Gin, Girls, and Governance
In February, President Barack Obama told a New Hampshire audience, “You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you’re trying to save for college.” Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman was still livid when...
View ArticlePaul Ryan: Radical or Sellout?
PAUL RYAN, free market extremist: With an economics degree in his pocket and small-government conservatism in his blood—Calvin Coolidge appointed his grandfather as a U.S. attorney—Wisconsin’s Paul...
View ArticleYou Don't Know Jack
When the lights went down at the Washington premiere of Casino Jack and the United States of Money, a new documentary about disgraced super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, I was a bit gratified to see that the...
View ArticleThe Euro-Crisis: Fear Is Back in Play
“Now, fear is back in play,” said William H. Gross, managing director of Pimco, as the European crisis sent shock waves into financial markets around the world.There is fear that the sovereign debt...
View ArticleEuropeâ??s Political and Economic Crisis
Some interesting news items last week on the European crisis:A “wild week” (Financial Times)“Fears of eurozone sovereign risk contagion to banks, tighter monetary policy in China and surprise intraday...
View ArticleAnother Financial Crisis in the Making
World-wide stock markets plunged last Thursday as the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe is worsening. The Dow fell 1000 points–its worst ever intraday drop–before rebounding, but still ended down...
View ArticleSolving Car Pollution Problems Through Technology Fixes
Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in using public policy to shift travel behavior, most notably in the U.S. Department of Transportation's strategic plan that emphasizes "livability" and...
View ArticleThe Pill: The Male Version
The oral contraceptive pill was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 9, 1960, liberating millions of women from the burdens of unplanned pregnancies and allowing them to enter the...
View ArticleA Drug Raid Goes Viral
Last week, a Columbia, Missouri, drug raid captured on video went viral. As of this morning, the video had garnered 950,000 views on YouTube. It has lit up message boards, blogs, and discussion groups...
View ArticleThe Suburbs Are Growing Up
I've seen several articles since the Great Recession arguing that the the housing market has fundamentally shifted away from typical suburban "sprawl" and toward cities. People are no longer interested...
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