Tax Time

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Some smart aleck once said that the two most effective reforms…

Who's the DINO Now

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After a legislative hearing on public-private partnerships last…

Moral Hazard

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The outcomes of the various bailout and stimulus packages already…

The Free Market Reponse to Partners-Blue Cross

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Several folks, including a recent commenter, have posed a similar…

More Bailout Fun

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First, the nonsense -- signaling the illogical end of this process,…

I hope I am or at least the Governor is misinformed

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I have heard from folks who listen to the Eagan-Braude show on…

Told You So

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My colleague, Jim Stergios, mused a few weeks ago about Bernie…

Thickheadedness

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A rather odd article by Jamie Vaznis of the Globe on charters…

Overstimulated

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Ed Glaeser has an interesting and thoughtful piece in today's…

Will they give the money back?

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As I was walking to work this AM, a cab (thanks hackney license…

If Kant had had a nose for public policy

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Passed on by a friend with a mathematical appreciation for symmetry,…

Cut the Income Tax! Raise the Sales Tax! Lower and Raise Property Taxes!

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Hey, its not my idea. It's a proposal floated by a consultant…

Parking garages are silly investments for the State

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Today's Globe reports on a bond bill earmark that gives Salem…

Zoning out or zoning in-clusionary

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Hot trends in local zoning include age-restricted villages, in-law…

Results in on Teach for America

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What kind of impact does the influx of young, motivated people…

Patrick comes out for school choice!

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Your Excellency, We at Pioneer were feeling as double-crossed…

One Last Word on the Film Tax Incentives

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Yesterday's Globe had an article critical of the film tax credit…

What’s Going on at Higher Education

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The Commonwealth released a mundane piece of annual debt disclosure…

Benefit blowout

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You are constantly berated for not saving money, folks. You overspend.…

Lottery Questions

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Interested in how your town fares under the Lottery -- take a…

Hope is not a strategy

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The Great Beacon Hill Foodfight has now reached the Big Apple's…

Teacher shortages

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I love the Education Intelligence Agency. Click HERE to enter…

Floor falls out in California housing

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On the LA Times blog today there is a distressing bit of news…

Boston Cops and the Civil Service Commission

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Michelle McPhee, late of the Herald and currently on WTKK, has…

Reaching

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Slate's Tim Noah attempts to draw a parallel between Obama's…

School choice programs increase 84 percent in 5 years

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No, not here, silly. In the rest of the United States! Do I have…

Seeking better bylaws: Zoning for new housing and historic preservation.

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Chris Skelly at the Massachusetts Historical Commission asked…

Open Markets and Open Skies

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The thicket of regulations which used to govern air travel between…

I went to a fight

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...and a birthday party broke out. Sheesh, two police reports…

WaPo on Michelle Rhee and quality teachers

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The keynote for this year's Better Government Competition, which…