Greg Marx

There's a fight looming about how to fund the federal transportation bill. But the U.S. hasn't even resolved a more basic question: what is the next national transportation network for?

After a major increase in 2007, the cost of immigrating
to the U.S. is once again rising this fall — a consequence of the fact that USCIS, the agency that reviews applications, is funded almost entirely by
user fees.

Reporting that obscures the central role played by mortgage lenders in creating the housing crisis has aptly been described as “blame the borrowers” coverage. Last week, the Journal added a "blame the lawyers" wrinkle. Readers are told that it is "the growth of a legal sub-specialty called foreclosure defense" that has "sown confusion and turmoil in the housing market."

The Obama Administration is pursuing a new metropolitan agenda. What role do racial and economic integration play in the federal government’s vision?

With the economy stalled and unemployment high, will the Federal Reserve shake off old habits and craft policy built to meet current circumstances?

In this feature, we select a story that appeared in a major news outlet and take it in for repairs. The source material this week was a Politico story that reported that nearly a fifth of House Democrats were urging the Speaker to extend reduced capital gains and dividend rates tax rates for the wealthy beyond the scheduled year-end expiration of those rates.