The Open Market Blog

• By: Alex Harris
• 07/14/2008

I reported earlier on the failings of the Universal Service Fund. Now, the convoluted transfer scheme has a new critic: the GAO. The…

• By: Hans Bader
• 07/14/2008

Following in the wake of Friday’s massive bank failure, and the Senate’s passage of an economically destructive and pork-filled mortgage bailout bill that…

• By: Hans Bader
• 07/14/2008

The Washington Examiner today pointed out on page 17 that thanks to advances in drilling technology, it’s now far safer to drill for oil off…

• By: Doug Bandow
• 07/14/2008

On of the most charming aspects of the European Union is its willingness to prosecute people for the most minor offenses, such as satisfying their…

• By: Hans Bader
• 07/12/2008

IndyMac Bank was seized Friday by federal regulators after the “second largest US bank failure in history.”  (The bank had $32 billion in assets).  But rather than…

• By: Hans Bader
• 07/11/2008

The Senate has passed the bloated mortgage bailout bill by a 63-to-5 vote, over objections from Senators like Jim DeMint (R-SC) who say it will rip…