William F. Shughart II
J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice
Department(s):- Economics and Finance
Contact Information
  Eccles Business Building 510  435.797.1571
  william.shughart@usu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Texas A&M University, 1978
MS, Economics, Texas A&M University, 1970
BA, Economics, Texas A&M University, 1969
Interactions
Economics and Finance Seminar Speaker - April 2012
Dean's Convocation Speaker - March 2, 2012
Biography
William F. Shughart II is the J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice at Utah State University; Distinguished Research Advisor and Senior Fellow of The Independent Institute; and past President of the Public Choice Society and the Southern Economic Association. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Southern Economic Association, a Research Fellow of the Antonin Scalia Law School’s Law and Economics Center, and a Fellow of the Public Choice and Public Policy Project at the American Institute for Economic Research. A former economist at the Federal Trade Commission, Professor Shughart received his Ph.D. in economics from Texas A&M University, and he has taught at George Mason University, Clemson University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Arizona.
Professor Shughart was editor-in-chief of Public Choice from 2005 to 2022 and his books include Taxing Choice: The Predatory Politics of Fiscal Discrimination; The Elgar Companion to Public Choice (second edition published April 2013); The Organization of Industry; Antitrust Policy and Interest-Group Politics; Modern Managerial Economics (with W. Chappell and R. Cottle); Policy Challenges and Political Responses: Public Choice Perspectives on the Post-9/11 World (with R. Tollison); The Political Economy of the New Deal (with J. Couch); The Causes and Consequences of Antitrust (ed. with F. McChesney); The Economics of Budget Deficits (with C. Rowley and R. Tollison); and The Oxford Handbook of Managerial Economics (with C. Thomas).
Professor Shughart is the author of more than 140 articles for scholarly journals and 68 chapters in edited volumes. His 360+ popular articles have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Oklahoman, San Francisco Chronicle, Investor’s Business Daily, San Jose Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Examiner, Kansas City Star, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Washington Times, Detroit Free Press, Clarion-Ledger, Vision Hispana, National Post, The Hill, USA Today, Fortune, the American Thinker and many other publications.
Videos
William F. Shughart II Talks About IRS Audit Practices
Dean's Convocation: William Shughart II
Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Shughart, W., (2017). Robert D. Tollison, In Memoriam. The Independent Review, 22:1, 153-157.
- Shughart, W., (2017). Rest in Peace, Bob Tollison. Public Choice, 171:1-2, 1-5.
- Hansen, M., Shughart, W., Yonk, R., (2017). Political Party Impacts on Direct Democracy: The 2015 Greek Austerity Referendum. Atlantic Economic Journal, 0197-4254:45(1), 5-15.
- Hoffer, A.J, Gvillo, R., Shughart, W., Thomas, M.D, (2017). Income-Expenditure Elasticities of Less-Healthy Consumption Goods. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 6:1, 127-148.
- Lacombe, D.J, Coats, R.M, Shughart, W., Karahan, G.R, (2017). Corruption and Voter Turnout: A Spatial Econometric Approach. Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 46:2, 168-185.
- Shughart, W., (2017). A Personal Remembrance. Southern Economic Journal, 83:3, 630-636.
- Shughart, W., Thomas, .W, (2016). Intellectual Property Rights, Public Choice, Networks, and the New Age of Informal IP Regimes. Supreme Court Economic Review, 23:1, 169-192.
- Shughart, W., Tollison, R.D, (2016). On the Extraordinary Scholarly Life and Times of Gordon Tullock. Constitutional Political Economy, 27:2, 227-247.
- Shughart, W., (2015). Teaching Public Choice at the Master's Level. Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 14:2, 5-22.
- Hoffer, A.J, Shughart, W., Thomas, M., (2014). Sin Taxes and Sindustry: Revenue, Paternalism, and Political Interest. The Independent Review, 19:1, 47-64.
- Shughart, W., Thomas, D., (2014). What Did Economists Do? Euvoluntary, Voluntary, and Coercive Institutions for Collective Action. Southern Economic Journal, 80:4, 926-937.
- Yoon, Y.J, Shughart, W., (2013). Stackelberg on the Danube: Games in the Anticommons. Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 31:1-3, 167-183.
- Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., (2012). What Should Government Do? Problems of Social Cost, Externalities and all That. Public Choice, 152:1-3, 103-114.
- Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., (2012). Tarring the Trust: The Political Economy of Standard Oil. Southern California Law Review Postscript, 85:5, 23-32. *
- Dolar, B., Shughart, W., (2012). The Patriot Act's Differential Impact on Large and Small Banks: Evidence from California's High-Risk Money Laundering and Related Financial Crime Areas. Journal of Banking Regulation, 13:2, 127-146.
- Matthews, M.B, Shughart, W., Stevenson, T.P, (2011). Political Arithmetic: New Evidence on the "Small-State Bias" in Federal Spending. Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 29:1-3, 55-75.
- Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., (2011). Of Rebates and Drawbacks: The Standard Oil (N.J.) Company and the Railroads. Review of Industrial Organization, 38:3, 267-283.
- Shughart, W., (2011). Disaster Relief as Bad Public Policy. The Independent Review, 15:4, 1-21.
- Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., What Should Government Do? Problems of Social Cost, Externalities and all That. Public Choice
- Dolar, B., Shughart, W., (2011). Enforcement of the USA Patriot Act’s Anti-Money Laundering Provisions: Have Regulators Fol-lowed a Risk-Based Approach?. Global Finance Journal, 22:1, 19-33.
- Shughart, W., (2011). The New Deal and Modern Memory. Southern Economic Journal, 77:3, 515-542.
- McChesney, F.S, Shughart, W., (2010). Public Choice Theory and Antitrust Policy. Public Choice, 142:3-4, 385-406.
- Shughart, W., (2010). Robert D. Tollison, 65 Years On. Public Choice, 142:3-4, 261-264. *
- Young, A.T, Shughart, W., (2010). The Consequences of the US DOJ’s Antitrust Activities: A Macroeconomic Perspective. Public Choice, 142:3-4, 409-422.
- Kimenyi, M.S, Shughart, W., (2010). The Political Economy of Constitutional Choice: A Study of the 2005 Kenyan Constitutional Re-ferendum. Constitutional Political Economy, 21:1, 1-27.
- Basuchoudhary, A., Shughart, W., (2010). On Ethnic Conflict and the Origins of Transnational Terrorism”. Defence and Peace Economics, 21:1, 65-87.
- Karhan, G.R, Shughart, W., Coats, R.M, (2009). And the Beat Goes On: Voting on the Form of County Governance in the Midst of Public Cor-ruption. Kyklos, 62:1, 65-84.
- Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., Tollison, R.D, (2008). Innovation and the Opportunity Cost of Monopoly. Managerial and Decision Economics, 29:8, 619-627.
- Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., (2008). Taxonomy: Racism versus Fiscal Conservatism in Voting on Segregationist Provisions in Ala-bama’s Constitution”. Constitutional Political Economy, 19, 61-80.
- Dolar, B., Shughart, W., (2007). The Wealth Effects of the USA Patriot Act: Evidence from the Banking and Thrift Industries. Journal of Money Laundering Control, 10:3, 300-317.
- McChesney, F.S, Shughart, W., (2007). Delivered Pricing in Theory and Policy Practice. Antitrust Bulletin, 52:2, 205-228.
- Reksulak, M., Karahan, G.R, Shughart, W., (2007). Flags of Our Fathers: Voting on Confederate Symbols in the State of Georgia. Public Choice, 131, 83-99.
Professional Journal
- Escaleras, M., Calcagno, P.T, Shughart, W., (2012). Corruption and Voter Participation: Evidence from the U.S. States. Public Finance Review, 40:6, 789-815.
