That's one thing economics and physics have in common.
Category: abuse of power
Energy and Subsidies
Phasing out subsidies for energy: good. Phasing out politically unpopular sources of energy: bad.
Medicaid and Household Income
There's an inverse (and perverse) relationship between Medicaid provision and household income.
Corruption at Amtrak
In which Amtrak gets away with securities fraud.
Property Tax Forfeiture, or, One More Reason to Shrink a Government
File this under "Disgusting Abuses of Government Power."