Bureaucracy and Regulation

San Francisco's public defecation problem is a symptom of its homelessness problem — a problem made far worse by government housing regulations.

Contrary to myth, Latin America has relatively few civilian-owned guns — either legal or illegal. But this hasn't prevented enduring high rates of violent crime.

"Economic development" schemes, like those used to attract big corporate headquarters to one's city, are really just a type of governmental central planning.

Big social media companies enjoy government protections while leveraging their privileges to push political agendas.

Bad ideas can spread more quickly than good ones, often because they sound so good until you spend some time thinking about them.

Clearly, the proposal for increased usage of E15 is a government subsidy to corn growers and the ethanol industry.

When the advocate for a new tariff or a new regulation says he's willing to pay a few bucks more for the "good" of society — what he really means is you should pay more, whether you like it or not.

This latest attack on corporate sovereignty will drive companies and jobs out of California.

High-deductible or "catastrophic" health plans offer real protection from health disasters. But most government-approved forms of health "insurance" are really just welfare programs in disguise.

Many urban police departments fail to make arrests in even half of the murder cases in their jurisdictions. Imagine if a private sector policing firm had a similar rate of failure.