There are some new clever, but epicyclical, ways of determining whether someone is underage for drinking. For example, N.C. is considering vertical driver's licenses for people ... Keep Reading
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When Journalists Comment on Economic Matters
...you get stuff like this. First, the N&O says:The Bush era has been for businesses of all kinds sort of like a rebirth of the "free love" movement of the 1960s. ... Keep Reading
The Forgotten Man
Mitch Kokai has a great interview with Amity Shlaes on her wonderful book "The Forgotten Man," which is a public choice treatment of the Great Depression. For those of us ... Keep Reading
Flexible Pay for Bureaucrats
Interesting idea from Singapore: make government more flexible with wages, pay, and performance. (I'd add, of course, cost-cutting incentives.)-Max Borders ... Keep Reading
Water-head Bureaucrats
How many times do we have to say it? : if you charge people the full costs of what they consume, they will opt for all sorts of conservation measures -- including spigots, ... Keep Reading
State Benefits: A Ticking Time-Bomb
This Greensboro News & Record article by our own Brian Balfour is a must-read for anyone concerned about North Carolina's unfunded liability. What's that? Read it. -Max Borders ... Keep Reading
McKinsey Report: $2.5 million to Describe Government
According to this piece in the N&O, McKinsey - the management consulting company - got $2.5 million to makes the following assessments of the DOT: A consultant's evaluation of ... Keep Reading