Public or Trade Journal
- Shughart, W., (2008). The Importance of Adequate Government Response: Hurricane Highlights a Failure of Governmental Management of Natural Disasters. Journal of International Peace Operations, 3:4, 9-10. *
Books
- Reksulak, M., Razzolini, L., Shughart, W., (2013). The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, Second Edition. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. *
Book Chapters
- Shughart, W., (2019). Why Not a Football Degree?: Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide, 12th ed.. Bedford/St. Martin's/Macmillan Learning *
- Lemke, J.S, Shughart, W., (2019). Assessing For-Profit Colleges: Unprofitable Schooling: Examining Causes of, and Fixes for, America's Broken Ivory Tower. Cato Institute Press
- Shughart, W., homas, D.W, (2019). Interest Groups and Regulatory Capture: Oxford Handbook of Public Choice. Oxford University Press
- Shughart, W., Thomas, D., (2015). Regulatory Rent Seeking: Companion to the Political Economy of Rent Seeking. Edward Elgar *
- McChesney, F.S, Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., (2015). Competition Policy in Public Choice Perspective . Oxford University Press *
- Bunker, R.B, Shughart, W., (2014). The Economic Impact of Tax Policy Incentives: An Analysis of the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005: Advances in Taxation. Emerald Publishing Group
- Shughart, W., (2014). Supplying Private Goods and Collective Goods at Public Choice: Secrets of Economics Editors. MIT Press *
- Shughart, W., (2013). Foreword: Patent Trolls: Predatory Litigation and the Smothering of Innovation. The Independent Institute *
- Shughart, W., (2013). Why Not a Football Degree?: Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide, 10th ed.. Bedford/St. Martin's *
- Shughart, W., Thomas, C.R, (2013). Quasi-Rent. Palgrave Macmillan *
- Basuchoudhary, A., Shughart, W., (2013). On Ethnic Conflict and the Origins of Transnational Terrorism, Defence and Peace Economics 21(1) (February 2010), pp. 65–87; reprinted in Joshua D. Freilich and Steven M. Chermak (eds.), The Library of Essays on Transnational Crime, Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2013 (forthcoming).: Transnational Terrorism. Library of Essays on Transnational Crime. Ashgate *
- Reksulak, M., Razzolini, L., Shughart, W., (2013). Individual Choice and Collective Choice: An Overview, in Michael Reksulak, Laura Razzolini and William F, Shughart II (eds.), The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, 2nd ed.. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. *
- Shughart, W., (2011). Antitrust Policy, in Paul J. Quirk and William Cunion (eds.), Governing America: Major Policies and Decisions of Federal, State, and Local Governments from 1789 to the Present, Vol. I. Facts on File
- Basuchoudhary, A., Reksulak, M., Shughart, W., (2011). Checks and Balances at the OK Corral: Restraining Leviathan, in Alain Marciano (ed.), Constitutional Mythologies: New Perspectives on Controlling the State. Berlin: Springer
- Shughart, W., (2011). Terrorism in Rational Choice Perspective, in Christopher J. Coyne and Rachel L, Mathers (eds.), The Handbook on the Political Economy of War. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
- Shughart, W., (2010). Cost Inflation in Intercollegiate Athletics: And Some Modest Proposals for Controlling It, in Joshua C. Hall (ed.), Doing More with Less: Making Colleges Work Better.
- Shughart, W., (2010). Microsoft, in Roger Chapman (ed.), Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Voices, and Viewpoints, vol. 2. M. E. Sharp
- Shughart, W., (2010). Tobacco Settlements, in Roger Chapman (ed.), Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Voices, and Viewpoints, vol. 2. M. E. Sharp
- Shughart, W., (2009). Foreword to Charles K. Rowley and Nathanael Smith, Economic Contractions in the United States: A Failure of Government. The Locke Institute
- Basuchoudhary, A., Shughart, W., (2008). Ethnicity and Terrorism, in René A. Larche (ed.), Global Terrorism Issues and Developments . Nova Science Publishers
- Shughart, W., (2008). Industrial Concentration, in David R. Henderson (ed.), The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Liberty Fund
- Shughart, W., (2008). Public Choice, in David R. Henderson (ed.), The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Liberty Fund
- Couch, J.F, Shughart, W., (2008). Toll Bridge over Troubled Waters: New Deal Agriculture Programs in the South, in Jürgen G. Backhaus (ed.), Political Economy, Linguistics and Culture: Crossing Bridges, vol. 5 of European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences . Springer
