Phillip Bell

User Fees: A Market-Based Way to Enhance Air Traffic Control

2025 saw Washington, DC shaken to its core by President Trump’s establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Far from past efforts to “streamline” government, the Elon Musk-led DOGE began quickly exposing wasteful and fraudulent spending across all government agencies—including more than a few that are largely unknown outside of the famous “Plumbook”

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Free Traders Embracing President Trump’s Trade Proposal

The Wall Street Journal reported how Ford Motor Company’s best-selling F-150 has become the latest example of the negative impact of the new tariff movement. The F-150 in particular, and the transportation industry as a whole, vivify why tariffs are problematic. After all, transportation is a capital-intensive business, with long timelines to bring products

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There’s One Merger Trump’s FTC Shouldn’t Hesitate To Approve

The United States has long been the “Land of Opportunity.” That has been true since our founding and remained through different epochs of political change and social turmoil. During the past few years, however, that opportunity has been tempered by the Biden administration’s aggressive antitrust enforcement which touched many industries. Many in the business

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Congestion Pricing Is a Negative Constraint On Our Way of Life

One of the most hated ideas in human history is the toll. This hatred is best exemplified by the 19th Century “Three Billy Goats Gruff” fairy tale, where a troll under the bridge (who tries to collect the ultimate toll) is defeated by a group of wily goats. This hatred is re-ignited each time tolls

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Automation Is the Natural, Job-Enhancing Order of Humanity

Last week Elon Musk made waves with his latest effort to promote automation on our roads and in our homes. Seeing the sleek taxicabs and helpful robots gave hope to some, while instilling fear in others. The fear is nothing new. In recent years there has been much hand-wringing about the possibility of man’s

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