Is Wal-Mart Good for America?

“Is Wal-Mart Good for America?” That is the headline on a New York Times story about the country’s largest retailer. The very idea that third parties should be deciding whether a particular business is good for the whole country shows incredible...

Digging into Spending

One doesn’t have to dig very deep to find examples where spending far exceeded predictions. I can look across the street, where an underground Capitol visitor’s center is under construction. The project was first floated in the early 1990s, with a $71...

Repeal the Davis Bacon Act of 1931

There’s a little known law called the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931. It remains on the books today. Before saying what the law is and its effects, let me run by you some of the language used, in the early 1930s, to push the law through Congress. Rep. John Cochran of...

Unhappy Birthday and Merry Christmas, Elian

Elian Gonzalez, who floated in Florida’s waters four years ago on Thanksgiving, is ten years old on Saturday. The media spectacle that surrounded his arrival and departure has given way to obscurity; the world has forgotten Elian. Those who ignore Elian’s...

Pin It on Pinterest