Chris Edwards
Government Mismanagement: Incentives or Culture?
As a general matter, governments are poorly managed compared to businesses in competitive markets.
Navy Scandal: Classic Government Corruption
The Washington Post does not do much investigating of waste, fraud, and abuse in federal agencies anymore, but it has done a great job with the Fat Leonard Navy corruption scandal.
Chamber of Commerce Misguided on Gas Tax
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is urging policymakers to pass an infrastructure package.
Who Should Pay for Infrastructure?
A new study by Canadian scholars says that the users of infrastructure should pay for it generally, not taxpayers.
Ethanol Exploitation
The federal government imposes a mandate to blend corn ethanol and other biofuels into the nation’s gasoline. This “renewable fuel standard” or RFS raises prices at the gas pump.
Infrastructure and Regulation
The other day, the Wall Street Journal looked at the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of building infrastructure
WAPA: The Federal Scandal You’ve Never Heard Of
It is hard to keep track of all the waste, corruption, and mismanagement propagated by government agencies in recent years, including the DOD, PTO, VA, and others.
New Study on Electricity Infrastructure
Private-sector utilities provide the bulk of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in the United States. But the federal government also owns a share of the nation’s electricity infrastructure.
Trump's Infrastructure Plan
A six-page summary of the Trump infrastructure plan seems to have leaked out yesterday.
Government Shutdown Solution: Auto CR
Part of the federal government is closed today because the two parties cannot agree on a discretionary spending plan for the balance of fiscal 2018.