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The Wall Street Journal channels Cato in calling for chopping a wasteful corporate giveaway, the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC). wsj.com/opinion/low-in…

Yes. Republicans should replace the gimmicky Trump accounts in their reconciliation bill with Canada-style Universal Savings Accounts, which are like supercharged Roth IRAs except simpler.

What overthrowing Marxism can achieve:

I examine a recent case of Baltimore city corruption and ask whether an ancient method of auditing government officials is the solution. Why are American cities infested with corruption? This should be a solvable problem. cato.org/blog/baltimore…

Important new study by Scott Hodge.

Senator Lee's bill on federal lands is a step forward. I examine the history of these lands and discuss alternative reforms. Most federal lands in the West should be transferred to state governments. downsizinggovernment.org/interior/refor…

New report shows the U.S. has the highest budget deficit among 38 OECD countries. "America First" but not in a good way. cato.org/blog/spending-…

New report shows that government spending power is more centralized in the U.S. than in many other OECD countries. We need federalism reforms in the direction of the Swiss model of local autonomy and limited government. ("CHE" in the chart). cato.org/blog/spending-…

New report shows the U.S. has the fourth-highest government debt at 121% of GDP. The OECD average is 111%. Only politicians in Japan, Greece, and Italy have been more fiscally irresponsible than our politicians. cato.org/blog/spending-…

The giant headache of electronics in modern cars. High costs of repair and huge waste as unrepairable cars get scrapped. We need a simple, high-quality, gas car with minimal electronics, low-cost, easy to repair. Good for consumers and the environment. wsj.com/lifestyle/cars…

Very sad to hear about the passing of Fred Smith, a truly great entrepreneur. I discuss Smith and the founding of FedEx in my study "How Wealth Fuels Growth." cato.org/policy-analysi…

House appropriations: failure deserves a big funding boost (Capitol Police), while auditing wasteful spending deserves a big funding cut (GAO). politico.com/live-updates/2…

AEI's Howard Husock takes Republicans to task for proposing expansion of the failed corporate welfare program "Low-Income Housing Tax Credit" in their Big Flawed Reconciliation Bill. reason.com/2025/06/24/why…

People worry about the externalities caused by fossil fuels, but supposedly green technologies produce a lot of collateral damage as well. wsj.com/business/logis…

Excellent post by Adam Michel on which energy subsidies receive the lion’s share of money from the government. My long held position has been there should be no subsidization and that the free market alone should dictate energy utilization. The lack of truthful analysis around

Trump to move HUD to Virginia. Abolishing the wasteful federal agency would save even more money and free up cities to steer their own housing policies. alxnow.com/2025/06/25/hud…

The road to fiscal ruin: some GOP senators won't even let Antiques Roadshow and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood move to the private sector. politico.com/news/2025/06/2…

Trump should create his National Garden of American Heroes on his own lawn at Mar-a-Lago with his own money, rather than imposing the cost on taxpayers. If the government funds it, it will be a never-ending source of division. wsj.com/arts-culture/f…

Good grief Warner, even GAO says improper payments are $160 billion a year. Can you maybe occasionally support Virginia taxpayers please?

It's fundamental. The bigger the bill, the more built-in logroll. The more logroll, the more junk gets enacted that does not have true majority support.