Infrastructure

Jack Nicastro | 1.28.2026 12:30 PM

Libertarians are often asked, "Without government, who will pave the roads?" After the weekend's winter storm, libertarians may ask: "When will the government clear the roads?"

Late Saturday night and into early Sunday morning, Washington, D.C., received a combination of "4 to 7 inches of snow" and "up to 4 inches of icy pellets," the combination of which had a water content "comparable to the contents of a 20-inch blizzard," explains The Washington Post. By Wednesday morning, the D.C. Snow Team map showed 46 snow plows still on the job. 

The D.C. city government's inability to clear roads and sidewalks and to reopen schools within 24 hours is confusing, considering the $192 million budget of the city's Department of Public Works (DPW). One of the........

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