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How Washington, D.C., Works, or Not, Part 5 27 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
We really didn’t set out to make an ongoing series out of these examples, but unfortunately, the politicians and bureaucrats in our nation’s capital keep providing fresh ones! Today’s example of bure...
Government Mental Case 26 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
In 2004, nearly 54 percent of California voters approved Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act. State senate boss Darrell Steinberg, the measure’s original sponsor, wants President Obama to u...
TSA Imposes Double Jeopardy 23 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
Passing through the gauntlet of gruff Transportation Security Administration screeners is hardly a pleasant experience for anybody, especially the elderly, the disabled, and families with children. Bu...
Where Welfare Pays More Than Work 22 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
Are government-provided welfare benefits in the U.S. too generous? The correct answer is “it depends”. Specifically, it depends on whether or not an individual who is able to take advantage of other ...
Federal Tutoring Program Designed to Fail 21 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
Arne Duncan, federal education secretary, concedes that federally subsidized tutoring programs are academically ineffective. But according to a recent report the programs are also riddled with waste a...
How Government Abuse Generates Waste—and Absurdity 19 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
Its academic reputation may fall short of Berkeley, UCLA and Stanford, but the University of California at Davis boasts a fine department of viticulture and enology. UC Davis also teaches how abuse ca...
U.S. National Debt Really Over $70 Trillion? 19 Aug 2013 | 02:20 am
University of California San Diego economist James Hamilton recently published a paper in which he added up all the off-balance sheet liabilities, or rather, the hidden debt obligations that the U.S. ...
USPS Still a Loser 14 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
In the quarter that ended June 30, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) lost $740 million, down from $5.2 billion in losses during the same period last year. The USPS managed to reduce those losses by elimi...
The Sequester Furloughs Fizzle 14 Aug 2013 | 07:04 pm
Back in February, President Obama and many of his appointed officials tried to make a federal case out of looming budget cuts required by the budget control deal he cut back in the summer of 2011 duri...
DEA Leaves Student Nearly DOA 12 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
Last year, the UC San Diego engineering student Daniel Chong was mistakenly swept up in a DEA raid near the UC campus. Chong, 25, had committed no crime and was not charged with anything. But DEA agen...
