Publius' Salon

About six weeks ago, Megan McArdle had a post at the Daily Beast asking "What's the use of a PhD?" I've been troubled by h...

Let old banks die, use the money to start new banks Paul Romer suggests using the TARP money to just start new banks rather than throwing g...

The Independent reverses its opinion of pot. The Independent, which was an active campaigner for the shift in status from Class B to Class C...

Congressional Budget Office declares Obama plan is worse than doing nothing. The CBO reported on Wednesday that Obama's economic recove...

Obama and Congress make hiring a liability The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will have the effect of depressing wages and employment. Makin...

Obama's Positivism In the past several months, during the transition, two characteristics have emerged that have caught my attention. O...

A Do-Nothing Congress Explained This has been one of the most do-nothing congresses in quite some time. I think I now know why. Its leadersh...

Missouri Congre4ssional Delegation on the Monday Bailout vote * Dist. 1 - Rep. William Lacy Clay No * Dist. 2 - Rep. Todd Akin ...