Advocates for the Export-Import Bank are resorting to lies to justify the corrupt institution.
Daily Analysis
The Limits to a “Shut Down only a Tiny Part of Government Shutdown” Strategy
Republicans think they’ve threaded the needle on shutdowns. Is their new approach viable?
Social Capital, Culture, Markets, and Institutions
Scholars have wrangled with the questions of social capital for centuries. Can we make sense of it?
Government Shutdown Theater: Republicans Should Not Surrender to Obama’s Blackmail
If Obama wants to shutdown the government by vetoing spending bills that comply with the sequester, then Republicans should let him.
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.
Proper Staffing and Reform of JCT and CBO Is an IQ Test for the Republican Party
CBO and JCT wield tremendous power. They are also dependable allies of the left.
Government Screws Up Everything: The Internet Version
Is there some compelling reason to give politicians and bureaucrats power over the Internet?
Health Care Update: Everything from Medicaid’s Ever-Rising Fiscal Burden to a (Very Tepid) Defense of Jonathan Gruber
Medicare’s fiscal black hole, and why Jonathan Gruber got at least one thing right.
Did the Wave Election Put Tax Reform on the Agenda?
Is reform more likely now that Republicans have the Senate?
Obama’s Legacy: Statist, European-Style Policies Lead to Anemic, European-Style Economic Performance
Malaise is in the future.