Will self-interested politicians use the crisis as an excuse to shovel goodies to their friends and cronies?
Daily Analysis
The Worst Coronavirus Policy Proposal: Restoring the Deduction for State and Local Tax Payments
The federal tax code should not subsidize politicians from high-tax states.
Government, Coronavirus, and Libertarianism, Part II
More anti-libertarian nonsense.
Coronavirus and Big Government, Part III
Red tape has hindered the development and deployment of testing in the United States
Eurobonds: A Further Threat to the Long-Run Viability of the European Union
A common European debt instrument is a very bad idea.
Coronavirus and Big Government, Part II
A silver lining to all the bad news.
European Fiscal Crisis, Round 2?
A bloated welfare state is a drag on economic performance.
Washington’s Counterproductive Attack on Stock Buybacks
There’s a bipartisan effort to ban the practice.
The Temporary Tradeoff Between Health Outcomes and Economic Outcomes
How do we assess the costs and benefits of various options?
Coronavirus and the Seventh Theorem of Government
More often isn’t better when it comes to government.