Federalism is supposed to undergird America’s system of disaster preparation, response, and rebuilding.

Maryland wants to spend $5.6 billion building and operating the Purple Line light rail at a time when transit ridership is declining, and that decline appears poised to accelerate.

The federal government spends more than $4 trillion a year on programs in hundreds of agencies. Which are the largest agencies, and how fast are they growing?

The federal government plays a large role in the nation’s highways through the funding of aid programs for the states and the imposing of top-down regulations

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is a major business enterprise operated by the federal government.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) spends $10 billion a year on “community planning and development” subsidies to state and local governments.

For years, Randal O’Toole has warned governments that urban rail systems usually make no economic or practical sense.

The federal government funds an array of aid programs aimed at promoting growth in less-developed countries.

Momentum is building for air traffic control (ATC) reform.

Amtrak’s co-CEO Wick Moorman has announced that the passenger railroad is thinking of offering a new service to compete with the airlines: economy seating that is crammed together as tightly as airline seats.