Regulatory Reform
  Recently introduced legislation rekindles reform efforts
  Harris Kenny
  February 1, 2011
• We Can’t Win the Future By Repeating the Past
  Obama's uninspired State of the Union Address
  Veronique de Rugy and Nick Gillespie
  January 26, 2011
• When Numbers Get Unserious
  Are substantial budget cuts automatically "untenable"?
  John Stossel
  January 26, 2011
• Will the Republicans Cut Government This Time?
  It's time for the GOP to walk the walk.
  John Stossel
  January 20, 2011
• Inoculating Against True Health Care Reform
  We can’t all live at the expense of everyone else.
  Steve Chapman
  January 20, 2011
• Savers Hate America
  Ben Bernanke wants you to be a consumption unit. Why are you ignoring him?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  January 19, 2011
• Obama Isn't Fooling Anyone
  The president is no deregulator
  David Harsanyi
  January 19, 2011
• Same as the Old Boss?
  Don't count on the GOP to shrink the size of government
  John Stossel
  January 13, 2011
• Can We Trust Republicans on Spending?
  GOP’s fiscal track record and campaign promises should give us pause
  Veronique de Rugy
  January 13, 2011
• 2010 Highlights in Local Government Privatization
  Reviewing privatization highlights in parking assets, zoos, libraries and animal shelters
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 5, 2011
• The Municipal Debt Bubble
  As cities and states boost their debts by 800 percent, a housing-like crisis looms.
  Veronique de Rugy
  December 14, 2010
• The SWAT Team Would Like to See Your Alcohol Permit
  How police use regulatory inspections to conduct warrantless searches
  Radley Balko
  December 13, 2010
• Watching What You Eat
  Why has the USDA been plumping up the food stamps program like a factory chicken?
  Greg Beato
  December 10, 2010
• And This Is the Thanks Obama Gets?
  Progressives abandon the president
  David Harsanyi
  December 8, 2010
• A Leaner Leviathan
  Unfortunately, balancing the federal budget won't require radical change.
  Jacob Sullum
  December 8, 2010
• How to Balance the Budget Without Raising Taxes
  The 19 Percent Solution
  Nick Gillespie and Veronique de Rugy
  December 5, 2010
• Story Time With David Brooks and Paul Ryan
  The wonky legislator and the cerebral columnist battle over the big-government narrative.
  Peter Suderman
  December 3, 2010
• End the Lame-Duck Sessions
  It's time to reform Congress.
  David Harsanyi
  December 1, 2010
• Did the Midterms Matter?
  A cynical (or realistic) take on the change in D.C. power.
  Nick Gillespie
  November 29, 2010
• Will Republicans Get Serious on Spending?
  Don't count on it.
  Steve Chapman
  November 22, 2010
• What Can Rand Paul Do?
  The Tea Party libertarian will likely prove a more effective figurehead than senator.
  Brian Doherty
  November 19, 2010
• Time to Tear Down Wrigley Field?
  Why the Cubs shouldn't receive any stadium welfare
  Steve Chapman
  November 18, 2010
• Stimulus: Still Not Working!
  Unbelievably, the administration and its allies keep insisting that a failed policy was a success.
  Veronique de Rugy
  November 16, 2010
• Reach for the Low-Hanging Fruit
  It's time to reform Social Security
  Veronique de Rugy and Jakina Debnam
  November 12, 2010
• PIRG Report Distorts Proposed Indy Parking Meter Lease
  PIRG report ignores facts, offers litany of myths and errors on proposed lease
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 9, 2010
• The Great Libertarian Conspiracy
  Democrats campaign against people they don’t understand.
  Matt Welch
  November 8, 2010
• Attack of the Food Police
  Why the government has no business banning Happy Meals
  Steve Chapman
  November 8, 2010
• Does ObamaCare Reduce Health Care Spending?
  The short answer is no.
  Veronique de Rugy
  November 5, 2010
• Election Night a Mixed Bag for ABC Privatization
  Washington State ballot measures fail, but Pennsylvania elects pro-privatization governor
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 5, 2010
• “It’s No Longer a Matter of If, It’s a Matter of When”
  Staying high on marijuana legalization after the defeat of Proposition 19
  Brian Doherty
  November 5, 2010
• AZ Office of the Auditor General Releases Provocative, but Flawed, Review of the Department of Corrections
  Flawed Study Skews Public vs. Private Corrections Cost Comparison
  Harris Kenny
  November 4, 2010
• Did Freedom Win?
  Shrinking the government means slashing government spending
  John Stossel
  November 4, 2010
• Entitlement Reform? Not Their Cup of Tea
  Tea Party candidates are backing off from serious spending cuts
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 1, 2010
• In Washington, Division Can Be a Plus
  The case for divided government
  Steve Chapman
  November 1, 2010
• Strange Love
  How I learned to stop worrying and embrace the equal protection argument for gay marriage
  Jacob Sullum
  October 26, 2010
• Leaving Taxes or Candy on the Table
  Research suggests sin tax projections in Washington will just create a heavier tax burden and leave the state needing to make future cuts
  Anthony Randazzo and David Godow
  October 25, 2010
• Public-Sector Unions Choke Taxpayers
  It's time for reform.
  John Stossel
  October 21, 2010
• Sacramento Über Alles
  Jerry Brown’s plan to revive California through government alone
  Tim Cavanaugh
  October 20, 2010
• The Small Business Myth
  When the government tries to help small businesses, it hurts businesses (and taxpayers) of all sizes.
  Veronique de Rugy
  October 19, 2010
• The Last Action Hero
  After seven years that felt like a thousand, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger bequeaths a slightly larger government to a sickly state.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  October 18, 2010
• ObamaCare’s Unseen Costs
  Taxes will go up under the new health care law—and the costs will be more than you think.
  Peter Suderman
  October 15, 2010
• The Tax Man Cometh
  Obama's tax plan will hurt small businesses and damage the economy.
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 15, 2010
• Pandering to Geezers
  It's a bipartisan problem.
  Steve Chapman
  October 14, 2010
• Fluidity and Mobility
  It's time to redefine what it means to be middle class.
  Samuel Staley
  October 12, 2010
• It Can Happen Here
  Government really can be cut: case studies from Canada, New Zealand, and the United States
  Arnold Kling, Maurice McTigue and David Henderson
  October 12, 2010
• Reform, Transportation Trump Revenue-Neutrality: The Rationale for ABC Privatization, Part 2
  Streamlining the state, investing in needed transportation should be the focus, not revenue-neutrality
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 7, 2010
• How to Slash the State
  14 ways to dismantle a monstrous government, one program at a time
  October 5, 2010
• Scary Monsters
  The growth of government threatens freedom much more than mosque-building Muslims do.
  Matt Welch
  October 4, 2010
• Taxing the Rich
  The trouble with progressive economics
  John Stossel
  September 30, 2010
• Faking the Pledge
  Republican promises of fiscal sobriety ring hollow.
  Jacob Sullum
  September 29, 2010
• The Battle for the Future
  Combating progressive fairy tales
  John Stossel
  September 23, 2010
• The Failure of Obama's Stimulus
  Big spending has only produced bigger government.
  Steve Chapman
  September 23, 2010
• D'Souza to Obama, With Malice
  The president is a Keynesian meddler not a Kenyan anti-colonialist.
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 21, 2010
• Public Employees vs. the Public Will
  Government workers get more powerful as they grow less popular.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  September 21, 2010
• Austerity Agonistes
  Why left-wing economists’ warnings against austerity programs are wrong
  Veronique de Rugy
  September 20, 2010
• The Tea Party and the Value of Craziness
  Extremism in defense of liberty isn't necessarily a vice.
  Steve Chapman
  September 16, 2010
• The Case for Bifurcated Trials
  How we can narrow the odds of seeing another Cameron Todd Willingham.
  Radley Balko
  September 13, 2010
• Whole Lotta Nothing In L.A.
  How the Community Redevelopment Agency is turning the City of the Angels back into a desert.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  September 9, 2010
• Entrepreneurs Under Attack
  How protectionist laws stifle competition and cripple economic liberty
  John Stossel
  September 9, 2010
• Can You Smell What Obama's Cooking?
  Why the president's new stimulus won't work
  David Harsanyi
  September 8, 2010
• The Confrontation
  Drew Carey and Nick Gillespie clash with the Cleveland City Council over Reason Saves Cleveland.
  Nick Gillespie
  September 8, 2010
• Lost and Found
  Taking Inventory of the Public’s Real Property Assets
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 2, 2010
• The State of Iraq
  Nation building might work, but it's not worth it.
  David Harsanyi
  September 1, 2010
• Simpson and the Sacred Cow
  The reaction to the former senator's comments on Social Security shows he's right.
  Jacob Sullum
  September 1, 2010
• California’s Gift of Shame
  How IOUs, layoffs, late payments, and other bad news may still save the Golden State
  Tim Cavanaugh
  August 27, 2010
• Lessons from the Bell, California Fiasco
  High government salaries means soaring pension costs that taxpayers cannot afford.
  Adam Summers
  August 24, 2010
• Divesting Virginia’s Liquid Assets: The Rationale for ABC Privatization, Part 1
  Virginia doesn't need a "public option" in liquor
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 19, 2010
• Bell Isn't Only California City That Should Re-Examine Pensions, Salaries
  High government salaries mean soaring pension costs that taxpayers cannot afford
  Adam Summers
  August 19, 2010
• A Holiday from Fiscal Responsibility
  The case against sales tax holidays
  Steve Chapman
  August 12, 2010
• A Memo to Alan Greenspan
  Why the former Fed chairman should keep quiet
  John Stossel
  August 12, 2010
• Contract with America 0.5
  The GOP should resurrect a few ideas from 1994
  David Harsanyi
  August 11, 2010
• The Unaffordability of Endless War
  Transforming distant nations is a costly luxury.
  Steve Chapman
  August 5, 2010
• Growing Pains
  ObamaCare won't stop rising health care costs.
