Commentaries

Texas’s Proposed Toll Road Ban and Gas Tax Holiday Won’t Help Commutes

Legislature's "do as I say, not as I do" approach to transportation planning is troubling

By Robert Poole
May 14, 2007

Forget college, what you need is free WiFi

By Steven Titch
May 13, 2007

Washington Post endorses HOT lanes

By Samuel Staley
May 12, 2007

2,200 year old lesson on the importance of trade

By Samuel Staley
May 11, 2007

NTTA’s Proposal for SH-121, Is It Better Than Cintra’s?

Many questions need answers before taxpayers believe agency's numbers

By Leonard Gilroy
May 11, 2007

A Tale of Two Texas Toll Roads

What's really at stake in the battle over SH-121

By Robert Poole
May 11, 2007

The FCC Goes All Nanny

By Steven Titch
May 10, 2007

Not dazed or confused

By Skaidra Smith-Heisters
May 10, 2007

What will they tax next?

By Amanda K. Hydro
May 10, 2007

The Rush to Ban Incandescent Light Bulbs and Plastic Bags

Life-cycle analysis shows energy costs and pollution from the "solutions" will create new problems

By Skaidra Smith-Heisters
May 9, 2007

Net Neutrality: A $69 Billion Mistake

By Steven Titch
May 9, 2007

School Choice Revolution in Watts–Competition helps students and teachers

By Lisa Snell
May 9, 2007

Communist China’s GPS Capitalism

By Samuel Staley
May 9, 2007

Reagan Embraced Amnesty, So Should Bush

Unskilled workers don't have a path to permanent residency

By Shikha Dalmia
May 7, 2007

Ban Wagon–National Pastime Edition

By Ted Balaker
May 7, 2007

Skill or Just Dumb Luck?

By Steven Titch
May 6, 2007

Will PPPs Fragment Our National Highway Network?

Congressional threats to thwart long-term PPP toll concessions are unjustified, counterproductive

By Robert Poole
May 1, 2007

Can Carbon Taxes Work in India?

More than half of India's economy is fueled by "dirty" fuels like coal and wood

By Shikha Dalmia
April 30, 2007