In 1850, the French economist Claude Bastiat published the essay “That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen,” also known as the “Broken Window Fallacy.” In the essay, Bastiat describes a hypothetical situation in which the son of…
“Spending Like a Drunken Sailor,” editorial cartoon by Yogi Love for The American Spectator, April 19, 2021.
While President Joe Biden’s administration doesn’t seem to need an excuse to spend money, two recurring arguments for his gigantic $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal are that our roads and bridges are “crumbling” and that modernization would generate economic growth and…
On Friday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held his first press briefing at the White House to pitch President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. Buttigieg, ever the salesman, described the so-called American Jobs Plan (AJP) as “the best chance in our…
President Joe Biden’s new spending plan amps up rhetoric on national competition with China, maintaining the confrontational approach established by the previous administration. But whereas the 45th president championed what he called American energy dominance as a key element of…
Last week, President Biden unveiled his $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal during a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named the “American Jobs Plan,” the proposal is an unnecessary corporate welfare scheme that is seemingly designed to get the smallest return for taxpayer dollars. Hidden within the proposal are…
In 1989, the Polish Solidarity used the slogan “May Poland be Poland. 2 + 2 must always equal four.” While this might seem to be a simple factual statement, it was in fact a declaration that statements that had been…
“A crony anti-infrastructure plan” is, sadly, the best description of the Biden administration’s proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. It’s insanely expensive and unnecessary, especially coming, as it does, on top of last year’s fiscal insanity. Over the past year, our…
Sacramento Supporters of California’s high-speed rail system are a small and hardy bunch. They fall mainly into the categories of government bureaucrats who administer the project, contractors and consultants who are paid to build the pointless line, and green ideologues…
