Private Does It Better
This is apparently an old story from a couple years ago, but I just came across it. First, the story: Their livelihood was being threatened, and they were tired of waiting for government help, so...
View ArticleHow Much of Your Money Does it Take to "Translocate" a Bush?
I wrote recently about a situation that demonstrated how much more inefficient and wasteful is government compared to private action. Another story, this time out of big government mecca San Francisco,...
View ArticleCommon Cause Was For Filibusters Before They Were Against Them
Common Cause, which is part of the left’s organized campaign to silence ALEC, recently filed a silly lawsuit seeking to have the Senate filibuster declared unconstitutional: For years, critics of the...
View ArticleUninformed Government
How people imagine government works and how it actually works are often two very different pictures. Many people like to believe, for instance, that government is run by deliberative lawmakers and...
View ArticleHarry Reid's Dishonest Filibuster Reform Argument
I try on this blog to criticize the ideas and policies of my adversaries, instead of the people themselves. I don’t always succeed, but that is one of my goals. But for Harry Reid I make an exception...
View ArticleShocking New Study: Lack of Legal Accountability Breeds Corruption
Not that I intend to demean the folks who conducted this study, as there is utility in confirming with evidence things that seem obvious or intuitive, but I can’t help but laugh at the headline,...
View ArticleI’m From the Government’s IT Department, and I’m Here to Help
Ronald Reagan said the nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” For those of us who care about things like sound fiscal stewardship of...
View ArticleDon’t Abolish Midterms Just Yet
A New York Times op-ed by a Duke professor and a student argues that midterm elections are passé. A cynic might conclude something about the timing of this realization – that it coincides with an...
View ArticlePerhaps the Most Important Issue for the New Congress to Get Right
My column this week at EveryJoe argues the need for reform at CBO and JCT. It may seem like inside baseball type stuff, but it is critically important if we ever want to be able to shrink government....
View ArticleCelebrating Gridlock
There was, predictably, a lot of end-of-year handwringing about Congressional gridlock and a lack of legislative productivity. In my recent column at EveryJoe, I explain why we should be celebrating...
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