David Sirota: How The Drug War Hurts Everyone

From Wall Street to Oakland, it is beyond futile.    Something as massive and amorphous as America’s War on Drugs can be difficult to imagine in concrete terms. This web of failed policies is so huge, so persistent and so deeply woven into the fabric of our nation that it’s hard to envision an alternative — or even appreciate what the conflict is currently ... MORE

Daniel Simmons: The Illogic Of EPA Carbon Regulations

President Obama is getting what he hoped for in 2008—higher energy prices. By having his Environmental Protection Agency, known as the EPA, implement regulations that contribute to higher energy prices through new burdens on power plants, the agency is now effectively responsible for numerous plant closures and the cancellation of new power plants ... MORE

Melissa Langsam Braunstein: The Nanny Tax

Hiring a nanny? Prepare for plenty of red tape. There are certain laws everybody breaks.  Everybody jaywalks, nobody respects the speed limit, and nobody pays taxes for the children’s nanny.  But would more parents follow nanny-related laws if the system were more straightforward? As a new mother, I wonder. I had spent several years as a full-time   ... MORE