Democrats' Far-Left Losses Won't Change the Party's Trajectory
Far-left Democratic candidates may not have done well in the recent election, but the Democratic Part is nevertheless embracing and pushing their agenda.
Outdated Medicaid Rolls May Tell Us Something About Outdated Voter Rolls
States historically have had a difficult time managing their data, such as Medicaid and voter rolls. Trying to clean up those rolls may just be a sign of good governance rather than voter suppression.
Taking a BAT to the Wayfair Decision
Congress is already thinking about how to restore the notion of taxation only with representation—i.e., restore a physical-presence standard, by simplifying business activity taxes (BAT).
Austin's Affordable Housing Problem
Austin hopes to address its affordable housing problem with a $925 million bond issue.
Does Government-Run Health Coverage Have Lower Administrative Costs?
Advocates for government-run health insurance have the difficult job of proving the government is more efficient than the private sector.
Last Year's Half-Trillion Interest on the Federal Debt
Interest on the federal debt—all of the debt—is now larger than the income tax revenue from three-fifths of the states...and rising.
Are the Rich Getting Richer or the Left Just Getting More Gullible?
Democrats will push the income inequality theme as we move to 2020? But is it really the problem they claim it is?
Taylor Swift Performs Economics and Hits a Flat Note
Taylor Swift is very good at performing, but not so good at economics. There is a reason why there is a gender pay gap and it has little to do with discrimination.
Jerry Brown, Meet the Constitution
California's effort to regulate the internet ignores the Constitution's Commerce Clause, even though the internet is the very definition of interstate commerce.
How Health Insurance Failed America
Let consumers buy the kind of insurance coverage they want, not what politicians think they should have, and give insurers the freedom to offer those policies.