https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/08/03/paines-island/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:04:10 -0400<![CDATA[Two articles, one from the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the other from Reason, illustrate what can happen when government tries to pick winners and losers. The unintended consequences spare neither Republican nor Democratic administrations.  In the first case the Commonwealth of Massachusetts gave the film industry so much free cheese they ended up selling most of it to other industries.]]>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:35:19 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/08/03/paines-island-n191878