The United States has been a stalwart, albeit imperfect, defender of intellectual property (IP) rights over the past few decades, ensuring that innovators have the right incentives to develop novel products…
This article appeared in Inside Sources on June 20, 2017. Listening to grave pronouncements of U.N. officials these last few weeks, things certainly don’t sound pretty. Proposed budget cuts to the organization would…
This article appeared in The American Spectator on May 23, 2017. Google Fiber’s recent announcement to potential customers in Kansas City that they won’t be served is part of a trend by the…
To environmentalists across the country, withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is an unforgivable sin. In the green movement’s frustration, politicians critical of the international framework are branded as “traitors” and…
With operations awash in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has certainly seen better days. After posting yet another loss of $562 million for the 2017 fiscal year thus far, the…
Over the past few years, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) has highlighted numerous examples of waste in the construction of public works, including government headquarters, schools, and roads. Leveraging private…
This article appeared in The American Spectator on June 7, 2017. The first comprehensive study on the financial viability of government-owned broadband networks in the U.S. found that just two of the 20 networks…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives to oppose HR 1215, the “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017,” which forces a one-size-fits-all system…
This article appeared on Pennlive.com on May 31, 2017.Lawmakers are forcing taxpayers to go nuclear. Now that nuclear energy is becoming less and less competitive nationwide, lawmakers are responding by using Americans' hard-earned dollars to…
Being condemned to long lines at the airport is the American way, with tedious Transportation Security Administration (TSA) procedures compounded by countless takeoff delays. In addition to the direct costs of delay,…