  Peter Suderman
  July 30, 2010
• Spending Can Be Cut
  Politicians who tell you democracies can’t slash spending are lying.
  Veronique de Rugy
  July 14, 2010
• Mystery Train
  How has California’s high-speed rail project survived for 14 years without a plan, a budget, or a single accomplishment?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  July 13, 2010
• Wine Snobs and Suds Swillers Unite!
  Legislation oozing its way up the Hill threatens open markets in beer, wine, and liquor.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  July 8, 2010
• The Death of Neoliberalism
  Pro-market Democrats disappeared just when we needed them most.
  Matt Welch
  July 6, 2010
• Temporary Funding Forever?
  What happens when the federal government finally shuts short-term money down?
  Peter Suderman
  June 30, 2010
• Spend, Baby, Spend!
  The trouble with Obama's economic agenda
  David Harsanyi
  June 30, 2010
• Don't Nationalize BP
  Big Government is no cure for the failure of Big Oil
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 29, 2010
• Amid Fiscal Pressures, States Move to Privatize Workers Compensation Programs
  Several states aiming to get government out of the workers compensation insurance business
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 21, 2010
• An End to Spending Excess
  The case for budgetary restraint
  Steve Chapman
  June 21, 2010
• The Vanity Tax
  The trouble with the government's new tax on indoor tanning services
  Greg Beato
  June 17, 2010
• Instant-Runoff Voting Would Be Better Alternative to Open Primary for California Voters
  Proposition 14 won't cure state's political or fiscal problems
  Adam Summers
  June 7, 2010
• Open Primary Would Close Doors to Voter Choice and Participation
  California's Proposition 14 would shut out minor political parties
  Adam Summers
  June 7, 2010
• How to Save Cleveland
  Turning around America’s dying cities is difficult, improbable, and necessary.
  Nick Gillespie
  May 24, 2010
• What’s a Diploma Worth?
  Americans have always loved college and real estate. So why do these assets need government support?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  May 20, 2010
• Txting 2 Cut Gov't
  The GOP launches a new site to allow citizens to vote on defunding pork
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  May 12, 2010
• Our Unsustainable Debt
  America is on the verge of financial disaster.
  Veronique de Rugy
  May 11, 2010
• Paul Ryan: Radical or Sellout?
  The GOP’s rising fiscal policy star is too cautious for radical economic reform yet too radical for his own party.
  Peter Suderman
  May 10, 2010
• We Are Out of Money
  American governance won’t begin to inch forward until the political class faces basic facts.
  Matt Welch
  May 7, 2010
• Los Angeles Destroys Functioning Businesses in a Recession
  But that’s OK with the city—those businesses are selling medical marijuana
  Brian Doherty
  May 6, 2010
• Budgetary Three-Card Monte
  War spending aside, federal budget shenanigans continue.
  Veronique de Rugy
  May 4, 2010
• How Starving Government Still Gets Fat
  Tax cuts aren't enough. We need to reduce the size and scope of government.
  Steve Chapman
  May 3, 2010
• Meddlers At the Gate
  America needs genuine financial reform, not stale populist rhetoric.
  David Harsanyi
  April 28, 2010
• Racism and the Tea Party Movement
  Don't believe the media hype.
  Cathy Young
  April 27, 2010
• GM's Phony Bailout Payback
  The company is setting the stage for another taxpayer shakedown
  Shikha Dalmia
  April 27, 2010
• Coming Up Short
  What Michael Lewis’ The Big Short gets right—and wrong—about the financial meltdown
  Anthony Randazzo
  April 26, 2010
• Make State Programs Compete for Funds
  How "Budgeting for Outcomes" can help California escape its fiscal nightmare
  David Osborne
  April 24, 2010
• The Rise of Decline
  Experts say things are collapsing. Maybe they’re not collapsing fast enough.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  April 19, 2010
• Nursing Our Way Out of a Doctor Shortage
  Why it's time to loosen the regulations on nurse practitioners
  Steve Chapman
  April 19, 2010
• 24-Hour Party People
  Scenes from a tax day tea party protest
  David Harsanyi
  April 16, 2010
• Lower and Simplify Taxes!
  It's time to reform the system.
  John Stossel
  April 15, 2010
• Taking State Parks off the State's Books
  Tap the private sector to take over operations, management of state parks
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 14, 2010
• L.A.’s Pot Revolution
  How Los Angeles became the “wild West” of medical marijuana—and lived to tell the tale
  Brian Doherty
  April 12, 2010
• Obama’s Education Spending Frenzy
  After the administration’s first year, it’s status quo 20, reform 1.
  Lisa Snell
  April 9, 2010
• Health Care's History of Fiscal Folly
  Expanding health coverage busted state budgets. Will it bust the federal budget too?
  Peter Suderman
  April 7, 2010
• Red Ink and Green Jobs
  Citizens of the Golden State get nervous about carbon rationing plans made in flusher times
  Ronald Bailey
  April 6, 2010
• The 9/14 Presidency
  Barack Obama is operating with the war powers granted George W. Bush three days after the 9/11 attacks.
  Eli Lake
  April 6, 2010
• Obama’s Neverending Afghan Adventure
  If we never quit, then we’ll never leave
  Brian Doherty
  March 31, 2010
• States' Rights Versus Obamacare
  States look to sue over health care mandates
  Samuel Staley
  March 26, 2010
• How to Oppose ObamaCare
  What critics of the president's health care plan can learn from Gandhi's methods of nonviolent resistance
  Shikha Dalmia
  March 26, 2010
• ACORN's Original Sin
  Critics of the expiring activist group say it was driven by the vision of Saul Alinsky. If only that were true.
  Jesse Walker
  March 26, 2010
• The Entitlement Rip-Off
  How unfunded liabilities drain the treasury
  John Stossel
  March 25, 2010
• Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act
  How prevailing wage laws benefit unions at the expense of taxpayers
  Damon W. Root
  March 24, 2010
• Nancy Pelosi: Jobs Junkie
  The Speaker of the House just can't stop talking about jobs
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  March 24, 2010
• The Lie of Fiscal Responsibility
  Health care bill worsens nation's financial future
  Peter Suderman
  March 22, 2010
• How to Repopulate Cleveland And Other Once-Great American Cities
  Fix education, promote bottom-up redevelopment, and leverage the value of the private sector
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 19, 2010
• Politicians Smother Cities
  How to bring life back to great American cities
  John Stossel
  March 18, 2010
• The Death of Fiscal Federalism
  It’s been a long time since economic policy was forged in the states
  Veronique de Rugy
  March 17, 2010
• How Cities Can Take Care of Businesses
  Uncovering problems with tax codes and licensing regimes
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 17, 2010
• ‘You Cut Spending’
  Former New Mexico governor and possible presidential candidate Gary Johnson talks about Obamanomics, ending the drug war, and climbing the highest mountains.
  Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch
  March 16, 2010
• Five Lies About the American Economy
  The Obama team’s favorite slices of fiscal baloney
  Tim Cavanaugh
  March 11, 2010
• The Right to Work
  How occupational licensing laws restrict liberty
  John Stossel
  March 11, 2010
• The Children of George Metesky
  Not every terrorist is a product of the left or the right.
  Jesse Walker
  March 10, 2010
• Insurers Gone Wild!
  Why health insurers welcome Obama’s plan to tame them
  Jacob Sullum
  March 10, 2010
• Obama and the L-Word
  The president’s habit of telling untruths
  Matt Welch
  March 9, 2010
• Busting the Well-Endowed
  It's time to cut federal funding for the arts
  Shikha Dalmia and Harris Kenny
  March 4, 2010
• The Wrong Policy at the Wrong Time
  The problem with the Value-Added Tax
  Veronique de Rugy
  March 4, 2010
• Getting Serious About Pension Reform in Atlanta
  How to fix the city's massive pension problem without tax increases
  Adam Summers
  March 3, 2010
• Created or Saved or Estimated or Assumed
  The Congressional Budget Office's predetermined stimulus reports
  Peter Suderman
  March 3, 2010
• The Myth of the Recovery
  The White House claims the economy is on the mend. That’s a fantasy.
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 1, 2010
• Obama Embraces Nixonomics
  The folly of imposing wage and price controls
  Steve Chapman
  February 25, 2010
• The Paulpocalypse
  A longtime Ron Paul watcher wonders if his CPAC victory is the dawn of a new age, or the beginning of the end
  Brian Doherty
  February 24, 2010
• Fight the Power
  The unfulfilled promise of “constitutional conservatism”
  Jacob Sullum
  February 24, 2010
• The Politics of Giving
  The Philanthropy Roundtable’s Adam Meyerson talks about the future of charity, power grabs by the IRS, and pressures to create a nonprofit cartel.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  February 23, 2010
• Our Afghan "Government in a Box"
  Did Gen. McChrystal reveal more than he intended?
  Terry Michael
  February 18, 2010
• Education Is Too Important for a Government Monopoly
  It's time to let parents choose
  John Stossel
  February 18, 2010
• Getting Government Out of the Parking Business
  D.C., Richmond and other cities can benefit from parking privatization, as Chicago has
  Leonard Gilroy
  February 17, 2010
• Congress’ Phony Price Tags
  Legislators have a lousy track record of keeping costs anywhere near their initial projections.
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 16, 2010
• Let the Private Sector Compete to Provide Public Services and Watch the Savings Roll In
  Outsourcing and managed competition are proven common-sense, nonpartisan strategies for reducing costs and improving services
  Leonard Gilroy and Adam Summers
  February 14, 2010
• The Fable of Market Meritocracy
  Markets don't reward smart people. They reward value.
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 12, 2010
• A Rand Revival
  Understanding the best—and worst—of Ayn Rand's philosophy
  Cathy Young
  February 11, 2010
• Hurtling Down the Road to Serfdom
  Do we want a culture of takers or makers?
  John Stossel
  February 11, 2010
• Back to the Drawing Board
  Democratic fantasies face the bracing slap of reality.
