Publications

As Americans are watching prices at the pump go up, we hear from a lot of different quarters as to what to do about it.

Privacy is central to a free society, but defining its nature is a slippery business. Nevertheless, privacy’s impact on limited government, tort law, criminal law and people’s financial dealings is critical. The failure to protect financial privacy opens individuals up to a variety of assaults from an over-intrusive government.

Still don’t think tax rates affect human action? Oh sure, if they get too high, you say, then people will rebel.

Has there ever been so much wisdom so little used? America has produced the finest political thinkers in the history of the world, but a free-spending Congress pays little attention to that wisdom.

A recent AP poll is being touted as proof that Americans want deficit reduction over tax cuts.

As states wind up their budget making for the next fiscal year, it’s time to issue a “Conventional Wisdom Alert”: A balanced budget does not require a tax increase – or deep cuts to cherished programs.

Don’t look now, but common sense is breaking out all over Capitol Hill.

This PDF contains a new addendum to the original score of the IPI/Ferrara Progressive Personal Account Plan for Social Security reform, detailing the transition financing costs. This score was performed by Stephen Goss, the Chief Actuary of the Social Security Administration.

If ever a market or an industry has undergone a revolution in ten years time, it is telecommunications. If ever a legislature should consider dramatically deregulating an industry, this is the time in telecommuncations. As the states have opportunity to revisit the missions of their respective Public Utility Commissions, they should seriously consider restricting the ability of the Commissions to regulate telecommunications.

Legislators need to be prudent stewards of taxpayer dollars, but they must also ensure that vulnerable populations receive appropriate care. This Desktop Reference will help state legislators identify effective actions that may save the state money without reducing access to needed medicines.