John Arnold
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The proposed Houston/Dallas bullet train is testing whether America can still build projects of significance. It's seemingly a perfect project: big infrastructure, many jobs, 100% privately funded, and in low
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"Washington has figured out the logical conclusion of the idea that Federal debt doesn’t matter, in a way these economists have not: If debt and money printing have no fiscal
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Newspapers have been in a decline since 2005 but this year marks another leg down. As newspapers close or get cut to the bone, public accountability of local institutions declines.
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A thought experiment: Imagine that the USPS had, for decades, delivered mail 3 days/week. Would anybody argue that the highest and best use of $10 billion/yr and the labor of
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The USPS has lost at least $2.7 bln every year since 2007. The problem isn't corona; the problem is demand for mail has changed radically in 15 years while USPS
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