Public officials sell major sports spectacles as broad civic wins, but the benefits rarely spread as evenly as promised. Pittsburgh’s NFL Draft restaurant traffic shows the familiar pattern: taxpayers help fund the stage, politicians claim the spotlight, and a handful of well-positioned businesses capture the upside while everyone else is expected to applaud.

Pennsylvania just broke free from the climate cartel. Behind the green slogans lies a machine of regulatory capture, rising costs, and creeping socialism dressed as environmental concern.

On June 4th, the Pittsburgh City Council voted to expand the city’s paid sick leave mandate to cover businesses with as few as one employee. This move might sound modest, even well-meaning. In practice, it’s another case of the state inserting itself into voluntary arrangements, making it illegal for employers and employees to negotiate the terms of labor on their own terms. By mandating paid sick leave, the city has removed the ability of workers to offer their labor under different...