Charles Baird writes for the Martin Center about the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in a high-profile union case. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court took a…
Bill McMorris of the Washington Free Beacon details the latest legal action targeting labor union activity. The fallout from the Supreme Court’s landmark Janus ruling continued as Washington state workers…
Expand government and you’ll grow the economy? Dr. Roy Cordato examines the flaws in this view an concludes: The point here is that, while public sector spending adds to GDP…
Four pay raises in a row — plus a bonus — with a fifth pay raise on the way. These are the facts. Far from ignoring teachers — or disrespecting…
Bill McMorris of the Washington Free Beacon explains why a Supreme Court victory in the Janus case could represent just the first step in a fight against forced unionization. The…
Robert Alt of the Columbus, Ohio-based Buckeye Institute [Kokai’s editorial note: Go Bucks!] writes in Forbes about the importance of reining in the power of unaccountable public-sector unions. Every morning,…
Pay for teachers and other state employees has generated headlines in news coverage of the budget this year, in part because there have been no legislative salary increases in five…
Ali Meyer‘s latest report for the Washington Free Beacon pokes holes in that fable. Government employees earn roughly 17 percent more in total compensation than private-sector workers in similar jobs,…
Waynesville was considering a ban on smoking in public places, but things got complicated. Smoke, like politicians, has problems distinguishing between public and private sectors. The ban would apply to…
Almost any time there is an accident in a business, we soon hear the statists saying, “That’s just what you can expect when greedy, profit-seeking business people run things.” But…
Over the weekend, I was reviewing the PowerPoint presentation from the last Buncombe Commissioners’ meeting. Assistant County Manager Mandy Stone was requesting another twenty-three positions at a cost of $748,588.…
In this AEI post, Jim Pethokoukis writes about a book by a candid “progressive” (which is to say, an idolator of big government) academic, a sociology prof at the University…