The rule about pipers, payers, and tunes is endlessly cited in the analysis of government policy. Jacob Huebert reminds us that it's applicable there too. The logic of government education leads inexorably to wider intervention in the economy. Gary Wolfram explains. Daniel Hager says this is nothing new.
Higher education is also increasingly a creature of public policy.
Through loans and grants, government helps a lot of people go to college who otherwise wouldn't be there. Russell Madden is not so sure this is a good thing. The battle in the Balkans is a reminder that governments, never trustworthy, are least credible when they go to war. H.L. Mencken knew this well. Unable to write about war, he found a more subtle way to comment on the state's lack of veracity and the people's inclination to believe whatever it says.