This is an utter disaster.

It’s better than people think

The excessive welfare state has greatly undermined incentives to be productive.

The government penalizes productive behavior.

Was the War on Poverty a success?

There’s been a steady increase in the burden of domestic spending post-Reagan.

The annual “best and worst” column features elections in Argentina and Colorado, positive education developments, and Chinese regression.

European welfare states are too burdensome.

Did Denmark become a rich country with big government?

The harmful impact of redistribution.