The United States and Canada each have three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. The...
Legislative vs. Executive, and Politicians Who Don’t Get Paid
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How Taxpayer Cash Rewards Bad Fiscal Policy
Imagine you are from a family of ten. You and your nine siblings grow up and leave home. Then the three or four who...
Incentives, Disincentives, and What the Bureaucrats Did to Mother Teresa
A wealthy businessman became overwhelmed with the desire to have grandchildren, wanting to enjoy their company before...
Merali — A Poster-Child for Government Largesse
Taxpayers have been treated to a throng of news stories this past couple of weeks about a highly-paid bureaucrat named...
Thunderous Silence, Found Missing, and Government Efficiency
I recently heard someone say that a certain journalist always writes with an “unbiased opinion.” I laughed, because...
Does Government Always Have to Grow?
One of the benefits of historical knowledge is that it brings perspective. Things that seem obvious look quite...