It wasn’t a TARP-or-nothing choice.
Daily Analysis
Paternalism in the European Union
Which nations have the most onerous rules governing private behavior?
The Inevitability of Bureaucratic Bloat
Two stories make the same point about ever-expanding bureaucracy.
Michael Bloomberg and Entitlements: Rational (at Least in the Past), but not Right
Bloomberg is less rational today.
If the “Cost of Thriving” Is Going Up, It’s Because Government Is Getting Bigger
Why is more government a good idea when the sectors where we already have lots of government perform worst?
In a Single Graph, Everything You Need to Know about Third-Party Payer
It shouldn’t be a surprise that we have ever-rising costs and lots of bureaucracy.
Capitalism Helps People in Poor Nations, Foreign Aid Helps Politicians in Poor Nations
Foreign aid helps the wrong people get rich.
J.B. Pritzker’s Dishonest (and Hypocritical) Campaign against the Illinois Flat Tax
Supporters of higher taxes are using disingenuous tactics.
A 21st-Century Spending Cap Would Have Turned Deficits into Surpluses
Today’s $1 trillion deficit would be a budget surplus of nearly $500 billion.
Which Modern President Is the Biggest Spender?
This is the first year we have enough data to include Trump’s performance.