Hail NoUber Will Kill Taxi CartelsThe cabbies’ uprising in cities across Europe showed one thing in common: Taxi cartels everywhere are doomed.Jim Epstein
The War on UberHow taxi cartels resort to desperate measures to kill innovation and save their crumbling industry.Jim Epstein
Inside Christie’s Crony ClubhouseInside 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.Jim Epstein
Hot AirMore LaGuardia, Less CheNew 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.Jim Epstein
Whistle StopWhy Amtrak Is Off the RailsThe passenger-rail behemoth sucks up more taxpayer dollars than ever, and its ridership gains are merely a blip. Kill it once and for all.Jim Epstein
The Chinatown Bus ShakedownThe forced shutdown of two wildly popular budget bus companies was largely based on fabricated charges—to the benefit of politically-connected corporate carriers.Jim Epstein
New York’s Petty War on AirbnbA New York Attorney General subpoena could lead to the ruin of Gotham’s short-term rental market, writes Jim EpsteinJim Epstein