Public Choice Economics

The Bridge to Nowhere-Except-Your-Wallet Keeps Chugging Along

David Boaz | Posted 11.28.2011

David Boaz

Remember Alaska's "bridges to nowhere" that created a flurry of controversy in 2005 and then were an issue in the 2008 presidential race? They became national symbols of earmarks and wasteful spending. But boondoggles are hard to kill.