  Matt Welch
  February 8, 2010
• All the President's Budget Assumptions
  The 2011 budget contains more rosy scenarios than a romance novel.
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 4, 2010
• Big Government's Cronies
  The real reason politicians like complicated tax and regulatory schemes
  John Stossel
  February 4, 2010
• Fiscal Stimulus is Buying Trouble
  Why government spending hasn't brought the economy around
  Steve Chapman
  February 4, 2010
• Fiscal Fraud—or Frugality?
  Runaway spending is a bipartisan problem
  Steve Chapman
  February 1, 2010
• Our "So-Called" Leader
  The trouble with Obama's State of the Union
  David Harsanyi
  January 29, 2010
• The Public Enterprise System: Managing for Better Value in Government
  The Commission for a New Georgia—Business Meets Bureaucracy
  Sonny Perdue
  January 29, 2010
• Good Roads Sooner: Public-Private Partnerships in New South Wales
  Australians will pay tolls to get a road now rather than face a decade or more stuck in traffic
  Bob Carr
  January 29, 2010
• Streamlining Louisiana: Driving Government Reform in an Era of Fiscal Crisis
  Interview with Angele Davis, Louisiana Commissioner of Administration
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 29, 2010
• Lifting All Boats in Louisiana: A Vision for Transforming Louisiana's Education System
  Interview with Paul Pastorek, Louisiana State Superintendent of Education
  Lisa Snell
  January 29, 2010
• Look Before You Leap Into Privatization: Florida's Council on Efficient Government Sets a New Standard in Transparency, Due Diligence in Privatization and Contracting Decisions
  Interview with Henry Garrigo, former Director, Florida Council on Efficient Government
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 29, 2010
• We Have to Do Better: Fiscal Challenges Demand Creative Government
  Interview with Indianapolis Mayor Gregory Ballard
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 29, 2010
• Chicago's Parking Meter Lease: A Win-Win-Win for Motorists, Taxpayers and the City
  Asset concession brings fiscal, operational, environmental benefits
  Gene Saffold
  January 29, 2010
• Public-Private Partnerships for Local Governments: The Sandy Springs Model
  Imagine starting a new city of over 90,000 people with only two employees. We did it.
  Oliver Porter
  January 29, 2010
• Tracking Taxpayer Capital: Recovery.org vs. Recovery.gov
  Private sector can step in to fill government's transparency gap
  Eric Gillespie
  January 29, 2010
• It's the Economy, Stupid
  Understanding Obama's plummeting approval ratings
  Steve Chapman
  January 28, 2010
• Obama's Rhetorical Retreat
  Has reality finally caught up with the president?
  David Harsanyi
  January 27, 2010
• Overpaying for Green Power
  Americans are adopting a failed type of clean energy subsidy—the feed-in tariff—just as Europeans are abandoning it.
  Ronald Bailey
  January 26, 2010
• Advice to Barack Obama by Two People Who Didn't Vote for Him (or John McCain)
  But just might if he ever got serious about governing.
  Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie
  January 26, 2010
• Exiting New Jersey's Fiscal Nightmare
  Can Chris Christie reform the Garden State?
  Eileen Norcross
  January 22, 2010
• Three Reasons Why The Dems Are in Big, Big Trouble. And One Reason Why They're Not.
  What Obama—and the GOP—should learn from the Coakley defeat and slumping poll
  Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch
  January 20, 2010
• Proposed City Water Grab Draining Scottsdale Tax Dollars
  Unnecessary move bad for taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 15, 2010
• Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government
  Plus, Five Big Projects That Went Well and Five That Were Disasters
  William D. Eggers and John O'Leary
  January 13, 2010
• Who Wants to Tax a Millionaire?
  The “millionaire’s tax” will affect more people than you think.
  Veronique de Rugy
  January 13, 2010
• Class War
  How public servants became our masters
  Steven Greenhut
  January 12, 2010
• Government Spending and the Zero Sum Game
  Why won’t people who love to make zero-sum arguments about the economy apply their own lessons to government spending?
  Matt Welch
  January 8, 2010
• Reading the Tea Party Leaves
  Will we see a repeat of 1994—or 1964?
  Michael Munger
  December 31, 2009
• Dumbest Government Policies? Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  Government bean-counters, even more than generals, always fight the last war
  Nick Gillespie
  December 23, 2009
• Free Stuff from Uncle Sam
  Why the government shouldn't be in the business of taking our money and then giving it back.
  John Stossel
  December 17, 2009
• Laissez Les Bon Reforms Roulez
  Government reform, Louisiana-style
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 16, 2009
• Taking Money from Girl Scouts
  Sweeping new regulations could strangle nonprofit financial literacy programs.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  December 16, 2009
• Have a Coke and a Tax
  The economic case against soda taxes
  Veronique de Rugy
  December 14, 2009
• Was Parking Meter Privatization a Good Deal for the Windy City? Chicago CFO Gene Saffold Responds
  Reason interview with Chicago Chief Financial Officer Gene Saffold
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 11, 2009
• Did the Stimulus Create Jobs?
  The government's own job creation data reveal the dangers of a second stimulus
  Veronique de Rugy
  December 11, 2009
• The Gatekeeper
  How a little bureaucratic office became the biggest impediment to Barack Obama’s health care plans
  Peter Suderman
  December 8, 2009
• California Needs to Stop Defined-Benefit Pensions
  Government’s pension obligations are a looming disaster that can be eased by 401(k)-style retirement plans
  Adam Summers
  December 7, 2009
• Stop Insuring Mortgages
  The folly of government intervention in the housing market
  John Stossel
  December 3, 2009
• California Voters Were Railroaded on High-Speed Rail
  Wildly inaccurate ridership predictions could cost taxpayers billions
  Adam Summers
  December 2, 2009
• These Boots Are Made for Talking
  The fuzzy math and goofy logic of government-goosed employment
  Jacob Sullum
  November 25, 2009
• Treating Wall Street Like the Mafia
  Chris Dodd's Agency for Financial Stability will give too much power to federal regulators
  Anthony Randazzo
  November 20, 2009
• Worse Than Taxes
  The real burden of government is the spending level
  John Stossel
  November 19, 2009
• Bernanke's Philosopher
  The Fed chairman is portrayed as a follower of John Maynard Keynes, but his real inspiration is Milton Friedman
  Penn Bullock
  November 17, 2009
• Where's That Inflation?
  The monetary base has ballooned, yet inflation remains far off. Or does it?
  Veronique de Rugy
  November 17, 2009
• Private Prisons a Smart Strategy for Arizona
  Prison privatization opponents rely on myths, not facts
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 17, 2009
• Louisiana Provides Model for Closing Budget Deficit
  Given the scale of Arizona's fiscal crisis, there's no way to avoid government downsizing
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 17, 2009
• Dave Bing's Last-Second Shot
  Can the former Piston star save Detroit?
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 10, 2009
• The Secret Message of Stimulus Spending
  Even the feds don't believe they can create jobs
  Veronique de Rugy
  November 3, 2009
• A Hard Pill to Swallow
  Is the stimulus turning the economy around?
  Jacob Sullum
  October 29, 2009
• Self-Governance Works
  Elinor Ostrom's research shows that free people can overcome the "tragedy of the commons"
  John Stossel
  October 29, 2009
• 'The Last Gasp of the Dinosaurs'
  Publisher and flat-tax Republican Steve Forbes on 1930s-style economic policies, the news industry, and the future of the GOP
  Matt Welch
  October 28, 2009
• Fed Up
  The political movement to curtail the Federal Reserve goes from fringe to mainstream
  Brian Doherty
  October 27, 2009
• Financial Market Reform
  Why new regulations must avoid moral hazards
  Jeffrey Miron
  October 27, 2009
• Consumer Financial Protection Vagary
  Congress confuses the causes of the financial crisis—on purpose
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  October 23, 2009
• In Praise of Doing Nothing
  Why saying "no" does not equal saying "yes" to the status quo
  David Harsanyi
  October 20, 2009
• Rising Pension Costs, Falling Revenues Lead to a $179 Million Budget Deficit in San Diego
  Adam Summers
  October 19, 2009
• The Myth of the Multiplier
  Why the stimulus package hasn't reduced unemployment
  Veronique de Rugy
  October 19, 2009
• Treating the Elderly Like Spoiled Brats
  The case against giving a tax-free bonus to Social Security recipients
  Steve Chapman
  October 19, 2009
• The New Deal Made Them "Right"
  Remembering FDR's principled liberal opponents
  Damon W. Root
  October 16, 2009
• Mortgage Madness, Again
  The trouble with the Federal Housing Authority's easy-money policies
  Steve Chapman
  October 15, 2009
• Elinor Ostrom on the Market, the State, and the Third Sector
  The remarkable achievements of the Nobel Prize-winning economist
  Paul Dragos Aligica
  October 12, 2009
• Don't Blame Voters for California's Budget Woes
  Big spending pols falsely claim citizen ballot initiatives have tied their hands
  Shikha Dalmia, Adam Summers and Adrian Moore
  October 9, 2009
• Marching with Michael Moore
  After a rally, union toughs get a sneak peak of Capitalism: A Love Story
  Sean Higgins
  October 5, 2009
• The Teutonic Turn
  In the midst of an economic downturn, German voters go libertarian
  Michael C. Moynihan
  October 2, 2009
• Success No Matter What?
  Don't believe the White House's economic hype
  John Stossel
  October 1, 2009
• "Selling" State Buildings in Arizona, California
  Sale-leasebacks can play a role in easing fiscal woes, but shouldn't replace budget cutting and government streamlining
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 30, 2009
• Payday of Reckoning
  New laws aimed at kneecapping payday lenders will end up hurting the poor
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  September 25, 2009
• The Truth About Media Bias
  Every reporter has political beliefs
  John Stossel
  September 24, 2009
• Anarchy in PA
  The last thing Pittsburgh needs is the G-20 Summit
  Bill Steigerwald
  September 23, 2009
• Doubling Down on Climate Change
  Activists want America to reduce emissions to 1960s levels. Is that even possible?
