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On High-Speed Rail, Look at the Costs and Results Before You Leap

On High-Speed Rail, Look at the Costs and Results Before You Leap

By Robert Poole

President-elect Joe Biden has talked about a “rail revolution” that would include large increases in funding for Amtrak and potentially coast-to-coast high-speed rail service.

Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report Rankings, Concerns About Electric Vehicles, and More
Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report Rankings, Concerns About Electric Vehicles, and More

By Robert Poole

Assessing the Results of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program
Assessing the Results of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program

By Wendell Cox

The Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design Series
The Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design Series

By Pension Integrity Project

Ranking State Highway Systems on Performance and Cost-Effectiveness: North Dakota and Missouri Rank Best, New Jersey and Alaska Rank Last
Ranking State Highway Systems on Performance and Cost-Effectiveness: North Dakota and Missouri Rank Best, New Jersey and Alaska Rank Last

By Baruch Feigenbaum, Spence Purnell and Joe Hillman

  • The Negative Impacts of Massachusetts’ Flavored Tobacco Ban
    The Negative Impacts of Massachusetts’ Flavored Tobacco Ban

    Commentary by Guy Bentley

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More

    Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

  • The Striking Achievement Disparities Between Boys and Girls in the Education System
    The Striking Achievement Disparities Between Boys and Girls in the Education System

    Commentary by Christian Barnard

  • Some State Pension Plans Try to Downplay Poor Investment Returns
    Some State Pension Plans Try to Downplay Poor Investment Returns

    Commentary by Steven Gassenberger

  • Public Pension Funds Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies
    Public Pension Funds Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies

    Commentary by Alix Ollivier and Leonard Gilroy

  • How Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Truckers and Highways
    How Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Truckers and Highways

    Commentary by Robert Poole

  • Census Bureau Finds State and Local Pension Contributions Come Up Short
    Census Bureau Finds State and Local Pension Contributions Come Up Short

    Commentary by Marc Joffe and Jen Sidorova

  • Aviation Policy News: How Competition Will Reshape U.S. Airlines, FAA’s New Space Launch Policy, and More
    Aviation Policy News: How Competition Will Reshape U.S. Airlines, FAA’s New Space Launch Policy, and More

    Aviation Policy Newsletter by Robert Poole

  • FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wins Reason Foundation’s Savas Award
    FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wins Reason Foundation’s Savas Award

Pension Integrity Project

  • The Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design Series
    The Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design Series

    Policy Brief by Pension Integrity Project

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More

    Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

  • Some State Pension Plans Try to Downplay Poor Investment Returns
    Some State Pension Plans Try to Downplay Poor Investment Returns

    Commentary by Steven Gassenberger

Education

  • The Striking Achievement Disparities Between Boys and Girls in the Education System
    The Striking Achievement Disparities Between Boys and Girls in the Education System

    Commentary by Christian Barnard

  • Infographic: How Student-Centered Funding Works and How to Get There
    Infographic: How Student-Centered Funding Works and How to Get There

    Data Visualization by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard

  • A Student-Centered Funding Roadmap for Policymakers
    A Student-Centered Funding Roadmap for Policymakers

    Policy Brief by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard

Transportation

  • On High-Speed Rail, Look at the Costs and Results Before You Leap
    On High-Speed Rail, Look at the Costs and Results Before You Leap

    Commentary by Robert Poole

  • Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report Rankings, Concerns About Electric Vehicles, and More
    Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report Rankings, Concerns About Electric Vehicles, and More

    Surface Transportation Innovations Newsletter by Robert Poole

  • Assessing the Results of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program
    Assessing the Results of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program

    Policy Study by Wendell Cox

Privatization

  • Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: 2020 Voters’ Guides, Federal Deficits, and More
    Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: 2020 Voters’ Guides, Federal Deficits, and More

    Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter by Austill Stuart

  • Montana Should Prioritize Recidivism Reduction Programs in Prison Contracts
    Montana Should Prioritize Recidivism Reduction Programs in Prison Contracts

