We document that trust in public institutions "and particularly trust in banks, business and government" has declined … the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …

stark contrast to the pattern of government ownership followed by virtually every other nation. What is not widely known is …, 1918, the exigencies of World War I led the federal government to take over the U.S. telephone system. A close examination … universal service was the result of government-imposed emulation of the postal system, not, as some have claimed, a post hoc …

in a two-candidate election. Such convergence is at odds with empirical observation. In this paper, I undertake a study …