  Ronald Bailey
  September 22, 2009
• Inflation Returns!
  Free market economists debate the prospects, fears, and even hopes for rising prices in post-crises America
  Randall Parker, Vernon Smith, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Jeffrey Rogers, James Grant, Steven Gjerstad, Donald Luskin, Peter Schiff and Scott Sumner
  September 22, 2009
• Public Pension Problems Mount for Local CA Governments
  Lawmakers fail to make necessary reforms as unfunded liabilities continue to grow throughout the state
  Adam Summers
  September 22, 2009
• Marching with Michael Moore
  After a rally, union toughs get a sneak peak of Capitalism: A Love Story
  Sean Higgins
  September 21, 2009
• The Debtorship Society
  More Americans became "homeowners" while owning less and less of their homes
  Tim Cavanaugh
  September 21, 2009
• The Revenge of Ross Perot
  Obama's policies are making Americans worry about the national debt
  Steve Chapman
  September 17, 2009
• Taxing Internet Retailers Like Brick-and-Mortar Stores
  State governments go looking for revenue from online retailers
  Steven Titch
  September 17, 2009
• About That Detroit Renaissance
  Don't believe the hype
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 11, 2009
• TARP Tall Tales
  Phase 1: Spend $700 billion, Phase 2: ??, Phase 3: Profit?
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  September 3, 2009
• Clunker Legislation
  The economic illiteracy behind Cash for Clunkers
  John Stossel
  September 3, 2009
• Friedman Economics
  Is Fed chairman Ben Bernanke a follower of John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman?
  Penn Bullock
  September 1, 2009
• California Parks Need User Fees
  Only 13 of the 279 parks and beaches are financially self-supporting
  Adam Summers
  September 1, 2009
• Public Options Are Ill-Conceived
  Government should leave commercial activities to the private sector
  John Palatiello and Leonard Gilroy
  August 26, 2009
• Obama's Race to the Top May Help Spur Much-Needed Education Reforms
  Schwarzenegger has opportunity to improve teacher performance and increase use of charter schools
  Lisa Snell
  August 24, 2009
• Cash for Clunkers Destroys Wealth and Resources
  Program isn't delivering on its eco-goals
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 12, 2009
• Time to Step It Up on Privatization in Virginia
  Even seemingly privatization-resistant states turning to the private sector to help solve major fiscal, capital investment challenges
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 11, 2009
• The Real Clunkers in this Deal
  Why "cash for clunkers" is a terrible idea
  Steve Chapman
  August 10, 2009
• Policymakers Turn to Privatization Amid Prolonged Government Fiscal Crises
  Privatization, public-private partnerships increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 6, 2009
• Little Bitty Bang Bang
  The trouble with "cash for clunkers"
  David Harsanyi
  August 5, 2009
• Taxing the Net
  Sales tax cartel
  Brian Doherty
  August 3, 2009
• The Failure of African Aid
  Michael C. Moynihan
  August 3, 2009
• The Re-Election Campaign of Ben Bernanke
  The Federal Reserve chief fights for his future. Why is he bothering?
  Brian Doherty
  July 30, 2009
• A Minimum Wage Equals Minimum Jobs
  The unseen costs of minimum wage laws
  John Stossel
  July 30, 2009
• A Hole They Dug for Themselves
  There's nothing surprising about the crises in state budgets
  Steve Chapman
  July 30, 2009
• California Budget Deal Is a Bad Band-Aid
  State once again fails to address the spending and structural problems that cause deficit
  Adam Summers
  July 29, 2009
• The Dangerous Minimum Wage Mirage
  Why raising the minimum wage will hurt workers and worsen the economy
  Steve Chapman
  July 23, 2009
• Recap of California Voters' Rejection of Special Election Measures
  Taxpayers smartly say no to Sacramento's so-called budget reforms
  Adam Summers
  July 20, 2009
• What's Next, Mr. President—Cardigans?
  The real reasons why Barack Obama's domestic agenda is faltering
  Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie
  July 19, 2009
• Virginia Needs a Fiscal Makeover
  Federal stimulus dollars won't last forever
  Leonard Gilroy
  July 14, 2009
• Automakers Bailout Is Illegal, Illiberal and Ill-fated
  Why Washington shouldn't run Detroit
  Jacob Sullum, Ronald Bailey and Matt Welch
  July 14, 2009
• Bailouts, Stimulus or Do Nothing?
  Doing nothing new would have been much better than anything we've done so far
  Jeffrey Miron
  July 14, 2009
• California Screaming: The Budget Deficit Blame Game
  Golden State's political class comes unglued in the face of a citizens' revolt
  Matt Welch
  July 14, 2009
• Corporate Tax Burden Is Already a Whopping 40 Percent
  President Obama's new corporate tax plan will increase what's already the highest unemployment rate since 1983
  Veronique de Rugy
  July 14, 2009
• The Employee Free Choice Act and Binding Arbitration
  EFCA is destructive to the rights of employers and workers, and the economy
  Shikha Dalmia
  July 14, 2009
• Return to the Moon
  Unless it's profitable, it won't be permanent
  Ronald Bailey
  July 14, 2009
• Why We'll Leave L.A.
  Arbitrary and capricious behavior by local lawmakers is chasing business out of the City of Angels
  Rick Newcombe
  July 10, 2009
• (Un)Happy New Fiscal Year
  States need fundamental budget/spending reforms to weather the fiscal storm
  Leonard Gilroy
  July 6, 2009
• President Obama's Top Five Health Care Lies
  Tony Soprano Care
  Shikha Dalmia
  July 2, 2009
• The Cost of Doing Something
  Declaiming the price of "inaction" is a perennial argument for big government and bad law
  Matt Welch
  July 1, 2009
• Lift Restrictions on School Outsourcing in California
  Other states and school districts are saving millions by contracting out non-instructional support services
  Lisa Snell
  June 30, 2009
• Obama Pulls an Agency Out of His...Hat
  Rhetorical sleight of hand on the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  June 26, 2009
• I, Toaster
  A British artist inadvertently brings Leonard Read's classic essay "I, Pencil" to life.*
  Radley Balko
  June 24, 2009
• California Must Control State Pension and Benefit Costs
  Currently facing an unfunded liability of over $48 billion for state retiree health and dental benefits
  Adam Summers
  June 22, 2009
• How to Reduce Atlanta's Budget Deficit
  Budget makeover should include outcome-based budgeting, privatization and asset leases
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 21, 2009
• Medicare Is Not the Model for Health Care Reform
  The "public option" health care plan will not be financially sustainable
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 18, 2009
• Get Real About Bakersfield City Pensions
  Bakersfield has nearly $100 million in unfunded pension liabilities
  Adrian Moore
  June 18, 2009
• The Invisible Hand of Population Control
  The tragedy of the commons meets economic freedom
  Ronald Bailey
  June 16, 2009
• Dickens Is Back. Watch Your Wallet.
  If you want to understand the economy, don't turn to the author of Oliver Twist for answers.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  June 16, 2009
• Sympathy for the Investment Banker
  Who killed Bear Stearns? After all, it was you and me.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  June 15, 2009
• Are Charters a Drain on Traditional Public Schools?
  Charters are a legitimate part of the public school system
  Lisa Snell
  June 12, 2009
• Baffled by the Economy
  Why being a macroeconomist means never having to say you're sorry
  Steve Chapman
  June 11, 2009
• Who Do Charters Educate?
  The numbers prove that charters help disadvantaged students
  Lisa Snell
  June 11, 2009
• Is America Following the Policies that Caused Japan's "Lost Decade"?
  Federal government is repeating many of the same mistakes that created Japan's Lost Decade
  Michael Flynn, Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo
  June 10, 2009
• How Much Freedom Do Charter Schools Deserve?
  Oakland owes a lot to its charter schools
  June 10, 2009
• Government Motors
  The trouble with Washington running a car company
  Steve Chapman
  June 8, 2009
• Save the Motherland: Buy GM!
  The trouble with preserving a prehistoric, poorly run, and unprofitable private corporation
  David Harsanyi
  June 3, 2009
• How Not to Run G.M.
  Obama's environmental and employment goals could undermine profitability
  Jacob Sullum
  June 3, 2009
• California: Harbinger of Fiscal Doom
  What the Golden State's bleak future means for America
  Brian Doherty
  June 3, 2009
• The Federal Deficit Grows and Grows
  President Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility"—and delivers the opposite.
  Veronique de Rugy
  June 1, 2009
• California's Silent Big Spenders
  Political class refuses to explain why the state requires hysterical spending growth
  Matt Welch
  May 29, 2009
• Nostalgianomics
  Liberal economists pine for days no liberal should want to revisit
  Brink Lindsey
  May 26, 2009
• The Lure of the Czars
  It took the Romanovs almost 300 years to produce 18 czars. Obama did it in less than 100 days.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  May 22, 2009
• China's Rocket to Modernity
  Why "socialism with Chinese characteristics" looks a lot like capitalism
  Steve Chapman
  May 21, 2009
• Dear GOP: Please Choose Liberty
  Even non-Republicans need a strong opposition
  Shikha Dalmia
  May 20, 2009
• The Housing Boom and Bust
  Thomas Sowell on how government policies made the housing crisis possible
  Brian Doherty
  May 20, 2009
• Reason.tv Video: Hasta La Vista, Arnold
  What California's Budget Mess Means for America
  Nick Gillespie and Ted Balaker
  May 14, 2009
• Seeing is Believing
  It's time for Obama to keep his promise about stimulus transparency
  Veronique de Rugy and Eileen Norcross
  May 12, 2009
• Barter Country
  As the economy suffers, a nation turns toward cashless transactions
  Greg Beato
  May 12, 2009
• If You Can't Handle the Stress Test...
