Governor Northam’s Budget Subsidizes Education Failure
There is a cast iron rule in economics: if you want more of something, subsidize it. Governor Northam must be a big fan of educational failure, because his budget provides a massive subsidy for it. The budget is missing the one thing it probably needed the most: direct help for families struggling to educate their […]
Northam’s COVID Credibility Hits Rock Bottom, Just When It’s Needed Most
As old newspaper editors are wont to say, credibility is like grass. It grows by the inch, and dies by the yard. In time of crisis, the single most important currency that government officials have is credibility. Presidents and governors come into office with a certain amount of goodwill. When hurricanes roll in or terrorists […]
Governor Northam Should Consider Amending, Delaying Bills that Hurt Small Business
In the worlds of business and government, there’s an old saw about known unknowns and unknown unknowns. There’s a cowboy holed up in a cabin. He looks out the window with a rifle, watching for cattle rustlers in the hills. He knows they’re out there, but he doesn’t know where. These are known unknowns. Then […]