Commentaries

The State of the Birds 2014 Report is for the Birds: A Supposedly Science-based Report is Marred by Politics, Misleading Information, and Faulty Logic

By Brian Seasholes
September 2, 2014

Federalizating Immigration: A Path to More Rational Policy

By Amy Pelletier
August 30, 2014

The Endangered Species Act Hits Affluent Maryland Suburb of the Nation’s Capital, and People are Furious

By Brian Seasholes
August 29, 2014

Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter #10 (August 2014 edition)

By Leonard Gilroy
August 28, 2014

Innovators in Action (August 2014 edition): Incentivizing ‘Pay-for-Success? Partnerships at the Federal Level

By Leonard Gilroy
August 28, 2014

Incentivizing ‘Pay-for-Success? Partnerships at the Federal Level

Interview with Indiana Congressman Todd Young

By Leonard Gilroy
August 28, 2014

Illinois vs. Indiana: A Tale of Two Privatized Lotteries

Differing experiences show importance of client-vendor relationships

By Leonard Gilroy
August 28, 2014

Are Teacher’s Pensions in Louisiana a Bargain for the Taxpayers?

By Lance Christensen
August 27, 2014

California’s Bullet Train: No Plan, Not Enough Money? No Problem

State gives high-speed rail project the go-ahead anyway

By Baruch Feigenbaum
August 25, 2014

Could Abandoned Homesteads Help Keep the Sage Grouse Off the Endangered Species List?

By Brian Seasholes
August 25, 2014

Public Teachers Fare Better under Rhode Island’s New Hybrid Pension Plan

By Truong Bui
August 21, 2014

Ventura’s Pension Reform Setback

By Lance Christensen
August 21, 2014

The Long Road to Repealing California’s Electric Skateboard Ban

The snail's pace of state politics prevents obsolete laws from being efficiently updated and overturned

By Tracy Oppenheimer
August 21, 2014

Ray LaHood Still Wrong on Transportation

By Baruch Feigenbaum
August 19, 2014

Latest Poll Shows 85% of Americans Oppose Gas Tax Increase

By Joseph Fichthorn
August 19, 2014

Selling Baltimore’s City Parking Garages Makes Sense

Baltimore's proposal to unload four parking garages will allow investments in higher priorities

By Leonard Gilroy and Christopher Summers
August 18, 2014

The Truth About Pension Reform in Phoenix

Donâ??t be fooled by the disinformation disseminated by critics

By Adrian Moore and Anthony Randazzo
August 15, 2014

Update on the Funding of State and Local Pensions

By Truong Bui
August 14, 2014