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.

Congress should privatize federally-owned businesses such as Amtrak, the postal service, and the air traffic control system.

Federal government spending is rising, deficits are chronic, and debt is reaching dangerous levels.

A few years ago, Seattle decided to increase its minimum wage from $9.47 to $15 per hour.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will spend $10 billion this year on “community development,” including Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs).

Last week, Thomas Firey blogged here on how proponents of higher minimum wages tend to be selective when reviewing the academic literature.

The federal-government-managed National Flood Insurance Program is $25 billion in debt, stokes moral hazard, and entails a regressive wealth transfer that favors coastal areas.

The Trump administration’s recent proposal on infrastructure stressed federalism.