SACRAMENTO — I’ve been spending time engaging with urbanists on X (formerly Twitter) so that you, dear American Spectator readers, can avoid doing so. By the way, it’s not something I’d recommend unless you have a large stash of blood-pressure medication. Obviously,…
If you build mass transit, they will come. That “Field of Dreams” thinking is one of the operating assumptions behind the unprecedented federal and state spending spree on public transportation. The Biden administration is doling out as much as $108 billion on mass transit,…
In a world where economic decisions are mostly driven by short-term goals and political pressures, the need for a long-term, evidence-based approach is more pressing than at any time in memory. Enter the Copenhagen Consensus — a beacon of analytical…
Prisoner rape is not a pleasant subject. It seems the only time it is mentioned is as a joke on late-night TV, although it is not a joke. Sexual abuse in our prisons and jails is rampant. It is a…
Last November, the voters of Israel democratically elected — by a significant majority — a moderately conservative, center-right government that likewise is sympathetic to traditional family values. Just as the Left in America blazes forth with its worst venom against…
The women were expendable. They were sex workers, after all. When they disappeared between 2007 and 2010, Long Island law enforcement formed no task forces. There was no huge outcry from the public. Their killer had chosen victims who could…
Government Executive public administration expert Donald F. Kettl has recently come to the painful conclusion that the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Mandate for Leadership 2025 proposal on government reform is “a thoughtful but piercing critique of the existing civil service system.”…
Despite a recent high-profile court victory, Ed Sheeran isn’t in love with the shape of copyright law. In a case that has attracted international attention, the estate of the late Ed Townsend claimed that Sheeran unlawfully copied elements of “Let’s…
Russia’s ill-fated invasion of Ukraine has now become a political and economic calamity for the Kremlin. Having developed over decades a climate of servitude to the will of controlled oligarchs and autocrats, Russia has now lost any grip it may…
Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans have a tremendous opportunity to create a better American future. If they can successfully carry out the will of the American people, we will get to lower spending, less inflation, and eventually a…