  Are the Democrats tired of being the bear in the china closet?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  May 8, 2009
• High-Speed Rail Won't Help the Masses
  High ticket prices and too few stops and stations will make them trains for the wealthy
  Samuel Staley
  May 1, 2009
• Stages of Denial
  Take pity on the left as it grapples with the tea party revolt
  Matt Kibbe
  April 29, 2009
• Soundbite: The Raw Deal
  Damon W. Root
  April 29, 2009
• Obama's Vision Deficit
  After 100 days, the new president has revealed himself as an effective salesman of exhausted ideas
  Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie
  April 29, 2009
• President of Everything
  Obama's executive grasp includes our entire lives
  Brian Doherty
  April 27, 2009
• Is the Government Acting Like a Payday Lender?
  Banks want to pay back their bailout loans early, but Treasury doesn't want to let them go
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  April 23, 2009
• Getting California Back on Track
  Rip up the government's credit cards, institute a spending limit, and prioritize programs based on effectiveness
  Adam Summers
  April 22, 2009
• Nothing to Toast in California's Proposed 'Dime a Drink' Tax
  False claims about alcohol's costs and lost wages are being used to push tax increases
  Edward Stringham
  April 20, 2009
• When Do Deficits Matter?
  While Democrats and Republicans switch sides, economists try to pin down a tipping point
  Veronique de Rugy
  April 20, 2009
• The Truth About the Tea Parties
  It's the government spending, stupid
  Steve Chapman
  April 20, 2009
• Will We Be Stimulated?
  Economists sound off on Obama's stimulus package
  Nick Gillespie
  April 15, 2009
• Illinois Government Should Shop Around
  Council on efficient government would bring common-sense budgeting to state
  Leonard Gilroy and Kate Campaigne
  April 9, 2009
• Managed Destruction, or, Where Are the Paleo-Schumpeterians When We Need Them?
  Can Carlota Perez save the global economy?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  April 9, 2009
• State Governments Face Deficits and Fiscal Trouble Because of Spending
  From 2002 to 2007, state spending rose 50 percent faster than inflation
  Adam Summers and Michael Flynn
  April 9, 2009
• California Wants to Ban Your Big Screen TV
  This nanny state plan arrives in the name of energy efficiency
  Steven Titch
  April 9, 2009
• Obama's Double-Talk
  While the president talks sobriety, his policies take America on an economic bender
  Matt Welch
  April 3, 2009
• Obama's Losing Bet on Detroit
  Nationalization won't save General Motors
  Steve Chapman
  April 2, 2009
• Gimme Some Sugar
  Pepsi and Pizza Hut go au naturel, but still make you fat
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  March 27, 2009
• Rolling Out TARP II
  Creating an unnecessarily subsidized market in toxic assets
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 27, 2009
• California's High Taxes and Burdensome Regulations Drive People and Businesses Away
  State's credit rating is worst in nation and businesses say it is the worst place for entrepreneurship
  Adam Summers
  March 26, 2009
• Whitewashing FDR
  A New Deal apologia arrives just in time for Barack Obama
  Daniel Rothschild
  March 26, 2009
• No End in Sight
  Obama needs a bailout exit strategy
  David Harsanyi
  March 25, 2009
• The End of Financial Privacy
  Why Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Austria caved on protecting its foreign investors
  Veronique de Rugy
  March 20, 2009
• Obama's Unkeepable AIG Promise
  President vows "never" again on bailouts, yet his policy remains too big to fail
  Matt Welch
  March 19, 2009
• 'We Have a Lot of Work to Do'
  ABC's John Stossel on defending the market from within the liberal media
  Ted Balaker
  March 19, 2009
• Punitive Damage
  Congress is in a lynching mood over bailouts and bonuses
  Steve Chapman
  March 19, 2009
• Stimulating Ourselves to Death
  They might sound great, but do stimulus packages work?
  Veronique de Rugy
  March 17, 2009
• Now You Own It, Mr. President
  Obama's policies have made the recession worse
  David Harsanyi
  March 11, 2009
• Fear Is the Economy's Biggest Problem Right Now
  Obama has followed Bush and Paulson's lead using fear to push bailouts and policies
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 6, 2009
• Are We All Socialists Now?
  It depends on what the meaning of "socialism" is
  Cathy Young
  March 5, 2009
• Why I Miss Bill Clinton
  And why the Democrats will, too
  Steve Chapman
  March 5, 2009
• Obama's Charitable Taking
  When tax increases are "savings," reach for your wallet
  Jacob Sullum
  March 4, 2009
• How Big Government Infrastructure Projects Go Wrong
  Lessons from the Tennessee Valley Authority
  Jim Powell
  March 2, 2009
• The Liberaltarian Jackalope
  The liberal-libertarian rapprochement is probably dead on arrival
  Matt Welch
  March 2, 2009
• Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Failure
  If the California governor is the face of "moderate" Republicanism, the party is even more doomed than the 2008 elections suggest
  Matt Welch
  February 28, 2009
• The Two Faces of Barack Obama
  A president contradicts himself all night long
  Matt Welch
  February 25, 2009
• Detroit as the Prodigal Son
  Why is the government rewarding failure?
  Steve Chapman
  February 23, 2009
• Detroit as the Prodigal Son
  Why is the government rewarding failure?
  Steve Chapman
  February 23, 2009
• Innovative Solutions Needed to Fix L.A.’s Budget
  L.A. should follow Chicago's lead on public-private partnerships
  Adam Summers
  February 23, 2009
• Sharpening the Budget Saw in Virginia
  Arizona bill offers a blueprint for right-sizing state government
  Leonard Gilroy
  February 17, 2009
• Here's What $800 Billion Buys Today
  The final stimulus package is the final insult to taxpayers
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 13, 2009
• Why the Stimulus Plan Won't Work
  And several ideas that might
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 13, 2009
• State Budget Crises Arrive Like Clockwork
  Lawmakers once again turn to cigarette taxes to balance their budgets
  Michael Flynn
  February 11, 2009
• Corporate Workfare
  Wall Street's bailout money comes with strings attached
  Jesse Walker
  February 11, 2009
• The Reason.com Stimulus Symposium
  Leading economists sound off on the $800 billion stimulus package
  February 11, 2009
• Fear Is His Friend
  Obama takes a page from Bush's crisis management book
  Jacob Sullum
  February 11, 2009
• 800 Billion Reasons To Be Worried
  The Senate stimulus bill should only stimulate taxpayer anger
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 10, 2009
• 'I Think the SEC Was Distracted'
  Outgoing Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins talks about bailouts, hedge funds, and what he thinks the SEC should have been regulating
  Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie
  February 10, 2009
• Dissatisfaction Guaranteed
  The federal government should stop guaranteeing loans
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 9, 2009
• The Great Union Debate
  Card check: unions' salvation?
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 6, 2009
• Economic Change We Can Believe In
  To improve the economy, eliminate the corporate income tax
  Jeffrey Miron
  February 6, 2009
• The Benefits of Tax Cuts and Alternatives to Stimulus Spending
  Seven steps Congress should take to end the recession and jumpstart the economy
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 4, 2009
• Government Intervention Might Delay the Economic Recovery
  Every recession contains the seeds of its own regeneration
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 4, 2009
• No Hope For Bad Debtors?
  Why nobody's cramming for the great mortgage test
  Tim Cavanaugh
  February 3, 2009
• How to Sell a Mess
  What "stimulus" advocates learned from the push for war with Iraq
  Jesse Walker
  January 29, 2009
• Obama's Green Snake Oil
  The president continues to ignore the cost of his global warming plan.
  Jacob Sullum
  January 28, 2009
• A Newer Deal?
  Recession to depression
  Nick Gillespie
  January 27, 2009
• Huge Stimulus Plan Won't Change the Education System's Status Quo
  Throwing money at failing schools won't boost test scores or graduation rates
  Lisa Snell
  January 27, 2009
• California's Spending Addiction
  What caused the deficit? State spending has increased 92 percent in 10 years
  Adam Summers
  January 26, 2009
• Bush Was Big Government Disaster
  He expanded the state, and the sense that the state is incompetent.
  Nick Gillespie
  January 24, 2009
• Repeating Our Economic Woes
  It's time to stop the cycle of spending
  Steve Chapman
  January 22, 2009
• Obama Needs to Push for Online Stimulus Transparency
  Government may have already spent $8.4 trillion in bailouts and stimulus, where did it all go?
  Anthony Randazzo
  January 21, 2009
• Where Did Bush Go Wrong?
