Articles
PERC senior fellow Randy Simmons writing on the sequester as an exercise in the Washington Monument strategy.
If you sue a federal agency and win, the US government will cover your attorney's fees and other litigation expenses.
Government subsidies, overregulation and the consolidation has significantly altered the meat industry, makingit less competitive, loaded wiht paperwork, difficult for small ranchers to survive.
Roger Meiners
08/21/2010
Stimulus spending for green jobs is short sighted. The solar panels produced can make electricty for less, but will eventually cost more to replace.
California is criminalizing recreational behavior in the state parks, writing tickets for the likes of rafting wihtout a life jacket and a dip without a suit. The fines they collect help fill the state coffers.
A PERC Workshop with scholars presenting papers on on land use conflicts in the West and raising questions about the governing institutions.
Terry Anderson
03/19/2010
Terry Anderson took on the Department of Interior during a Fox News segement called "Cabinet Wrecking Ball." Appearng Friday, March 19 on Scoreboard with David Asman, Terry says that the Department of Interior holds billions of dollars in assets in our national parks and vast public lan
Robert K. Fleck, F. Andrew Hanssen
03/01/2010
The authors explore the history of eminent domain in the United States—a history characterized by periodic public backlash.
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