My latest at the Christian Science Monitor:
"The Pentagon is a gas guzzler"
The Pentagon spent $17.3 billion on oil in 2011, a 26 percent increase from 2010. This despite the Pentagon's public efforts to "go green."
By Ryan McMaken, Guest blogger / March 12, 2012
"Half of Americans don't pay income tax. So what."
The increase in reliance on government assistance is the problem, not a lack of people who pay income tax.
By Ryan McMaken, Guest blogger / February 25, 2012
"Why we're paying more for corn"
Thanks to government subsidies supporting a specific type of corn farm, land value is increasing, and prices are going up. The same is true of other federally supported crops.
By Ryan McMaken, Guest blogger / February 24, 2012
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Sometimes, it's easy to forget how large many American states are. Colorado, for example, is the size of New Zealand. Here's a helpf... -
We often see the United States compared to a variety of other countries in terms of life expectancy, murder rates, and more. But, it's a... -
Pew breaks it down . I was surprised by how little revenue is generated from severance taxes. And, of course, there is no statewide property...