Guest Commentary: The Dark Side of “Economic Development” in New Orleans

By Editor

03/11/2011

The multi-billion dollar LSU and Veterans Affairs Hospitals project, seen by many as harmless economic development, has important implications for property rights and fiscal responsibility.

TAGS: Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA, Hurricane Katrina, Road Home, University Medical Center, Veterans Affairs

HANO: Another Public Agency Failure

By Jennifer Moreale

02/23/2010

The Times-Picayune reports on the mismanagement of another public agency. After FEMA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac it’s now time for The Housing Authority of New Orleans. HANO defines itself as a “state created public agency dedicated to providing safe, sanitary and affordable housing for low-income residents.” The latest analysis by the Department of Housing...

TAGS: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Free Market, Katy Reckdahl, Limited Government, Operational Assessment Of The Housing Authority Of New Orleans, The Housing Authority Of New Orleans

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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