I think that I and others can be trusted to make our own taxi choices without government interference and special interest rent-seeking. Don't you?
The New Nobility?
I am pretty sure that I don't agree with Glenn Reynolds's theory that allowing special privileges for government officials may serve to violate Art. I, Sec. 9 of the Constitution. I do believe, however, that allowing government officials to have special privileges to begin with is fundamentally offensive on a number of levels. And hey, if …
Your Government at Work
Behold: A new report by the inspector general of the IRS found that a small group of top executives at the IRS ran up "extremely high travel expenses" in recent years, with some basically commuting each week to work in Washington, D.C. by plane from around the nation. "In some cases, the travel days exceeded …
Quote of the Day
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.--Will Rogers. (Via Joseph A. Morris, via e-mail.) A happy Fourth of July to all.
The Latest in Government Overreach (Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act Edition)
Your federal government--and mine--has found a new way to prevent the statute of limitations from running regarding claims that the government has been defrauded. It now employs the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act to claim that since the United States is at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the government can take longer to get around …
Quote of the Day
. . . The President’s view is not necessarily statist in the sense that everything must come from government. He holds the fairly standard view that markets should be robust, but that market failures and other societal needs require government action. His views about the size of government are of course more expansive than that of …
Jonathan Turley Sees the Light?
It is nice to see that Jonathan Turley is expressing concerns that our national government may be too big, too unwieldy, and too chaotic. Dare we hope that his commentary seeps into the national consciousness, thus causing us to look to states, localities and the private sector for more solutions to our national problems?I presume …
Pejman Yousefzadeh 