October 16, 2011

Why Herman Cain (and Almost Everyone Else) Missed the Housing Bubble

Now that Herman Cain has become a top-tier presidential candidate for the Republican nomination, he is receiving a greater degree of scrutiny than ever before.  And that includes efforts by the mainstream media to do what they do best to conserv...

July 21, 2011

The Bicycle Overlords

If you sometimes scratch your head while sitting in traffic and ask yourself why transportation planners and local political leaders make such odd decisions that result in more congestion, wasted fuel, and increased pollution, you may want to check o...

August 11, 2010

The Livable Communities Act

Is the American Dream getting smaller? Are we defining down the tools of opportunity and the pleasures of prosperity?President Obama's flippant dismissal of American exceptionalism last year stirred a lot of criticism because it suggested he did not ...