Publication Type
March 18, 2011
Why North Carolina Should Restrict Municipal Broadband Schemes
The dismal track record of municipal Wi-Fi and broadband networks is a lesson in why municipalities should stick with their core competencies and not attempt to compete in the private sector. States like North Carolina are well-advised to place restrictions and taxpayer protections on municipalities that nonetheless insist on putting taxpayers at risk on municipal communications ventures.
March 17, 2011
The 1 Percent Solution
If the solution to your family’s financial problems were to cut spending by only 1 percent, could you do it? Of course you could.
March 10, 2011
Tax Reform—But to What End?
Tax reform is back in the public policy discussion again, and that’s a good thing.
March 3, 2011
Phone Pimps
Could it be that more people in South Dakota pay for pornography than any other demographic? What could possibly explain this behavior? Oddly, the rural phone service providers in the Mount Rushmore State seem to have some explaining to do.
February 24, 2011
Wisconsin Governor 'Union Busting'?
It should be no shock that The Last Stand of the Government Class begins in Madison, Wis.
February 18, 2011
We Really Mean It--Hands Off the Internet
Admittedly, we’ve been pretty critical of many policy stances taken by Google over the past several years.
February 10, 2011
Jobs Are Job #1
Republicans rightly understand that the voter passion that carried them to a historic victory in last November’s election was driven largely by concerns about federal spending and Obamacare.
January 27, 2011
So Chavez Hears Us Now?
It’s commonly understood that the world watches closely what the U.
January 20, 2011
An R&D Tax Credit That Works
Congress has, once again, at the last minute extended the research and development tax credit for a single year, making it retroactive to Dec 31, 2009 (when Congress allowed it to lapse) and extending it until the end of 2011.