- Shughart, W., (2007). On Microsoft and the Continuation of Competition by Other Means, in Craig Berry (ed.), Frontiers of Freedom [Part Two]: Perspectives on Global Intellectual Property Rules in a Digital Age. Knowledge Politics
- Hicks, M.J, Shughart, W., (2007). Quit Playing Favorites: Why Business Subsidies Hurt our Economy, in Russell S. Sobel with Joshua C. Hall and Matt E. Ryan (eds.), Unleashing Capitalism: Why Prosperity Stops at the West Virginia Border and How to Fix It . The Public Policy Foundation of West Virginia *
MultiMedia
Technical Reports
Research Reports
- Hoffer, A.J, Shughart, W., Thomas, M., (2013). Sin Taxes: Size, Growth and Creation of the Sindustry, Working Paper No. 13-04, Mercatus Center, George Mason University. Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Other Reports
- Shughart, W., Thomas, D.W, (2013). Antitrust Enforcement in the Obama Administration's First Term: A Regulatory Approach: Cato Policy Analysis. Cato Institute *
Bulletins
- Thorning, M., Shughart, W., (2015). The Economic Case for Lifting the Crude Oil Exports Ban. Unlock Crude Exports and Strata *
Magazine/Trade Publications
- Shughart, W., (2015). Obamacare's Tanning Tax Does a Slow Burn. National Review Online *
- Shughart, W., (2015). How Taxpayer Subsidies for Students Drives Up College Tuition. The American Thinker *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Market Pricing vs. Water "Shortages". The American Thinker *
- Lemke, J.S, Shughart, W., (2015). The Pope Should Read Public-Choice Theory. National Review Online *
- Shughart, W., (2014). The Brave New World of Crude Oil Markets. American Council for Capital Formation *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Benefits of Free Trade: Crude Oil Exports. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2014). The KGB's Successors and the "Greening"of Europe. Forbes *
- Hoffer, A.J, Shughart, W., Thomas, M., (2013). "Sin Tax" Costs Outweigh Benefits. US News and World Report Online *
Newsletter
- Shughart, W., Stein, D., (2016). Does Expanding the Use of Renewable Energy Sources Represent the Best Chance for the Utility Industry to Transition to New Business Models? No. Sage Business Researcher *
- Shughart, W., (2011). On the Great Depression and the Great Depression. The Enterpriser
- Shughart, W., (2010). Unemployment Then and Now. The Independent
Newspaper
- Shughart, W., (2017). Regulatory Red Tape is Strangling Economic Growth. Tribune News Service *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Amazon "Deal" Undermines Tax Rate Competition. Salt Lake Tribune *
- Shughart, W., Smith, J.T, (2016). Taxing Sugary Soft Drinks is Paternalistic Nonsense. Orange County Register *
- C., J.M, Shughart, W., (2016). Refocusing on Obama's Environmental Legacy. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Economy-Boosting Tax Reform May Finally be in Sight. Real Clear Markets *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Dakota Access -- Legal, Beneficial and Necessary. Morning Consult *
- Shughart, W., Smith, J.T, (2016). Commentary: Oakland's Voters Should Stop Soda Tax. East Bay Times *
- Shughart, W., Jensen, M.C, (2016). Green Energy Dreams will Hurt the Poor. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Dakota Access Pipeline Followed the Permitting Rules. Wall Street Journal *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Environmentalists' Questionable Tactics in North Dakota. Real Clear Energy *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Treasury's Regulatory Overstep Attempts to Fix the Wrong Problem. Real Clear Markets *
- Jensen, M.C, Shughart, W., (2016). The Burden of Today's Energy Policies Fall Heaviest on Low-Income Americans. Inside Sources *
- Jensen, M.C, Shughart, W., (2016). Commentary: Oakland Coal Ban Won't Protect Vulnerable. East Bay Times *
- Hansen, M.E, Shughart, W., (2016). Keeping Minerals in the Ground Keeps Them Out of the Economy. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., Smith, J., (2016). Philadelphia's Proposed Soda Tax is Government Manipulation. Daily Caller *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Bipartisan Energy Bill Gets Second Chance in Senate. Morning Consult *
- Fishbeck, J., Shughart, W., (2016). Obama Gas Tax is Poorly Tined. Morning Consult *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Obama's Energy Doctrine is Proving Disastrous. American Thinker *
- Shughart, W., Wardle, A., (2016). Climate Change Activism Interferes with Responsible Public Pension Fund Management. American Thinker *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Highway Death Tolls will Skyrocket as 54.5 mpg Standard Takes Effect. Sacramento Bee *
