Jeffrey C. Billman

On the enduring effort to kick poor people in the teeth

Tourism can’t survive without low-paid workers, and Orlando has the lowest median wage of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country

Commissioner Pete Clarke’s idea could revolutionize sports stadium funding nationwide – but it probably won’t

The economics literature is clear, but Orlando leaders just don’t care

State law does not allow tourist tax dollars to do anything but promote more tourism. The tourism industry wants it to make sure it stays that way

If you can’t beat Obamacare in Congress or the courts, blackmail it into oblivion

The law and the culture that created it encourages people to do stupid things

It doesn’t matter whether George Zimmerman was racist – the racial implications are being played out in courts, the media and websites all over the nation

Florida Senator’s latest charades show that all he really cares about is his image

What do you do if you lead the country in death-row executions? Kill ‘em faster