Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Sham Savings Scam
November 30, 2012 |
As talks on ways to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff meander along, unsurprisingly lawmakers are lining up to protect or promote their... 
Thanksgiving Turkeys: Baked, Thawing, or Rotten
November 21, 2012 |
Congress is yet again on vacation, giving taxpayers a short break from the full court press of an overstuffed lame duck session. While we...
Earmarks: Don’t Even Think About It
November 16, 2012 |
As the dawn of the 113th Congress looms near, there have been some rumblings about ringing in the New Year with a return of those special...
An Open Letter to Congress: Common Sense Needed Now More Than Ever
November 09, 2012 |
More than $6 billion and thousands of campaign commercials later, the dust has finally settled on the 2012 elections. The voters have...
Rebuilding Resilience
November 02, 2012 |
The nation is recovering from a natural disaster. Again. This time it is Sandy. A few months ago it was the drought. Last year there was...
Treasury Vampires
October 26, 2012 |
Congressional and presidential candidates are on the campaign trail spinning spooky stories about their opponents while promising treats...
The Golden (State) Road
October 19, 2012 |
The Golden (State) Road
Pub Date: Oct 19, 2012
Two recent – but unrelated – decisions from the Golden State are likely to have...
Nuclear Wastrels
October 12, 2012 |
Nuclear Wastrels
Pub Date: Oct 12, 2012
You would hope the folks overseeing our nuclear weapons arsenal would be conscientious, able...
Sharpening the Pencils on Deficit Reduction
October 05, 2012 |
During this week’s debate President Obama and Governor Romney argued over a lot of things. One of them was deficit reduction plans. We’re...
Set Up To Fail
September 28, 2012 |
Lawmakers like to lambaste agencies and the federal government for wasteful spending. And, often, they richly deserve it. But in some...
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