From the Saturday Evening Post, Jeff Nilsson on when a big government solution worked. A million here, a million there: Why federal spending never goes down, and why that's not a problem. How to slash the state: 14 ways to dismantle a monstrous government, one program at a time. Virtually any attempt to regulate or tax any industry is a government intrusion into our lives, and candidates say they want less government — what's up with this ubiquitous, anti-government theme? In fact, how much anti-government feeling is really out there? Perhaps less than you might think. Jonathan Cohn on how, sometimes, we need big government. The Esquire Commission to Balance the Federal Budget met in New York in August, with the goal of creating an actionable plan to balance the federal budget, and they did just that. An open letter to the Tea Party: If you want to find rage-inspiring examples of government spending, there is no better place to look than the military budget. Gary Gerstle on federalism in America: Beyond the Tea Partiers. Jonathan Cohn on the moral case for asking the rich pay higher taxes. Bob Stoker on 5 myths about federal taxes. Chris Sturr on the myth of overcompensated public employees. The truth about civil servants: The shiftless paperpusher fattened on your tax dollars doesn’t really exist. The federal hiring freeze House Republicans have proposed won't save money and will jeopardize essential services. Hey America, government doesn’t suck: Hating government and dismissing its work force as incompetent has become second nature, much to the chagrin of a work force that doesn’t share those opinions. New research suggests that when faith in government decreases, belief in an all-powerful deity rises.