  A depressing look back on eight years of arrogance, power lust, and incompetence
  Steve Chapman
  January 15, 2009
• No Biofuels Bailout
  Farm energy pork wastes money and harms the environment
  Ronald Bailey
  January 13, 2009
• The Next Catastrophe
  Think Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were a politicized financial disaster? Just wait until pension funds implode
  Jon Entine
  January 12, 2009
• The Empty Case for More Regulation
  The Madoff scandal shows why bigger government isn't the answer
  Steve Chapman
  January 8, 2009
• Practical Reasons Why Stimulus Spending Doesn't Work
  Tax cuts are much preferable way to stimulate economic growth
  Anthony Randazzo
  January 8, 2009
• Making Sure Infrastructure Stimulus Isn't Pork Parade
  There were 6,371 earmarks in the last highway bill
  Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore
  January 7, 2009
• Schwarzenegger's Failure
  If the California governor is the face of "moderate" Republicanism, the party is even more doomed than the 2008 elections suggest
  Matt Welch
  January 5, 2009
• Funding System for Roads and Bridges Is Broken
  Gas tax should be replaced by direct user fees
  Adrian Moore
  January 5, 2009
• Why 2009 Will be Worse than 2008
  We are not out of the woods yet
  Jeff Taylor
  January 2, 2009
• Better Than a Bailout
  Four steps policy makers could take to help financial markets
  Veronique de Rugy and Philippe Lacoude
  December 31, 2008
• Privatization Can Transform the Delivery of State Psychiatric Services
  Innovative policymakers increasingly turning to privatization to dramatically improve the quality of mental health services while holding down costs
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 29, 2008
• Houses of Pain
  When did declining home prices become politically intolerable?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  December 23, 2008
• Chicago Raises the Bar in Privatization, Again
  Parking meter system franchise nets $1.1 billion; will bring modern meters, improve downtown traffic
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 23, 2008
• The Growing Case for Inflation
  Why rising prices will help the economy
  Steve Chapman
  December 22, 2008
• California Air Resources Board Passes Costly Plan During Economic Crisis
  State can utilize pay-as-you-drive and pay-as-you-save programs for inexpensive environmental improvements
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  December 22, 2008
• A $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme
  More laws and further regulation wouldn't have prevented the Bernard Madoff scam
  Anthony Randazzo
  December 18, 2008
• Lessons From the Great Inflation
  Paul Volcker and Ronald Reagan's forgotten miracle created a quarter century of prosperity--and a dangerous bubble of complacency
  Robert J. Samuelson
  December 18, 2008
• The Gold-Standard and the Perfect Economic Storm
  Interview with former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler
  Anthony Randazzo
  December 18, 2008
• Return of the Living Dead
  What the U.S. can learn from Japan's failed experiment with "zombie businesses"
  Anthony Randazzo
  December 17, 2008
• Illegal Lending Practices
  Bush's plan to help carmakers is not authorized by law
  Jacob Sullum
  December 17, 2008
• The Fed's Binge
  How the Federal Reserve engineered the most dramatic peacetime experiment in monetary and fiscal stimulus in U.S. history without anyone noticing
  Jeffrey Rogers
  December 16, 2008
• Hair Braiders, Barbers and Interior Designers Need Licenses in Missouri
  State has fewest occupational licensing regulations, but could get better
  David Stokes and Adam Summers
  December 10, 2008
• Stimulus Shouldn't Be an Excuse for Pork
  The nation's mayors have presented a revealing wish list to Washington
  Robert Poole
  December 10, 2008
• All Infrastructure Spending Is Not Created Equally
  Randomly pouring billions of dollars into roads won't fix nation's gridlocked transportation system
  Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore
  December 5, 2008
• It's 65 Million B.C. for the Detroit Three
  Why use taxpayer money to postpone the inevitable?
  Shikha Dalmia
  December 2, 2008
• President-elect Obama's Budget Problems
  Cure the economy or tackle climate change
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 26, 2008
• Economic Downturn Didn't Cause State Budget Deficits
  What Texas and Florida can teach other states about spending and budget shortfalls
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 26, 2008
• Are You Better off Than You Were 40 Years Ago?
  Government has grown, but freedom has grown faster
  Veronique de Rugy
  November 24, 2008
• "Socialism" is Not the Problem
  Obama's big government liberalism is bad enough
  Steve Chapman
  November 24, 2008
• Financial Reversals
  Everything bad is good again
  Jacob Sullum
  November 19, 2008
• Chicago Leads the Way on Local Government Privatization
  Daley initiatives generating billions of dollars to boost the city's fiscal health
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 19, 2008
• Congress Shouldn't Bailout Big Three
  Taxpayer money won't save dying Detroit
  Anthony Randazzo
  November 18, 2008
• Obama's Cabinet: Part Two
  Best and worst candidates for Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and Attorney General
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 18, 2008
• Obama's Cabinet: Part Three
  Picking Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, and Health and Human Services
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 17, 2008
• Obama's Cabinet: Hoping for an Empirical Presidency
  Looking at the best and worst picks from a libertarian perspective
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 17, 2008
• Three Predictions for Obama's America
  Will the next president be a game-changer or agent of the awful status quo?
  Nick Gillespie
  November 6, 2008
• "Do Libertarians Fit in a Liberal World?"
  And if they do, are they still libertarians?
  Todd Seavey
  November 5, 2008
• You Choose, You Lose
  What happens when the two evils are pretty much equal?
  Jacob Sullum
  October 29, 2008
• Too Big to Fail
  Government should send the message that no more bailouts are coming
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 28, 2008
• Measure Q: The Wrong Train
  Massively expensive plan to make miniscule reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  October 28, 2008
• "Perfect Storm" Could Accelerate Privatization Trends
  MuniNet Guide Interview with Reason's Leonard Gilroy
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 24, 2008
• Just Say 'No' to More Bond Debt
  Voters have to supply the fiscal restraint Sacramento lacks
  Adam Summers
  October 23, 2008
• The End of Libertarianism and Other Adventures in Financial Policy Fantasy
  Don't blame free markets for the current panic
  Jeffrey Miron
  October 21, 2008
• Financial Losses Seen and Unseen
  The bailout and the broken window
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 17, 2008
• Either a Borrower or a Lender Be
  Under John McCain's mortgage plan, you'd better not be a taxpayer
  Jacob Sullum
  October 15, 2008
• California Is Headed for a Real Fiscal Train Wreck
  The state should spend less before calling on Uncle Sam
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 11, 2008
• Building a Better Bailout
  How Washington could have helped the market at no cost to taxpayers. And what it should do if it's hell-bent on spending $700 billion.
  Veronique de Rugy and Philippe Lacoude
  October 8, 2008
• Time to Say No to Borrowing Another Billion
  California can't afford Prop. 3 hospital bond
  Adrian Moore
  October 7, 2008
• California Needs Credit Cards to Pay Monthly Bills
  Schwarzenegger's talk of $7 billion bailout shows state's spending addiction
  Adrian Moore
  October 7, 2008
• California's High-Speed Rail Plan Is Flawed
  Bond measure Proposition 1A's $10 billion won't begin to cover the costs of a proposed high-speed rail line
  Adam Summers
  October 6, 2008
• What Would Mises Do?
  Confessions of a free-market, anti-bailout operator
  Matt Kibbe
  October 2, 2008
• The Roots of the Crisis
  How did Wall Street get into this mess?
  Michael Flynn
  October 1, 2008
• Does It Take a Panic to Stop a Panic?
  The Wall Street bailout and the perils of bipartisanship
  Jacob Sullum
  October 1, 2008
• An Expert-Induced Bubble
  The nasty role of ratings agencies in the busted housing market
  David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart
  September 30, 2008
• Bailout Burns
  The Bush Administration and Democrats in Congress were left palming their faces in frustrated defeat. But the crisis hasn't disappeared yet, and neither has the bailout.
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 30, 2008
• Why Paulson is Wrong
  Saving capitalism from the capitalists
  Luigi Zingales
  September 29, 2008
• Beg, Borrow, or Steal
  Why the bailout is a terrible idea
  Steve Chapman
  September 29, 2008
• Five Questions About the Short-Selling Ban
  The government's only answer: Shut up, we're in charge!
  Brian Doherty
  September 26, 2008
• Defaming Milton Friedman
  Naomi Klein's disastrous yet popular polemic against the great free market economist
  Johan Norberg
  September 26, 2008
• The Great Bailout Brouhaha
  Free market economists weigh in on Paulson's plan
  September 25, 2008
• Bailout Bums
  Libertarian-minded Republicans are caught with their pants down as Wall Street panics the Capital City
  David Weigel
  September 25, 2008
• Hank Paulson's Countdown to Armageddon
  How the Chicken Little treasurer is nationalizing the U.S. economy
  Tim Cavanaugh
  September 25, 2008
• The Case Against the Bailout
  Why the government shouldn't save businesses from their bad choices
  Steve Chapman
  September 25, 2008
• Innovators in Government Offer Cutting-Edge Models for Reform
  Reason's Innovators in Action 2008 profiles leaders in government management, transportation, school choice
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 25, 2008
• Corporatism, Not Capitalism
  The free market has nothing to do with the current crisis
  Radley Balko
  September 24, 2008
• How Obama Can Win Working-Class Votes
  Ask colleges to end preferences for minorities and white children of alumni in admissions
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 24, 2008
• No More Bailouts!
  Congress should unleash the private sector to address the current financial meltdown
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 23, 2008
• The Wall Street Meltdown for Dummies
  An easy-to-read guide to the dramatic happenings on Wall Street last week, and what Congress should and shouldn't do about it.
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 22, 2008
• High-Speed Rail Will Add to State's Budget Woes
  Taking on $10 billion in debt to start $65-$80 billion train system is bad idea
  Adrian Moore
  September 19, 2008
• California's Proposition 7 Is Flawed
  Plan will actually hurt the state's renewable energy efforts
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  September 18, 2008
• California Focus: High-Speed Rail Measure on Wrong Track
  Voters asked to OK bonds based on overly optimistic projections
  Adrian Moore
  September 18, 2008
• Will Automakers Get the Next Bailout?
  The Big Three go begging for loans
  Anthony Randazzo
  September 12, 2008
• Swimming in Red Ink, California Wants to Borrow More Money
  Bonds will worsen already dire budget situation in California
  Adam Summers
  September 9, 2008
• What's So Republican About These Economics
  "Reform" night didn't really mention any McCain reforms, but it did celebrate economic incoherence
  Matt Welch
  September 4, 2008
• California's Budget Crisis Continues
  State still doesn't have a budget, but plenty of bad ideas are coming out of Sacramento
  Adam Summers
  September 3, 2008
• Everything New Democrat Is Old Again
  The Third Way has become the Third Rail, but have the Dems really abandoned the free market?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  August 28, 2008
• Banking on Big Changes
  Will the next president use the U.S. Treasury to refloat lending? Signs point to yes.
  Jeff Taylor
  August 28, 2008
• Obama and Big Government
  Should libertarians fear the Democratic nominee?
