Dust in the Light

Legislation to Beat Cities and Towns Senseless with Their Own Amputated Legs

A recent bill from some union-friendly reps. illustrates the method of favoring unions in RI.

Calculating the cost of heavy vehicles isn't different than calculating the cost of divorce and illegitimacy.

It seems as if COLAs in municipal pensions are conveniently above the law.

A really bad year of investment returns could put the RI state retirement system right back where it was before our ballyhooed reform.

Conversation on Anchor Rising has brought us to the question of the necessity of social pressure.

RI is fluffing its higher ed. bed with federal dollars, emphasizing the poor gauge that money represents.

Rep. Bob Watson has made the news for another possible DUI incident, and it's no longer possible not to question his judgment.

RI business insiders may survive as long as tax increases are only moderate, but their survival isn't good enough to save the state.

Like Zimbabwe, Rhode Island is a land with few prospects for those who wish to build a life.

Yes, society did have mechanisms to care for the unfortunate before the era of huge government.

At least one argument against mayoral academies is that motivated parents should not have choices because unmotivated parents might not make them.

A study from the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity should provide the impetus for major changes in Rhode Island education.

Another pillar of the case for in-state tuition for illegal immigrants proves to be less than advertised, upon closer inspection.

The public reaction to the judiciary's prayer banner decision in Cranston is founded in a defense not so much of religion, but of self governance.

Nothing discomforts the ruling class like law-abiding citizens willing to protect themselves and their belongings.