Going for Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis
With the Greek debt crisis in the news, everyone is asking “Are we the next Greece?” Is our...
Podcasts de Tax and Budget Policy
The Skinny on Jeb Bush's Tax Plan
There are many worthy provisions in presidential candidate Jeb Bush's plan for tax reform, says...
How Michigan Canned Film Subsidies
Michigan is one of a handful of states to throw out subsidies to the film industry. Jarrett...
Speaker Ryan and Congress's Spending Addiction
Congress is rarely willing to make the kind of tradeoffs necessary to freeze, let alone reduce...
Anemic Recovery, Regulation and Taxation
Robert Higgs discusses our most recent economic recovery and some thoughts on how Keynesians...
"The New Eminent Domain Fight in Chicago
A new fight over eminent domain is unfolding in Chicago. Hilary Gowins of the Illinois Policy...
What are the economic impacts of zoning? William Fischer is author of Zoning Rules! The Economics...
State-Level Health Care Reform Alive and Well
Extending the promise of affordable, dependable health insurance at the state level is alive and...
Cigarette Smuggling Rolling Up in New York
Excise taxes in New York and other states have given rise to cigarette smuggling. Michael D....
States Will Begin Reporting Special Tax Preferences
New guidance asks states to begin providing more details about who gets special tax deals. Will...
The Libertarian State of the Union
In his final State of the Union address, President Obama hinted at plans for his last year in...
Resolving Puerto Rico's Fiscal Failures
Puerto Rico's massive debts are leading some in Washington to argue for a bailout. Ike Brannon...
The Loco-Foco Movement and Lessons for Today
Radicals seized control of the New York Democratic Party and instituted a set of principles that...
The Panama Papers and Corrupt Governments
The Panama Papers leak has revealed that many current and former heads of authoritarian...
Challenging CBO Rosy/Dire Projections
Congressional Budget Office numbers about the future of debt and deficits should be taken with...
Which States Might End the Income Tax?
A few states with demographic issues might be the next ones to end the dreaded income tax....
The Sparsely Detailed Trump Economic Plan
The Trump economic plan contains tax cuts, but virtually no engagement with the larger problem of...
Collective Action and Evolutionary Psychology
When groups have to decide, scale matters. Leda Cosmides comments.
Economic and Financial Issues Facing the Next President
So far missing from the presidential campaigns has been a serious discussion of long-run...
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The Gathering Storm in State Pensions
"Denial" is the single word that the Reason Foundation's Peter Constant uses to describe the...
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