  Steve Chapman
  August 28, 2008
• CalPERS Funds Could Reduce California's Congestion Crisis
  State's massive infrastructure needs could get big boost
  Shirley Ybarra
  August 27, 2008
• Politicizing Privatization Isn't In Taxpayers' Best Interests
  Indiana has benefited from toll road lease and could gain from Gov. Daniels' lottery plan
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 27, 2008
• California to Restrict Driving With Latest Global Warming Plan
  State seeks to regulate where you can live so it can reduce your driving
  Samuel Staley
  August 26, 2008
• Closing Virginia's Budget Shortfall
  Virginia needs more effective tools to evaluate competition and efficiency opportunities across state government
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 25, 2008
• Public Says Post Office Is Doing a Better Job Than Public Schools
  New data from California shows how badly schools are failing African-Americans
  Lisa Snell
  August 18, 2008
• Gay Marriage on California's November Ballot
  The state shouldn't be in the marriage business at all
  Adam Summers
  August 14, 2008
• Not the Time for Tax Increases in California
  State has many options for raising money besides tax increases
  George Passantino
  August 1, 2008
• Hey Ohio, Suing Companies Isn't Good for the State's Economy
  Litigation strategy reflects poverty of Ohio economic development policy
  Samuel Staley
  July 10, 2008
• The Pursuit of Happiness
  How economic liberty creates personal fulfillment
  Steve Chapman
  July 3, 2008
• New Jersey's Wrong Path
  Increased taxes, tolls and regulations aren't the answer to state's budget woes
  Amanda K. Hydro
  June 30, 2008
• Cap & Trade: Why It's Tax & Spend
  Senate plan won't cool planet, but will raise taxes
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 2, 2008
• Olympic Diplomacy: Don't Fear China
  The mainland has everything to gain from a stable relationship with the U.S. It's not going to act rashly, and neither should America
  Shikha Dalmia
  May 28, 2008
• Will a Democrat Please Stand Up?
  Looking for someone to help kids stuck in California's failing schools
  Lisa Snell
  May 28, 2008
• Taco Wars in Los Angeles
  Government seeks to help restaurants by chasing away taco trucks
  Adam Summers
  May 21, 2008
• Opening CalPERS to Private Accounts Is a Bad Investment
  Should the state manage retirement plans for private-sector employees?
  Adam Summers
  May 20, 2008
• Mysterious Things Happening Behind CalPERS' Curtain of Secrecy
  Letter to Sacramento Bee
  Adam Summers
  May 19, 2008
• Closer Look at California's Proposed Education Cuts
  State budget deficit makes some cuts necessary
  Lisa Snell
  May 13, 2008
• Reining in Job Licensing Laws in Arizona
  You need a license to do 72 jobs in the state, including landscaping and fishing guide
  Adam Summers
  May 8, 2008
• What Hillary Is Hiding
  Her tax records, pork...
  Amanda K. Hydro
  March 22, 2008
• Competition Can Solve Atlanta's Budget Crunch
  Embracing competitive service delivery would reduce costs, improve service quality
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 19, 2008
• California Won't Fix Budget Until It Cuts Spending
  State deficit keeps growing despite revenue increases
  Adam Summers
  March 7, 2008
• California Focus: End Recurring Budget Deficits
  Limits on the money California spends and collects would force prioritizing
  Adrian Moore
  February 24, 2008
• Fixing San Diego's Finances
  Interview with Carl DeMaio
  Adrian Moore
  February 22, 2008
• Government Bonds and Debt Disguised as "Stimulus"
  Strickland's FDR-style stimulus package is no way to help Ohioans
  Samuel Staley
  February 21, 2008
• What Would Jefferson Think?
  Private business can do it better
  Leonard Gilroy and M. Royce Van Tassell
  February 10, 2008
• Lottery Privatization Options for Virginia
  Leasing out rights to operate the state lottery could generate a steady income stream, reduce revenue risks
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 28, 2008
• Utah Should Embrace The Yellow Pages Test
  Utah's state and local governments are unfairly competing with private businesses
  Leonard Gilroy and M. Royce Van Tassell
  December 21, 2007
• Don't Revamp Michigan Driver's Licenses
  Onerous federal law is headed for repeal; state proposal bans illegal immigrants
  Shikha Dalmia
  December 19, 2007
• Private Solution to California's Infrastructure Problems
  Schwarzenegger says state needs $500 billion
  Adam Summers
  December 12, 2007
• Put a Lid On State Budget, Already
  California's budget woes underscore need for a spending limit
  George Passantino
  December 12, 2007
• California Licenses Most Jobs in Nation
  Regulations protect existing business interests from competition
  Adam Summers
  September 24, 2007
• Fixing California's Pension Mess
  Pruning benefits and switching to a 401-k-style system could save the system
  Adam Summers
  August 20, 2007
• Fixing California's Pension Problem
  State must rein in unaffordable increases in employee benefits
  Adam Summers
  August 8, 2007
• Lessons of a Serial Killing
  We need to start searching for workable reforms to end the apartheid-like justice system
  Shikha Dalmia
  July 6, 2007
• Spiderman and Schwarzenegger
  Will impulse to spend or reform win out in California?
  George Passantino
  May 29, 2007
• Preparing for "Earthquake Katrina" and a Levee Disaster in California
  Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook to subsidize, rebuild homes and farms built in flood danger zones
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  April 30, 2007
• California: Nanny State 911
  Race to ban trans fat, smoking, light bulbs, and plastic bags
  Adam Summers
  April 9, 2007
• Governor's Rose-Colored Glasses Tint the Budget
  Schwarzenegger is outspending Gray Davis, ignoring state's major fiscal woes
  Adrian Moore and George Passantino
  February 7, 2007
• Fixing Michigan's Budget
  Rework Medicaid, suspend merit scholarships, trim government
  Shikha Dalmia
  January 18, 2007
• Scary Truth Amid Government Accountability
  Local governments have opportunities to shrink government and taxpayer commitments
  Benita M. Dodd and Geoffrey Segal
  January 12, 2007
• Nothing Wrong with CEOs Making Top Dollar
  Executive pay grows in step with companies' values
  Ted Balaker
  November 6, 2006
• Time for a "Citizens Initiative"
  Virginia needs constitutional and procedural safeguards to keep spending in check
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 6, 2006
• Never-Ending School Bonds
  Over budget and behind schedule is state's school-building motto
  Lisa Snell
  November 2, 2006
• Prop. 1E's Blank Check Primed for Pork, Not Flood Control
  California using a pre-Katrina mindset
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  November 1, 2006
• The Sky Won't Fall If Maine's TABOR Passes
  Taxpayers effective spending reform efforts
  Geoffrey Segal
  October 30, 2006
• Securing Racial Spoils
  Michigan Civil Rights Initiative would ban government affirmative action programs
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 26, 2006
• Michigan's Messy DeVos
  State's economy tanks and Republican stumbles
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 26, 2006
• California's Proposed Bonds are Fiscally Irresponsible
  Bonds cost taxpayers nearly $2 for every $1 borrowed
  Samuel Staley
  October 11, 2006
• California's Minimum Wage Law Hurts More Than It Helps
  The working poor, businesses and consumers will be hit by consequences of wage hike
  Adam Summers
  September 25, 2006
• Schwarzenegger Gives Up
  His effort to reform Sacramento? Terminated.
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 28, 2006
• Indian Town Holds Lessons for Detroit
  Bangalore cut taxes and red tape to boost high-tech entrepreneurs
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 17, 2006
• California Taxation Leads to Mass Migration
  Tax rates and business climate have entrepreneurs and wealthy heading to other states
  Adam Summers
  August 15, 2006
• Minimum Wage, Minimum Opportunity
  California and other states should fall for the myths behind calls to raise minimum wage
  Adam Summers
  August 15, 2006
• Thanks to Flourishing Market Forces, Angelenos Can Enjoy More for Less
  Life in LA is better than it was in the past
  Ted Balaker
  August 7, 2006
• California's Tax Addiction
  Businesses and wealthy individuals flee state because of taxes, but California keeps raising tax rates anyway
  Adam Summers
  April 13, 2006
• Coalition Urges California to Move to a Biennial Budget
  Two-year budget cycle would enhance government transparency
  Adrian Moore
  April 12, 2006
• Putting the Cuckoo in our Clocks
  Daylight Saving Time should be eliminated
  David Nott
  April 2, 2006
• Public-Sector Pension Crisis Worsens
  Billions in unfunded liabilities should worry taxpayers
  Adam Summers
  March 1, 2006
• How Will Bernanke Deal With Inflation?
  Inflation and monetary policy under the new fed chief
  Adam Summers
  February 16, 2006
• Deep in the HR of Texas
  Convergys contract audit highlights need for government performance, accountability
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 25, 2006
• President Should Reject IRS "Return-Free" Scheme
  Taxpayer "service" would be flawed, dangerous to taxpayers
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 11, 2006
• Rebuild New Orleans Smarter, Not Harder
  Taxpayers shouldn't have to bail out high-risk choices
  Adrian Moore
  January 11, 2006
• Government Failure in the Loan Market
  Millions in 9/11 loans given to unqualified applicants
  Adam Summers
  January 4, 2006
• Congress Sets Out to Fix College Football
  BCS is flawed, but none of Congress' business
  Adam Summers
  December 29, 2005
• Reason.org's 2005 Domestic Policy Year in Review
  Ten headlines from 2005 to remember-and why
  December 20, 2005
• Managing Sexual Harassment Risks in Government Agencies
  Important to provide a psychologically and emotionally safe work environment
  ArLyne Diamond
  December 12, 2005
• The Real Sandy Springs Effect
  Government based on results, accountability could be model for others
  Geoffrey Segal
  December 2, 2005
• Infrastructure, Yes! Mega-debt, No!
  Massive bond isn't answer to California's troubles
  George Passantino
  November 30, 2005
• Gov. Kaine: You've Won, Now What?
