Government & Politics
Tactical coverage of politics, usually from inside the Beltway.
- Regulating Our Way to Freedom? Robert Hahn 01/08/2009
- A new Congress may be tempted to add a new layer of regulation to the Internet.
- Don’t Bail Out the Big Three Daniel J. Ikenson 11/21/2008
- The U.S. auto industry needs a shakeout, not a bailout. What we are witnessing is an attempted shakedown.
- What the Election Numbers Tell Us Alexis Hamilton 11/18/2008
- Did the 2008 election signal a realignment of the national political map? And is there any good news for Republicans?
- 21st-Century Sultanate Leon Aron 11/14/2008
- Vladimir Putin has harnessed patronage, nepotism, and cronyism to build Russia’s corporatist state.
- The Long March of Racial Progress Duncan Currie 11/05/2008
- The story of race relations in America is one of extraordinary change and transformation.
- Don’t Raise Capital Gains Taxes Lee E. Ohanian 11/03/2008
- Voters should always be skeptical of tax policies designed to soak ‘the rich.’
- The Fed's Big Experiment Vincent R. Reinhart 11/03/2008
- America has embarked on one of the boldest ventures in the history of monetary economics.
- Making the Expat Vote Count Jessica Leval 11/02/2008
- Due to mail delays and postage costs, it remains difficult for American expatriates to cast ballots in our elections.
- Obama's Plan to End Private Health Insurance Grace-Marie Turner 10/31/2008
- His proposal is far more radical than most people realize.
- Obama’s Ad Blitz Alexis Hamilton and Jessica Leval 10/30/2008
- Not since Ross Perot in 1992 has a presidential candidate bought this much continuous airtime.