The authorsanalyze the best available economic data and conclude that American consumers--particularly the less affluent--have benefited tremendously from Wal-Mart's "everyday low prices."

Press release/summary for the book The Wal-Mart Revoluion, by Richard Vedder and Wendell Cox.

High-speed rail systems are not as efficient as everyone thinks, and when looking for spending cuts, it should be one of the first projects to go.

Amtrak was launched on May 1, 1971, with the promise to revive America’s intercity passenger trains. Thirty five years later, many believe that America’s experiment with nationalized rail service has failed. Although it was supposed to become self-sufficient within a few years of its inception, Amtrak has absorbed $30 billion...

Despite $27 billion in federal subsidies, Amtrak is still one more government bailout away from bankruptcy. In End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America’s Passenger Trains (AEI Press, December 2004), Amtrak advocate-turned-critic Joseph Vranich argues that reform efforts have failed and...

As the 2008 elections begin to heat up, concerns ranging from health care to wages and employment dominate the domestic political discourse. In these discussions, Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is often vilified as an evil corporate empire determined to place profits before its employees. Are such characterizations true or...

Wal-Mart is not all its critics make it out to be.

How has the Wal-Mart Revolution changed everyday life?