  Transportation, spending top Virginia's problems
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 21, 2005
• Ranking Governors on Effectiveness, Not Tax Increases
  Time's rankings miss the mark
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 21, 2005
• Shackling the Executive, Again
  Connecticut law to "reform" contracting flawed
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 21, 2005
• Schwarzenegger Needs to Refocus
  Quality of life issues left on sidelines
  George Passantino
  November 11, 2005
• Plan Districts to Safeguard Democracy
  CA needs nonpartisan redistricting
  George Passantino
  November 3, 2005
• Coalition Against IRS "Return-Free" Scheme
  Tax collector should not be tax preparer
  Geoffrey Segal
  October 28, 2005
• Using Scare Tactics to Drum Up Spending
  The sky isn't falling in Colorado
  Geoffrey Segal and Adam Summers
  October 27, 2005
• Call for Real Electricity Deregulation
  California failing to learn from past
  Adam Summers
  October 25, 2005
• Virginia's Budget Mess, Performance Measures Missing
  Council for Virginia's Future can do better
  Geoffrey Segal
  October 17, 2005
• San Diego Pension Proposals Don't Do Enough
  City needs shift to 401(k) plans, voter approval for benefit increases
  George Passantino
  August 23, 2005
• Bond Rejection Paves Way For Pension Reform
  WV needs 401-k style retirement plans
  Adam Summers
  August 8, 2005
• Reviving the Reform
  California Performance Review still packs a punch
  George Passantino
  August 3, 2005
• Spending Limits — or Your Property?
  Eminent domain decision increases need for government spending reform
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 5, 2005
• How to Keep Pension Promises on the Road to Solvency
  CA government pension systems encourage irresponsible behavior
  George Passantino
  June 21, 2005
• Politicians 'Out-force' Jobs From California
  State's lawmakers create climate of hostile employment opportunity
  Ted Balaker
  June 8, 2005
• Government Can Innovate
  The Thomas Jefferson Institute's "Innovations in Government Conference" showed how.
  Geoffrey Segal
  May 9, 2005
• Leasing 73 Toll Road Could Be Smart Move
  Officials should abandon status quo likely to lead to road's bankruptcy
  Robert Poole
  April 18, 2005
• Billions of Reasons to Reform Pensions
  Shifting to a 401(k) plan would stabilize skyrocketing CA pension costs
  George Passantino
  April 17, 2005
• The Politics of Budget Surplus
  Virginia needs Taxpayers Bill of Rights for real fiscal reform
  Geoffrey Segal
  April 11, 2005
• Compete, Improve Government
  Competitive sourcing saves money
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 1, 2005
• State Outsourcing: The Sky Isn't Falling
  Outsourcing saves 10 to 20 percent, improves service
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 2, 2005
• Virginia Needs to Change Spending, Budgeting Habits
  Spending levels aren't sustainable
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 17, 2005
• Florida: Let's Have a Yard Sale!
  Governments should inventory, dispose of unneeded assets
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 16, 2005
• The Florida Model: Competition to Raise Efficiency
  Indiana can lower costs through competitive sourcing
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 16, 2005
• Red-Tape Blues
  Very tough to open a private or charter school in California
  Lisa Snell
  December 26, 2004
• The Bodybuilder's Guide to Government Reform
  Getting rid of California's flab
  George Passantino
  November 19, 2004
• Taking PART
  Delivering Results and Performance to Taxpayers
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 15, 2004
• California Dreamin'
  State's environmental standards misguided
  Kenneth Green
  November 15, 2004
• Kerry, Edwards Love Outsourcing
  Candidates supporting protectionist policies
  Ted Balaker
  November 1, 2004
• Regulation Rollback
  Small business administration's model legislation
  Geoffrey Segal
  October 18, 2004
• What Schwarzenegger Didn't Do
  Evaluating the governor's first year
  George Passantino
  October 8, 2004
• Give Consumers Choice on Utilities
  Schwarzenegger has opportunity to empower consumers
  Vernon Smith and Lynne Kiesling
  August 27, 2004
• They're Killing Jobs, Not Saving Them
  Frenzy over outsourcing
  Ted Balaker
  August 26, 2004
• Make Government Compete
  Competition would improve Virginia's Efficiency
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 23, 2004
• Our Unfocused Legislature
  Why pay full-time money for part-time results?
  George Passantino
  August 10, 2004
• Lighting a Fuse to Blow Up Boxes
  Report offers more than 1,000 ways to improve state government
  George Passantino
  August 8, 2004
• State Review Deserves Serious Consideration
  Can Arnold get special interests and career politicians to change their ways?
  David Nott
  August 6, 2004
• The State's Backward Ways
  Refusal to allow privatization of some services hurts students
  Lisa Snell
  August 4, 2004
• Results-Based Government
  Agencies should justify spending
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 26, 2004
• Realizing the President's Management Agenda
  PMA puts performance, taxpayers first
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 24, 2004
• Uncle Sam: Home Maker
  Proposed tax cut for homeowners is a bad idea
  Jeff Taylor
  July 21, 2004
• Jolted by Gas Prices? Don't Be Too Quick to Cuss Refiners
  CA regulations, not oil companies, create problems
  David Nott
  June 24, 2004
• Virginia Passes $1.6 Billion Tax Hike: Voters May Not Forget
  Example of broken tax promises
  Geoffrey Segal
  June 1, 2004
• California's Dueling Electricity Bills
  Customer choice is needed
  Lynne Kiesling
  April 26, 2004
• The Offshore Road to Serfdom
  Facts about offshore outsourcing
  Adrian Moore and Ted Balaker
  April 1, 2004
• California's Fishy Fish Laws
  Fishing rights can stop overfishing
  Michael De Alessi
  March 29, 2004
• Such a Deal
  Californians have a history of buying ballot measures that are deceptively written and advertised
  Ted Balaker
  February 29, 2004
• Best Prison Reform: Privatization
  CA corrections system if rife with problems
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 24, 2004
• Bush Shares Blame for Pork-Barrel Bill
  McCain details waste in Omnibus bill
  Adam Summers
  February 13, 2004
• Unlikely Hope for Deficit Hawks
  Ted Balaker
  February 10, 2004
• Virginia Needs to Evaluate, Consolidate, and Divest
  Selling assets can produce hundreds of millions of dollars
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 14, 2004
• Analyzing the CA Education Budget
  Structural reform needed
  Lisa Snell
  January 14, 2004
• Keep Oregon's Quality of Life Without New Taxes
  Government spending should be reduced
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 13, 2004
• A Lean and Fit State Government
  Pushing the state toward reform
  George Passantino
  January 13, 2004
• Charity Is Best Left to Private Sphere
  Davis, Schwarzenegger shouldn't plead for assistance
  Adam Summers
  January 4, 2004
• CA State Deficits: The Day of Reckoning Is Here
  Spending must be controlled
  George Passantino
  December 22, 2003
• Socket to California
  Electricity plan for Gov. Schwarzenegger
  Vernon Smith and Lynne Kiesling
  November 10, 2003
• Action!
  Schwarzenegger has already shifted to governor-mode
  David Nott
  October 12, 2003
• After the Recall
  Immediate action needed to revive state
  George Passantino and Carl DeMaio
  October 6, 2003
• Reforming California
  Text of speech to California Commission on Taxation and the New Economy
  George Passantino
  September 9, 2003
• Living Wage Law Isn't Answer for CA
  Laws Defy Basic Economics and Hurt Intended Beneficiaries
  Adam Summers
  August 18, 2003
• Outsourcing Can Help Maryland Measure Up
  Reducing costs, maintaining services can be done
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 6, 2003
• Tour de Farce
  USPS doesn't want to level playing field with UPS, FedEx
  Ted Balaker
  August 6, 2003
• Precautionary Principle a Risky Gambit
  Risk reduction must be weighed
  Michael De Alessi
  July 16, 2003
• Child Advocacy Centers Helping Solve Abuse Problems
  Daniel Soto case highlights need for change
  Lisa Snell
  June 20, 2003
• Companies Can't Leave CA Fast Enough
  State lost 21,500 jobs last month alone
  George Passantino
  June 19, 2003
• Reducing California's Petroleum Dependence
  EC/CARB AB 2076 Report would hurt state
  Joel Schwartz and Lynne Kiesling
  June 10, 2003
• Tax Increases, Borrowing Plan Are Job Killers
  Spending must be slowed
  Adrian Moore
  June 1, 2003
• Arrogant and Corrupt
  California Coastal Commission should be restructured
  Michael De Alessi
  April 5, 2003
• Focusing on Performance to Achieve Balanced Budgets
  Across-the-board cuts are bad ideas
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 18, 2003
• Utilities Takeover by Cities a Mistake
  Lower bills, increased revenue is a mirage
  Adrian Moore
  January 14, 2003
• The State Fiscal Calamity and Competitive Sourcing
  Problem is spending, not revenue
  Geoffrey Segal
  December 27, 2002
• Keep CA Energy Crisis in Perspective
  Lynne Kiesling
  December 2, 2002
• Government Jobs Up for Bid
  Audio discussion from NPR's On Point
  Adrian Moore
  November 20, 2002
• Far From Perfect Deal for San Diego
  California water rights need to be better defined
  Michael De Alessi
  November 18, 2002
• Debating Government Services
  Audio discussion from NPR's Tavis Smiley Show
  Adrian Moore
  October 2, 2002
• California Public Utilities Commission Study Lacking
  Report overlooks many practical and economic questions
  Lynne Kiesling
  September 19, 2002
• Opportunity and Performance in the President's Management Agenda
  Transparency and performance to the forefront
  Adrian Moore
  August 1, 2002
• What If LA Spent Its Billions in the Valley?
  Tax dollars head downtown instead
  Geoffrey Segal
  May 19, 2002
• Takes More Than Reports to Protect Kids
  Defintion of child abuse should be tightened
  Lisa Snell
  March 22, 2002
• Why Spare Prisons From Budget Cuts?
  Prison guards get special treatment from Davis
  David Nott
  January 21, 2002
• Gov. Davis Feeds Spending Addiction
  Revenues are up, but so is spending
  Carl DeMaio
  January 14, 2002
• State Meddling, Not Deregulation, Behind Energy Crunch
  California did not deregulate
  George Passantino
  October 1, 2001
• Energy Crisis: Who Can Keep California Turned On?
  Adrian Moore, Harry Rosenfield debate
  Adrian Moore and Harry Rosenfield
  May 13, 2001

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