Commentaries

Burdensome Regulations on Ridesharing Companies Won’t Ensure Road Safety

By Brian Deignan
October 27, 2014

Poor Financial Estimates Plague Orange County, CA Retirement System

The county needs to enact reforms or risk bankruptcy

By Anthony Randazzo
October 21, 2014

Map and State-based Conservation Plans Refute Popular Narrative that Sage Grouse Needs Endangered Species Act Protection

By Brian Seasholes
October 16, 2014

Pennsylvanias State Employees Retirement System: Does the Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Public Employees?

By Truong Bui
October 15, 2014

Connecticut’s Pension Problem: “Born Broke”

By Truong Bui
October 14, 2014

Interview: How to End the Public-Sector Pension Crisis

By Truong Bui
October 13, 2014

Podcast: Prospects for State Pension Reform

By Truong Bui
October 13, 2014

Plastic Bag Ban Hurts California’s Economy

Research demonstrates enormous direct and indirect costs to consumers

By Lance Christensen
October 13, 2014

Free Market Technology Improvements do More to Improve Driver Safety Than Government Advertising Campaigns

By Brian Deignan
October 10, 2014

‘Sage Grouse Success is Inextricably Linked to Ranching and Farming in the West,? according to the co-author of a groundbreaking new study.

By Brian Seasholes
October 9, 2014

Mapping the Endangered Species Act ‘Tidal Wave?

By Brian Seasholes
October 6, 2014

Tame This TIGER: DOT Discretionary Grant Program Functions as Earmarking

By Baruch Feigenbaum and Brian Deignan
October 6, 2014

A Big Win for Endangered Species, Texas and Real Conservation: a Big Loss for Lawsuit-based Conservation

By Brian Seasholes
October 2, 2014

California Wants to Borrow Billions for Short-term Drought Relief

Next generation will be faced with inadequate infrastructure and too much debt to do anything about it

By Adrian Moore and Lance Christensen
October 2, 2014

Ridesharing Could be Cost-Effective Way to Help Reduce Congestion in California

By Brian Deignan
October 1, 2014

Plastic Bag Bans Are a Not a Panacea for Environmental Ills

Bans harm the environment, raise consumer costs and reduce personal freedom

By Julian Morris
September 30, 2014

Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter #11 (September 2014 edition)

By Leonard Gilroy
September 30, 2014

Innovators in Action (September 2014 edition): Building Pennsylvania’s Public-Private Partnership Program

By Leonard Gilroy
September 29, 2014