By Jan 22,2006

Our miserly uncle

The federal government owns 29.6 percent of the land in the U.S. But this land is hardly public; Uncle Sam likes to keep it fenced in.

By Jan 22,2006

Looting Wal-Mart

To those of you who wished me good luck in the New Year, let me tell you how grateful I am. Since January 1, I have won 42 lotteries in...

By Jan 15,2006

Opinions for sale

Most newspapers pay for the op-eds they publish in their editorial sections. Think tanks are in the business of paying scholars to write op-eds, studies, and books. America’s Future, the...

By Jan 08,2006

The Battle for Social Security

The problem with Nancy Altman’s book, The Battle for Social Security: From FDR’s Vision to Bush’s Gamble, is not, as the title suggests, that it is deeply partisan. Rather the problem...