Federal taxpayers cannot afford another bailout of state and local governments Joseph Coletti the John Locke Foundation's senior fellow explains why in a column he co-wrote for TheHill com Coletti contends most state governments have fared better than expected during the COVID- pandemic Throwing more money at them now would lead to waste while continuing to drive up the multitrillion-dollar federal debt High-profile Democratic politicians have endorsed the Green New Deal It's billed as an environmental program but the deal would extend government's reach far beyond environmental policy Kent Lassman president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute discussed the Green New [... more]