People still think government should try to steer the economy.
Daily Analysis
European Fiscal Policy Week, Part VI: The Swiss Spending-Cap Solution
An optimistic note.
European Fiscal Policy Week, Part III: A Continent-Wide Spending Problem
What’s the best response to this slow-motion fiscal disaster?
European Fiscal Policy Week, Part II: The Right Response to Italy’s Fiscal Crisis
There should be consequences for imprudent choices.
Military Spending and Economic Performance
Military spending has an economic cost.
Nigeria and the Cost of Bad Government
Another nation gets a wrong prescription.
Brett Favre, Redistribution, Welfare Reform, and Government-Enabled Corruption
Mississippi bigwigs feeding at the public trough.
Politician of the Year
A cozy and corrupt arrangement
Traffic Cameras and Greedy Government
Cameras are about revenue rather than safety.
The Rahn Curve (Armey Curve) and the Quantity/Quality of Government Spending
It’s vitally important that policymakers understand this.