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October 09, 2024
Will The Neoliberal YIMBYs Call Out Jason Furman’s Disagreement With Their Core Thesis
How have Jason Furman’s remarks on the New York Times’ Ezra Klein Show gone without condemnation from the usually aggressive YIMBY community?
October 09, 2024
Meet Corporate Landlords’ New Favorite Caucus
Big Real Estate and landlord lobby groups have given large donations to the four co-founders of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus.
October 04, 2024
YIMBYism Doesn’t Mean You Have To Ignore Price Fixing
Housing Policy Doesn’t Have To Be Rocket Science, But Ignoring Real Issues To Make It Appear More Simple Is Wrong.
October 03, 2024
The Harris Campaign Doesn't Need Adam Kovacevich's Advice
In addition to his litany of Big Tech connections and friendship with far right Senator Tom Cotton, Kovacevich began his political career as a Harvard undergrad successfully fighting a grape boycott organized by labor unions. Around the same time, his family’s non-union grape farm was fined thousands of dollars by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration for “serious violations.”
October 03, 2024
Unions In Sweden Don’t Do This, Says Man Who Opposes Efforts To Make US Unions As Strong As Swedish Ones
Institute For Progress Co-Founder Alec Stapp has decided to use Swedish Unions as an example for US labor leaders. So why doesn’t he support pro-union policies?
October 02, 2024
In Spite Of Limited Resources, FTC Keeps Calling Out Would-Be Oil Price Fixers
FTC Chair Lina Khan has explicitly called for more resources to investigate oil and gas mergers, as current funding and staffing levels are forcing the agency to “make difficult decisions” on how to pursue enforcement in oil and gas markets. How many more anti-competitive business practices could the agency unveil with more time and funding?
October 01, 2024
Addressing Readers’ Struggles With Reading Comprehension
Hackwatch reader Matthew Yglesias is having trouble understanding, so we’re going to slow it down for him and explain some basic concepts of trustworthiness
September 30, 2024
We Need Greater Oversight of Higher Ed Online Programs
Ostensibly prestigious universities are partnering with online programs that offer non-degree courses to the tune of more than $10,000. Prominent names like Caltech, USC, and Georgetown have lent credibility to the programs, but they are little more than a scam facilitated by Obama-era deregulation.
September 27, 2024
An Odd Omission
September 26, 2024
Inside 'Tax Prom': The Corporate Sponsors and Award Recipients Shaping U.S. Tax Policy
Featured are two charts, one laying out the 2024 corporate sponsors of the Tax Foundation’s Tax Prom 2024 event, and the other laying out every recipient of the Tax Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award since 1941.
September 25, 2024
Will Catherine Rampell Ever Discuss RealPage?
September 25, 2024
Declines In Government Capacity Are The Result Of A War On Government Effectiveness
Matt Yglesias Blames Progressives For Declines In Government Effectiveness. We Blame The Conservatives Who Have Spent Decades Undermining Effective Governance
September 25, 2024
FTC’s Crackdown On Invitation Homes Highlights Corporate Landlords’ Exploitation Of Tenants
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission took enforcement action against Invitation Homes, the country’s largest single-family home landlord. It’s an action that not only identifies corporate malfeasance as a key source of the sky-high rent prices tenants are facing, but one that also sends a warning shot to other corporate landlords to quit using such practices – with the potential larger impact of lowering rental prices.
September 24, 2024
Swing State Voters Aren’t Actually Moderate
Once again polls are showing that swing state voters aren’t simply more moderate on every issue. They’re more inclined to gravitate to a heterodox mix of policies, with corporate crackdown policies being particularly popular.