…Propositions 74 and 76 involve our public education system and the BuyBlue folks note: At the median pay rate of $55,300, a California public school teacher gets high pay relative…

Are Malls Public Places? If so, then the Crossgates Mall was clearly in error. Instapundit, (Glenn Reynolds, who of course is an actual law professor, so I’m treading on dangerous…

…with data on public debt to GDP ratios and real GDP growth in 20 developed countries since 1946. I show evidence that low growth causes a high debt to GDP…

Salon offers an article on expectations for public sector pensions. Given the demise of many private pension plans and the lackluster performance of 401ks for many people, what’s next?…

…today’s New York Times, which begins: Can a state’s citizens amend the state constitution to ban affirmative action programs in public universities, even if the Supreme Court has approved those…

…coverage, and these other countries spend far less with universal coverage. But what interests me (and Delaney) here is the difficulty of putting a line between public and private spending……

…one problem: As Sloane suggested, the Republicans were doing “a masterful job” of misleading the public. What he didn’t take into account is that journalists are part of “the public.”…

…a Public Option and described here To improve ‘Obamacare,’ reconsider the original House bill Maggie Mahar replies: Originally I favored a public option, but in fact, at the time, no…

…run would have explained such things to the public, won’t explain such things to the public. These days, of course, many of the people whom state and local governments are…

…creation. According to Gallup, public faith in Congress is at a 41-year record low, 7%. (June 2014) Kerry is correct. The popular perception outside the DC beltway is that the…