Because policing is heavily subsidized by taxpayers, people call the police far more than they would otherwise.
There are two sets of rules that function in America. One set for the political class, and another set for everyone else.
James Grant has shown us how the only sure cure for depression is deflation and liquidation of overblown resource and asset prices.
This week has been marked by devastating illustrations of why so much of the public distrusts the institutions of the state.
Never constitutional, the FBI was formed to compete against more effective private agencies. It now functions to wage political war against its enemies and protect its own interests.
Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court — part of the US government — recently decided to expand the powers and privileges of the US government.
When a pundit refers to "gun violence" when the discussion is about homicide, they're usually trying to hide something.
Some people seem to think the Constitution of 1787 is pretty much the same thing as the Declaration of Independence. They're wrong.
Since the Revolution was a people's war, the extent of mass participation in the militia and committees led necessarily to a democratizing of suffrage in the new governments.