- Smith, J., Shughart, W., (2016). Soda Taxes Morally, Ethically Bankrupt. Orange County Register *
- Hoffer, S.P, Shughart, W., (2016). What Happened to "Peak Oil?" Answer: Market-Driven Innovation. Morning Call *
- Jensen, M.C, Shughart, W., (2016). Hot Dogs, Salads, and Rent Seeking. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2016). LNG Exports: An Easy Fix for Economic Growth. Morning Consult *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Tax Reform Gaining Steam. The Hill *
- Fishbeck, J., Shughart, W., (2016). Why Solar and Wind Power Are Not as Environmentally Friendly as You Think. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2016). Jan. 16, 1920: Another Day that should Live in Infamy. The Hill *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Recycling Makes Greens Go Ga-Ga, But It's a Real Burden for the Rest of Us. Tribune News Service *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Washington's Holiday To-Do List Should Include Crude Oil Exports Policy Reform. The Hill *
- Jensen, M., Shughart, W., (2015). Don't Renew Export-Import Bsnk to Protect U.S. Business. Salt Lake Tribune *
- Shughart, W., (2015). The Atomic Age and Limited Liability for Nuclear Accidents. The Hill *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Bill Gates on Climate Policy: More Hot Air. Daily Caller *
- Shughart, W., (2015). TVA's New Nuke Plant Shows How Regulation Stifles Clean Energy. Investor's Business Daily *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Guest Commentary: Symbolic Gesture on Coal will Ding California Pension Funds. Oakland Tribune *
- Thomas, M.D, Shughart, W., (2015). All Taxes Start as Good Intentions, but don't End that Way. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Shale Revolution Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing. San Diego Union-Tribune *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Thank the Shale Revolution for Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Berkeley's Soda Tax Loses its Fizz but Offers Important Lessons. Daily Caller *
- Shughart, W., (2015). The Stamp Act Riots, 250 Years On. Daily Caller *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Is Shale Dead? Not by a Long Shot as Efficiency Improves. Ft. Worth Star-Telegram *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Should there be a Tax on Soda and Sugary Drinks? NO: The Health Bnefits are Far Less than Claimed. Wall Street Journal *
- Shughart, W., Waddoups, A., (2015). Three Myths that Perpetuate the Oil Export Ban. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Drillers Big on Conservation of Water. Philadelphia Inquirer *
- Shughart, W., (2015). President Obama's Absurd War on Coal. Standard Examiner *
- Shughart, W., Thorning, M., (2015). Numbers Don't Lie: Crude Oil Expoerts are in Americans' Best Interest. Roll Call *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Activists could Limit College Earnings, Research. Philadelphia Inquirer *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Time to Sever Fiscally Irresponsible Greece from its EU Lifeline. Fresno Bee *
- Shughart, W., (2015). Many Americans Grasp the Benefits of Exporting Crude Oil. Inside Sources *
- Shughart, W., (2015). My View: President Obama's Tin Ear on Clean Coal. Deseret News *
- Shughart, W., (2015). The EPA's "Carbon Rule" Ignores Nuclear Power. Standard Examiner *
- Thorning, M., Shughart, W., (2014). Energy Export Restrictions keep Production in the Past. Roll Call *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Jeff Bezos and Amazon should be a Hero to Progressives. Seattle Times *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Oil Trains, Pipelines and Tanker Ships. The Hill *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Redskins -- For Want of a Politically Correct Nickname. Washington Times *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Harry Reid's Tax-Raising Ploy is a Political Bamboozle. Chicago Tribune *
- Shughart, W., (2014). America's New Role in the Oil Market. Deseret News *
- Hoffer, A.J, Shughart, W., (2014). Trick or Treat? Government's Halloween Tax Costume. Star-Telegram *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Declare a Ceasefire in EPA's War on Coal. The American Thinker *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Chaos and International Child Abuse on America's Southern Border. The Daily Caller *
