A look at how subsidies can result in costly distortions.
Daily Analysis
Governor Walker Is Right to Support Easier Immigration for Rich Foreigners Who Invest and Create Jobs in America
We should welcome foreigners willing to invest money and create jobs in America.
Fiscal Fights with Friends, Part II: Grading AEI’s Big-Picture Tax and Budget Reform
Finding the good and the bad in AEI’s plan.
Fiscal Fights with Friends, Part I: Responding to Reihan Salam’s Argument against the Flat Tax
Friendly fire hits the flat tax.
Big Government Is an Anchor on America’s Economy, Undermining Investment and Wage Growth
Bad government policy is depressing investment.
The Ticking Fiscal Time Bomb of Social Security
Social Security spending is climbing too fast and consuming an ever-larger share of economic output.
Insight from Austrian School Scholars on Federalism
We should follow the wisdom of Hayek and Mises.
Small Government Is Efficient, and Decentralized Government Is Even Better
Federalism and decentralization promote healthy competition.
Crime, Riots, Race, and the Welfare State
Being tough on crime shouldn’t mean mistreating those trying to do the right thing.
Great News from Michigan as Voters Reject Political Elite’s Tax-Hike Scheme
Voters reject a big time tax increase.