There is no level of government immune from stupidity.

Should the rich pay higher traffic fines?

Not all spending is created equal.

Bastiat accurately observed the government scam.

Living large at taxpayer expense.

Are red-light and speed cameras good or bad?

Stories from both ends of America illustrate the failures of government schools.

Are state and local government feeling a financial pinch, or is this just another statist myth?

I’ve been asked whether I’m a hypocrite because I support decentralization while at the same time being critical of state and local governments. I don’t think there’s any inconsistency in my position. Here’s some of what I wrote last July. I’m a strong believer in federalism, but not because I think state and local governments are competent. Politicians […]

There’s an old joke that a quandary exists when your mother-in-law drives off a cliff in your new Porsche. Are you more happy about losing her or more unhappy about losing your sports car? I’m not clever enough to come up with humorous quandaries, but I have shared policy quandaries. I’ve asked, for instance, whether […]