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From San Francisco, Another Great Moment in Local Government
The latest bit of upside-down governance from The City by the Bay.
Fiscal Fantasyland
A novelist tries his hand at a new form of fiction.
In One Image, Everything You Need to Know about Blue State Fiscal Problems
Why some states are in trouble.
Margaret Thatcher’s Message to Washington’s Big Spenders
A prophetic warning.
New York vs. Florida, Round #4
New York’s problems didn’t start with the coronavirus.
Coronavirus, Federal Spending, and Media Innumeracy
The fantasy of “underinvestment” in government.
Restoring Fiscal Sanity, Post-Coronavirus
Red ink is exploding this year.
Coronavirus Is Worsening America’s Grim Fiscal Outlook
Government is getting far too big.
Government Size, Government Effectiveness, and Coronavirus
What defunding?