- Shughart, W., (2014). My View: Coal and Nuclear Power belong in Utah's Energy Policy Portfolio. Deseret News *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Why the Too Big Ex-Im Bank Should be Allowed to Fail. McClatchy-Tribume News Service *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Putting Putin in His Place. McClatchy-Tribune News Service *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Dated Law Adds Billions to Fuel Costs. New York Post *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Don't Reform the Tax Code on the Backs of Over-Taxed Energy Producers. The Hill *
- Shughart, W., (2014). Don't Abandon Coal after Elk River. Standard-Examiner *
- Shughart, W., Thomas, D., (2013). Antitrust Busybodies. Washington Times *
- Shughart, W., (2013). Should President Obama Forget about Changing the Redskins' Name and Focus on the State of the Union? PRO: The Nation has more Important Things to Worry About. McClatchy-Tribune News Service *
- Shughart, W., (2013). Coal, Oil, Gas and Uranium Still Best Energy Alternatives. Salt Lake Tribune *
- Shughart, W., (2013). Gain Leverage over Putin with some 'Shale Diplomacy'. Investor's Business Daily *
- Hoffer, A.J, Shughart, W., Thomas, M., (2013). Big Brother Declares War on Consumption. USA Today *
- Shughart, W., (2013). How a Goat-Farming Immigrant Changed Everything. USA Today *
- Shughart, W., (2013). The Costs of Overregulating Forest Land Management. Real Clear Policy *
- Shughart, W., (2013). Count Every Penny in Coal Leasing Debate. The Hill's Congress Blog *
- Shughart, W., (2013). IRS Scandal is Nothing New -- It's Always been a Political Weapon. Investor's Business Daily *
- Shughart, W., (2012). Norquist may be a Whipping Boy in D.C., but he's a Hero to Beleagured Taxpayers. McClatchy-Tribune News Service *
- Shughart, W., (2011). Bernanke Succumbs to Potomac Fever. The Daily Caller
- Shughart, W., (2011). BP and the Tragedy of the Commons. Human Events
- Shughart, W., (2011). Obama Undermines Hope for Energy Independence. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2011). Flat Taxes won't Restore our Global Competitiveness. Edmund Sun
- Shughart, W., (2011). Obama's Schizo Energy Policy: Counterproductive Approach to Energy Production. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2011). Public Employee Unions vs. the Public. Bellingham Herald
- Shughart, W., (2011). Silicon Valley, beware of Feds bearing R&D Gofts. San Jose Mercury News
- Shughart, W., (2011). U.S. Energy Policy Holds Us Hostage to Events Abroad. Clarion Ledger
- Shughart, W., (2011). Congress Should be Wary of Giving Green Light to EPA. Sun Herald
- Shughart, W., (2011). Obama's Regulatory Deja Vu: Dude, It's been Done, and it Flopped. Washington Times
- Belongia, M.T, Shughart, W., (2010). Government has Botched Airline Security, So Why Not Let the Airlines do the Job?. Investor's Business Daily
- Shughart, W., (2010). It's Not Rational to Spend Tax Dollars on Public Broadcasting when Other Outlets Provide Similar Programming. Sacramento Bee
- Shughart, W., (2010). Fed Takes Wrong Course. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2010). How EPA Could Destroy 7.3 Million Jobs. Washington Examiner
- Shughart, W., (2010). Tough EPA Regulation will Destroy Jobs. Clarion Ledger
- Shughart, W., (2010). Raising Taxes is No Way to Spur Economy. Investor's Business Daily
- Shughart, W., (2010). We must Cut Taxes, Curb Spending and Crimp Regulations. Sacramento Bee
- Shughart, W., (2010). The Costs of the Federal Bailouts. Human Events
- Shughart, W., (2010). Crushing Oil Companies and their Workers. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2010). Preventing another Deepwater Disaster. Lexington Herald-Leader
- Shughart, W., (2010). Deepwater Drilling Necessary to Drive American Economy. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2010). Obama: Not as Honest as FDR. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2010). Inmates Buck Trend of National Obesity Crisis. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2010). Healthcare Side Effect will Alter Pay Optons. Hartford Business Journal
- Shughart, W., (2010). It's (Past) Time to Free the U.S. Mail. Postal Journal
- Shughart, W., (2010). Most Expensive Census in History. Sacramento Bee
- Shughart, W., (2010). President has a Bipolar Energy Policy. Clarion Ledger
- Shughart, W., (2010). Let's Turn Off Daylight Saving Time: A False Economy. Business Week
- Shughart, W., (2010). This Tax is No Pipe Dream. Herald Times Reporter
- Shughart, W., (2010). Royalty Plan would Ease the Surge in Textbook Prices. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2010). Bernanke Agonistes. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2010). Earthquakes and Economic Development. The Middleton Press
