Commentaries

Is California Going the Way of Detroit?

By Adam Summers
July 11, 2013

Unpacking the June Unemployment Report

By Anthony Randazzo
July 11, 2013

DC City Council Passes Law Likely to Kill 1,000 Jobs

By Anthony Randazzo and Adam Millsap
July 11, 2013

‘Race to the Top’s? Pricey Centralized Effort to Improve Teacher Evaluations Demonstrates Few Positive Results

By Emma Collins
July 11, 2013

Considering the Not-So-New Normal for Unemployment

June's labor market report wasn't very exciting, but does reflect the now long-term trend

By Anthony Randazzo
July 11, 2013

L.A. Becomes Latest to Pass Nanny-State Plastic Bag Ban

By Adam Summers
July 10, 2013

The Crony Capitalism of Sallie Mae

By Anthony Randazzo
July 10, 2013

Cuts Won’t Stop the Crony Capitalism or Corruption in the CDBG Program

By Victor Nava
July 9, 2013

California Misses Opportunity to Oppose State Pension Bailouts

By Adam Summers
July 7, 2013

California Needs to Address State Employee Paid Leave Abuses

By Adam Summers
July 7, 2013

California Should Follow Connecticut’s Lead on Film Tax Credits

By Adam Summers
July 6, 2013

Nation’s Road Conditions Show Slight Improvement; North Dakota, Kansas and Wyoming Have the Best, Most Cost-Effective Highway Systems

July 2, 2013

Los Angeles Faces Billions in Unfunded Pension Liabilities

By Sal Rodriguez
July 2, 2013

San Francisco Transit Strike and the Union 1%

By Adrian Moore
July 1, 2013

The Potential of Student-Based Budgeting for Florida

By Emma Collins
July 1, 2013

LAUSD to Use Construction Funds for $500 Million to Distribute iPads to All Students

By Emma Collins
July 1, 2013

Governor Brown’s New School Funding Program Shows Promise, but Lacks Mechanisms to Ensure Transparency and Equity

By Emma Collins
July 1, 2013

Sasha Volokh on Privatized Regulation and Antitrust

By Leonard Gilroy
July 1, 2013