In his year-end report, Chief Justice John Roberts says low pay for federal judges ‘has now reached the level of a constitutional crisis.’ Roberts is correct that salaries for judges have not kept up with inflation. In fact, in real…
Aid military members who need it most
Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants to take $15,000 from Minnesota taxpayers and give it to me. That is darned nice of him, but the Legislature should think this through carefully before they OK it. The whole question of me getting any…
Society willing to tolerate highway risks
People tell economists it is immoral to place a value on human life. The problem is that people implicitly do just that in everyday life. They do risky things to save time or money or that simply are fun. Such…
Deficit spending is seductive
As the new Congress and the Minnesota Legislature begin their work this week, their members should heed one of economist Milton Friedman’s basic warnings: If a tax cut is not accompanied by a decrease in government spending, then it really…