Donate

History

The Great MWAA Bait and Switch

Jefferson Forum
July 11, 2011

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) seems to think the people of the region and their elected officials have either short or poor memories. MWAA’s attempt to shift the $300 million cost of an underground rail station at Washington Dulles International Airport to Fairfax and Loudoun Counties is a classic...

Virginia Still Feeling Effects of Housing Crisis

Christine Chmura
June 22, 2011

Virginia may be doing better than the national average, but it’s still feeling the effects of the housing crisis. Here’s an advance look at analysis from Foreclosures Dampen the Economic Recovery — The 2010-2011 Economic Forecast, soon to be published by the Thomas Jefferson Institute.

...

The myth of killer mercury, EPA: Environmental Propaganda Activists

Jefferson Forum
June 8, 2011
The EPA's new mercury rules have no factual basis....

Don’t Look Behind the Green Curtain

Jefferson Forum
June 8, 2011
Warmists champion secrecy while skeptics hold open conference...

Wetlands: The New Land Grab by EPA

Jefferson Forum
June 8, 2011
EPA's draft guidance on identifying waters which may be wetlands was issued on April 27, 2011. My recent blog discussed the concern an Illinois congressman had regarding the impact of this guidance on agriculture and farmers....

Virginia Still Feeling the Effects of Housing Crisis

Christine Chmura
June 8, 2011
Though doing better than the national average, Virginia has not escaped the foreclosure crisis unscathed. Regions where homes are least affordable are experiencing heightened foreclosure activity....

Florida, U.K. Innovate in Corrections Partnerships

Jefferson Forum
June 8, 2011
Though different in structure, both the Florida and UK PPP initiatives seek to reorient the corrections system by placing a heavy emphasis on rehabilitation and are using a public-private partnership to do it....

Cosmic Climate Change

Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
What is it about the term “cosmic rays” that takes all of us back to Buck Rogers, hokey space ships and the presumption that “it’s all made up.”...

Toll Project Bankruptcies Demonstrate Risk Transfer

Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
Toll projects are inherently risky and the best way to deal with that riskiness is to shift it from general taxpayers to sophisticated investors who are prepared to balance the occasional loss in exchange for solid long-term returns in other cases....

The Most for Our Money: Taxpayer Friendly Solutions for the Nation’s Transportation Solutions

Jefferson Forum
May 27, 2011
A recent report from the Reason Foundation lays out seven suggestions – from HOT lanes to telecommuting - that will help improve the nation’s transportation system at a taxpayer-friendly cost....