Uber Will Kill Taxi Cartels
Hail NoThe cabbies’ uprising in cities across Europe showed one thing in common: Taxi cartels everywhere are doomed.
The War on Uber
How taxi cartels resort to desperate measures to kill innovation and save their crumbling industry.
Inside Christie’s Crony Clubhouse
Inside the Port Authority’s dirty politics: the agency behind Bridgegate and Christie’s demise has a reputation as a patronage clubhouse and an ATM machine for unaccountable spending.
More LaGuardia, Less Che
Hot AirNew York City’s new mayor wants to end the inequality that blights the city but he doesn’t have the power to effect that kind of change. He should stick to cleaning the streets.
Why Amtrak Is Off the Rails
Whistle StopThe passenger-rail behemoth sucks up more taxpayer dollars than ever, and its ridership gains are merely a blip. Kill it once and for all.
The Chinatown Bus Shakedown
The forced shutdown of two wildly popular budget bus companies was largely based on fabricated charges—to the benefit of politically-connected corporate carriers.
New York’s Petty War on Airbnb
A New York Attorney General subpoena could lead to the ruin of Gotham’s short-term rental market, writes Jim Epstein