Millions of Americans will deal with the hassles of air travel this week as they join their families for Thanksgiving.

One of the more ill-advised federal activities is trying to micromanage local economies with tax and spending programs.

Deval Patrick announced that he is entering the 2020 race for the White House.

The Jones Act has been a blight upon the United States for nearly 100 years. That the law survives despite its well-documented costs can in large part be ascribed to frequently-made claims it is vital to U.S. national security.

Such claims should be greeted with a skeptical eye.

The Albrecht family of Germany is one of the richest in the world. They earned their wealth from innovations in price-slashing for European grocery shoppers.

A press release issued by Amtrak last week would, if it were published by publicly traded firm, be a violation of securities laws and regulations

Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have each proposed an annual wealth tax on the richest Americans.

In a recent study, I explored how federal subsidies induce state and local governments to spend on wasteful projects. Case in point: a new “streetcar named quagmire” in St. Louis.

A recent New York Times article described the wretched management of New York City’s public housing.

The government says that America’s poverty rate is 11.8 percent. It also says that the poverty rate has hovered around 11 to 15 percent since 1970 suggesting little or no progress against poverty in decades.