British taxpayers are subsidizing goodies to enable unhealthy lifestyles.
Daily Analysis
Economic Lessons from Scandinavia
Throwing cold water on Scandimania.
Building on Success of Clinton-Era Reforms, Let’s Eliminate all DC-Based Income Redistribution
A new study documents the failure of major redistribution programs to reduce poverty.
Three Key Wild Cards for Public Policy in 2015
Key questions for the new year.
Can You Guess the Jurisdiction that Is Ending Special Pension Advantages for Government Bureaucrats?
It’s embarrassing that China is moving in the right direction while the U.S. is not.
Which Costly Family Most Deserves to Enter the Moocher Hall of Fame?
Two new competitors vying for entrance into the Moocher Hall of Fame.
New Member of the Moocher Hall of Fame Demonstrates the High Cost of Eroding Social Capital
A new British member of the Moocher Hall of Fame has emerged.
Message for the Pope: Caring for the Poor Doesn’t Make You a Communist, but Advancing Statism Makes You Misguided
Did the Pope really endorse statism?
The New York Times Accidentally Admits Superiority of Privatized Social Security
I confess that I get a bit of perverse pleasure when a left-leaning media outlet screws up and inadvertently shares information that helps the cause of limited government. A New York Times columnist, for instance, pushed for a tax-hiking fiscal agreement back in 2011…
What Happens When Too Many Voters Support Redistribution?
Back in 2010, I shared some wise words from Walter Williams and Theodore Dalrymple about how society can become unstable when people figure they can “vote themselves money.” On a related note, I shared the famous “riding in the wagon” cartoons in 2011 and the “Danish…