by Mike Maharrey | Apr 21, 2022
A lot of people tell me I should quit talking about the Constitution because it has “failed.” But it’s important to look a little deeper. In a sense, they are right. The federal government today looks nothing like the federal government promised by...
by Mike Maharrey | Jan 31, 2022
Political action requires a low time preference. Why? Because it’s a game of inches. Time preference is a term often used in economics. A person with a high time preference is more focused on today and less concerned about the future. A person with a low time...
by Mike Maharrey | Dec 16, 2021
When talking about the federal government’s dependence on state and local support for almost everything it does, Micheal Boldin often says, “Partnerships don’t work very well when half the team quits.” Well, the converse is also true....
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 12, 2021
Summer at the TAC is a time for reflection. Most state legislatures have recessed for the year and we finally have a chance to catch our collected breaths and look back on the past year. You’ll often hear Micheal Boldin and me invoke a quote from a letter...
by Michael Boldin | Jun 22, 2021
Today, Jacob Sullum – who I regularly read at Reason – emailed us to ask: According to The New York Times, “at least eight other states” have passed laws similar to Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act this year. In addition to...