- Shughart, W., (2009). President Plans another (Misguided) Stimulus Push. San Francisco Examiner
- Shughart, W., (2009). Energy Sector Ignored, But it Produces Jobs, Too. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2009). In Wikipedia Age, Should all Ideas be Free?. Christian Science Monitor
- Shughart, W., (2009). Unhealthy Tine Change. Sacramento Bee
- Shughart, W., (2009). President Obama doesn't Get It. Sacramento Bee
- Shughart, W., (2009). Eating Junk Food could Fatten Your Tax Bill. Washington Examiner
- Shughart, W., (2009). State's Policy is to Leave Money Sitting Idle during Deficit Times. San Francisco Examiner
- Shughart, W., (2009). Taxing Internet Sales is a Recipe for Big Government. Daily Sun News
- Shughart, W., (2009). Taxing Soda Pop is No Way to Fund Health Reform. The Mercury News
- Shughart, W., (2009). Wage Ordinance? Con: UM Economist Cites the "Folly of a Living Wage". Clarion Ledger
- Shughart, W., (2009). Tax Sugary Soft Drinks? Con: Just another Unneeded Infringement. Business Week
- Shughart, W., (2009). Nanny State Runs Amok with City's Cigarette Tax. San Francisco Examiner
- Shughart, W., (2009). Mixed Enterprises will Maximize Losses. Freedom Politics
- Shughart, W., (2009). Presenting: United States Motors. Financial Post
- Shughart, W., (2009). Put $80 Billion in a Bag, and .... The Free Lance-Star
- Shughart, W., (2009). A Budget Solution: Sell Off San Quentin. San Francisco, CA
- Shughart, W., (2009). Fiscal Obamamania. The Monitor
- Shughart, W., (2009). Bad Business, as Usual. Los Angeles Business Journal
- Shughart, W., (2009). Taking Wrong Course. The Oklahoman
- Shughart, W., (2009). Folly of Incentives. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2009). We Need "Reform". Not an Increased Excise Tax on Cigarettes. Clarion Ledger
- Shughart, W., (2008). Paving Projects won't Boost Economy. Investor's Business Daily
- Shughart, W., (2008). Russia's Bare-Knuckle Policy on Oil. Hattiesburg American
- Shughart, W., (2008). Obamanomics and Tax Relief for the Middle Class. Crookston Daily Times
- Shughart, W., (2008). Time to Fall Back from Daylight Savings Time. U.S. News & World Report Online
- Shughart, W., (2008). Barbour's Tax Panel Missed a Golden Opportunity. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2008). Correct Suggestions Made on Corporate Incomes Taxes. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2008). Panel Just Blew Smoke on Tobacco Taxes. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2008). Targeting "E-tailers" May Not be Wise for States. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2008). Tax Panel Missed the Math on Sales Tax. Vicksburg Post
- Shughart, W., (2008). The Debate on "Energy Independence". Oxford Eagle
- Shughart, W., (2008). U.S. Faces International Economic Pressures. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
- Shughart, W., (2008). Fannie and Freddie Fleece the Taxpayers. Urbana Daily Citizen
- Shughart, W., (2008). Problems, and Government Interventions, Keep Growing. Detroit Free Press
- Shughart, W., (2008). It's Time to Cut Fannie and Freddie Loose. North County Times
- Shughart, W., (2008). Spending Like a Drunken Sailor. Hattiesburg American
- Shughart, W., (2008). No One Holds Us over a Barrel: U.S. Diversifies its Oil Sources. News-Journal
- Shughart, W., (2008). Avoiding the Oil Crisis: Doomsday can be Averted. Bucks County Courier Times
- Shughart, W., (2008). Stimulus, Shmimulus: Those Rebate Checks won't Help. Bucks County Courier Times
- Shughart, W., (2008). Sell State Assets to Close Budget Gap. Press-Enterprise
- Shughart, W., (2008). Franklin Delano Bush Pushes a Bad Idea. Contra Costa Times
- Shughart, W., (2008). The Fed's Risky Business. Washington Times
- Shughart, W., (2008). Daylight Savings: How to Lose $1.7 Billion. Clarion Ledger
- Shughart, W., (2008). Supply Diversity is the Key to American Energy Security. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
- Shughart, W., (2007). Mandates would Cost Jobs, Raise Energy Prices. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
- Shughart, W., (2007). Prescription for Big Government. Southern Maturity
- Shughart, W., (2007). Who Owns Big Oil?. Sun Herald
- Shughart, W., (2007). Two Lessons from a Non-Green Economist. Metro Business Chronicle
- Shughart, W., (2007). Lawyers May Do More Damage than Katrina. Metro Business Chronicle
- Shughart, W., (2007). Corn Fuels Moonshine Energy Policy. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
- Shughart, W., (2007). Exploiting Mississippi's Taxpayers. Metro Business Chronicle
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