In his annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett—the world’s third richest person—remarked on the state of the U.S. economy and current […]
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With a changed political and policy landscape, the fight to maintain Virginia’s foundations of economic prosperity is underway. The Thomas Jefferson Institute is fighting for […]
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a federal law enacted in the early 1970's that provides for extended criminal penalties and a […]
There are only a few prestigious outposts of free-market thought in the world of higher education. The Hoover Institution at Stanford comes to mind, as […]
Has the recession ended? That’s a question I get asked frequently from audience members before or after I start a presentation about the economy. But […]
The Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) filed its latest legal response on Friday, May ,5 claiming Iowa Drainage Districts do not have an agricultural stormwater […]
The Zika virus is increasingly linked to serious neurological complications for pregnant women and microcephaly in newborns: smaller than normal heads and brains. It also […]
Anti-big-business rhetoric is alive and well in this presidential election year. Of course Big Business works the halls of government to its advantage whenever it […]
How bad is the Washington Metro rail system? So bad that only 84% of its trains ran on time, mainly due to poor maintenance. So […]
In the MAP-21 surface transportation reauthorization bill enacted in 2012, Congress required FHWA to actually start enforcing its standard for the performance of federally assisted […]