Commentaries

Government Loans Bring Trouble

Denver officials gambling with taxpayer money on dubious urban renewal initiatives.

By Harris Kenny
January 6, 2012

Michigan Lawmakers Continue Efforts to Rein in Film Subsidies

By Harris Kenny
January 5, 2012

Will the Web Make NC-17 Safe for Marketing?

By Steven Titch
January 5, 2012

Traffic Congestion and the Economic Decline of Cities

How traffic is costing people jobs and stifling economic growth

By Samuel Staley
January 5, 2012

Government Printing Office Makes a Profit in ’11 – Not Good

By Adrian Moore
January 5, 2012

CA HSR Failure a No Brainer in FL

By Adrian Moore
January 4, 2012

The Cordray Appointment

By Anthony Randazzo
January 4, 2012

China High-Speed Rail Report Cites Flaws in Program Development

By Samuel Staley
January 4, 2012

Benefits of Revenue-Risk Concessions

Getting more value out of highway infrastructure through the revenue-risk concession model

By Robert Poole
January 3, 2012

China’s Emerging Housing Dilemma

By Samuel Staley
January 3, 2012

Is the Decline in U.S. Driving a Statistical Artifact?

By Samuel Staley
January 2, 2012

Bernie Madoff for President

By James Groth
December 29, 2011

TIGER III Grants Disproportionally Awarded to Democratic Congressional Districts

By Baruch Feigenbaum
December 28, 2011

Finally, the Federal Reserve’s Bailout of Europe Hits Mainsteam

By James Groth
December 28, 2011

Is It Time to Bury Roads?

By Samuel Staley
December 27, 2011

Fannie and Freddie’s Role in Causing the Housing Bubble

By Anthony Randazzo
December 27, 2011

Government Revenue Trends in 2009

Ahead of the Curve: Do state and local governments really have a revenue problem?

By Anthony Randazzo and Harris Kenny
December 27, 2011

The Fallacy of Demand-Side Solutions to US Economic Stagnation

By Samuel Staley
December 25, 2011