    Commentary by Austill Stuart

  • Ending the US Postal Service’s Monopolies Would Better Serve Citizens
    Ending the US Postal Service’s Monopolies Would Better Serve Citizens

    Commentary by Marc Joffe and Austill Stuart

Individual Freedom

  • The Negative Impacts of Massachusetts’ Flavored Tobacco Ban
    The Negative Impacts of Massachusetts’ Flavored Tobacco Ban

    Commentary by Guy Bentley

  • How California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Will Hurt Communities and Budgets
    How California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Will Hurt Communities and Budgets

    Commentary by Jacob James Rich

  • Big Tech and Social Media Companies Don’t Need More Government Regulation or Meddling
    Big Tech and Social Media Companies Don’t Need More Government Regulation or Meddling

    Commentary by Rebecca van Burken

Data Visualization

  • Infographic: How Student-Centered Funding Works and How to Get There
    Infographic: How Student-Centered Funding Works and How to Get There

    Data Visualization by Aaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard

  • Examining How Much Money That Pension Debt Takes Away From Michigan’s Classrooms Each Year
    Examining How Much Money That Pension Debt Takes Away From Michigan’s Classrooms Each Year

    Data Visualization by Truong Bui, Leonard Gilroy and Marc Joffe

  • The Funded Status of State-Managed Public Pension Plans
    The Funded Status of State-Managed Public Pension Plans

    Data Visualization by Anil Niraula

Policy Studies

  • Assessing the Results of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program
    Assessing the Results of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program

    Policy Study by Wendell Cox

  • The Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design Series
    The Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design Series

    Policy Brief by Pension Integrity Project

  • Ranking State Highway Systems on Performance and Cost-Effectiveness: North Dakota and Missouri Rank Best, New Jersey and Alaska Rank Last
    Ranking State Highway Systems on Performance and Cost-Effectiveness: North Dakota and Missouri Rank Best, New Jersey and Alaska Rank Last

    Policy Study by Baruch Feigenbaum, Spence Purnell and Joe Hillman

Reason Foundation Newsletters

  • Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report Rankings, Concerns About Electric Vehicles, and More
    Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report Rankings, Concerns About Electric Vehicles, and More

    Surface Transportation Innovations Newsletter by Robert Poole

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Plans Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies, Analysis of Louisiana’s Pension Systems, and More

    Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

  • Aviation Policy News: How Competition Will Reshape U.S. Airlines, FAA’s New Space Launch Policy, and More
    Aviation Policy News: How Competition Will Reshape U.S. Airlines, FAA’s New Space Launch Policy, and More

    Aviation Policy Newsletter by Robert Poole

  • Surface Transportation News: Challenges to Managed Lanes, Milestone for Self-Driving Cars, and More
    Surface Transportation News: Challenges to Managed Lanes, Milestone for Self-Driving Cars, and More

    Surface Transportation Innovations Newsletter by Robert Poole

  • Pension Reform Newsletter: Modernizing Police Retirement Plans, Transit Agencies Strapped With Debt, and More
    Pension Reform Newsletter: Modernizing Police Retirement Plans, Transit Agencies Strapped With Debt, and More

    Pension Reform Newsletter by Alix Ollivier

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    Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report Rankings, Concerns About Electric Vehicles, and More

    Surface Transportation Innovations Newsletter by Robert Poole

  • Ranking State Highway Systems on Performance and Cost-Effectiveness: North Dakota and Missouri Rank Best, New Jersey and Alaska Rank Last
    Ranking State Highway Systems on Performance and Cost-Effectiveness: North Dakota and Missouri Rank Best, New Jersey and Alaska Rank Last

    Policy Study by Baruch Feigenbaum, Spence Purnell and Joe Hillman

  • Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Transportation Finance, Telemedicine Services During Coronavirus and More
    Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Transportation Finance, Telemedicine Services During Coronavirus and More

    Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter by Austill Stuart

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  • Reason Weekend 2021
    Reason Weekend 2021

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