Commentaries

Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop the High-speed Transportation of the Future?

Hyperloop would take riders from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes

By Samuel Staley
August 15, 2013

Why Do Non-Violent Drug Offenders Need Treatment?

By Sal Rodriguez
August 15, 2013

Innovators in Action: Pioneering Social Impact Bonds in the United Kingdom

By Tom Clougherty
August 13, 2013

Pioneering Social Impact Bonds in the United Kingdom

Interview with Jane Newman, International Director at Social Finance UK

By Tom Clougherty
August 13, 2013

Taxpayers, Pensioners Riding a Wave of Bankruptcies in Detroit and California

Cities Staggering Under Pensions

By Adam Summers
August 12, 2013

Yet Another Pointless Contractor Sting Operation In California

By Sal Rodriguez
August 9, 2013

California Legislators Propose $11 Billion In Higher Taxes And Fees

By Sal Rodriguez
August 9, 2013

More Thoughts on Plastic Bag Bans

By Adam Summers
August 7, 2013

Oregon Leading the Way with Mileage-Based User Fees

By Daniel Bier
August 7, 2013

Sen. Coburn Cites Reason in CDBG Bill Amendment

By Victor Nava
August 7, 2013

If Cities Want More Affordable Housing, Let the Market Work

By Adam Millsap
August 6, 2013

If Cities Want More Affordable Housing, Let the Market Work

How housing regulations contribute to gentrification

By Adam Millsap
August 5, 2013

Obama Administration’s Wind Energy Subsidies Have Birds Very Frightened

Wind turbines have a significant impact on this nationâ??s birds

By Brian Seasholes
August 1, 2013

Cronyism Threatens California Condors

Would the Obama administration let oil or coal companies kill endangered species?

By Brian Seasholes
August 1, 2013

California Prison Hunger Strike Raises Challenging Questions

By Sal Rodriguez
August 1, 2013

Sasha Volokh on Court Decision Striking Down Delegation of Regulatory Authority to Amtrak

By Leonard Gilroy
August 1, 2013

A New Private Delegation Doctrine?

D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Delegation of Regulatory Authority to Amtrak

By Alexander Volokh
August 1, 2013

Richmond’s Bad Idea to Use Eminent Domain Against Underwater Mortgages

By Marc Joffe
July 31, 2013