Why There’s No Such Thing As Local Government Any More, And What To Do About It
Nonprofits, states, and local governments now typically behave like big-box stores: same entity, different location. Maybe the aisles run side to side instead of front to back, but largely everything is the same.
Why Governments Need To Stop Subsidizing Road Salt
As infrastructure reform gears up, policymakers across the country should critically examine federal, state, and local ‘incentives’ propping up the procurement of road salt.
4 Stupid Things Cities Ban That Make Residents Poorer
Local leaders have concerned themselves with limiting or banning seemingly innocuous goods and services. Do these measures really benefit local residents?
A Cautionary Tale From Texas About How Cities Hide Debt And Deflate The Economy
Politicians can make promises without having to worry about transparency or its consequences, like honesty and effectiveness. Thus, America is drowning in state and local debt.
Lawmakers Claiming Trump’s Budget Hurts African-Americans Are Simply Grandstanding
Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen has been an elected official since 1977. He has no excuse to pass the buck for Memphis’s problems onto a proposed federal budget.
Marches Do Matter, But What We Do Afterwards Matters Much More
Don’t just organize marches and rallies. We need to stop expecting Washington to solve our problems, and effect change ourselves.
2016’s Terrors Come From Trusting Presidents More Than We Trust God
Christians should appeal to the disillusioned and fearful on left and right, showing them that no president can fix our collective problems.
Piecing America’s ‘Fractured Republic’ Back Together
Yuval Levin’s new book takes a look a ways to keep America from coming apart at the cultural and political seams. Ed Whelan, Rachel Lu, Jonah Goldberg, R.R. Reno, and John Stonestreet weigh in.
How No Zoning Laws Works For Houston
Median home values in Houston are only $144,900, despite its boom.
Ask Not Who’s Running For President, Ask Who’s Running For School Board
The decisions of our local officials have a far more direct impact on our lives than those of federal officials. Let’s keep it that way.
Local Governments Are The Source Of Housing Inequality
Wealth inequality? Blame local government, whose meddling in property rights causes artificial scarcity in housing
Big Brother’s My Keeper, My Soul Shall Want
President Obama’s team has added meat to his My Brother’s Keeper initiative. Here’s a deprecatory ode.
Why The Nationwide Pension Crisis Is An Opportunity To Reinvigorate Society
Citizens and local leaders should use the looming pension crisis in many states and cities to release local governments from centralized control.
Why Gavin Newsom Can’t Use His Good Ideas About Local Governance
Gavin Newsom has some good ideas about local governance which he can never put into practice.
What Happened to the Tea Party?
Five years later, the Tea Party has gone local.
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