The Right Step from Ryan
In the kingdom of the blind, according to Erasmus, the one-eyed man is king. And in a land of big spenders, the budget proposed yesterday by Representative Paul Ryan is a model of fiscal rectitude....
View ArticleWhy the Size of Government Matters
When one moves beyond all the budget numbers floating around Washington these days, much of the debate over future policy boils down to a question of the size of government. The Left often dismisses...
View ArticleThree Years of Broken Promises
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, turned three years old this week. But unlike fine wine, the ACA is not getting better with age. A torrent of recent studies and...
View ArticleI Survived Sequestration
This week marks the one-month anniversary of one of the most terrifying events in American history: the sequester. So, with great trepidation, I have climbed out of my bunker to survey the devastation...
View ArticleThe Lies of ObamaCare
Weâve now reached the third anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a k a ObamaCare. The Obama administration celebrated this important milestone by announcing that it was...
View ArticleVultures of Capitol Hill
Apparently there’s no need for a massive criminal investigation. Congress has already discovered what was behind the Boston Marathon bombing — the sequester. Even before doctors had finished treating...
View ArticleHow Serious Are Republicans?
Shortly after President Obama finally released his proposed budget a couple weeks ago, Representative Greg Walden of Oregon, the chairman of the National Republican Campaign Committee, launched a...
View ArticleKrugman's Still Wrong
Paul Krugman has never been shy about proclaiming that he is right and everyone else is wrong — and not just wrong, but “knaves and fools.” Lately, however, one begins to worry that he might actually...
View ArticleObama's War on the Young
According to recent polls, younger Americans are increasingly disillusioned with government and cynical about the political process. Maybe they will finally realize that they are being played for...
View ArticleThe Deficit Is Still Bad News
To listen to much of the mainstream media recently, one would assume that the battle against the national debt has been won. First came a report from the Congressional Budget Office indicating that...
View ArticleSNAP Theatrics Fall Flat
It has become a set piece of political theater for liberal Democrats, carried out in recent weeks by everyone from New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner to Connecticut senator Chris Murphy and a...
View ArticleThe Democrats' Economic Alchemy
There was a time when people believed in magic. Say the right words and one could turn lead into gold; the laws of the natural world did not matter. Today, too many politicians operate as if they have...
View ArticleDefunding Obamacare: Worth a Try
After a summer of relative quiet on the fiscal front, Congress is approaching two deadlines that will be vital not just in terms of the U.S. economy, but for the future of the Republican party as well....
View ArticleRepealing Obamacare: Not a Waste of Time
Speaking at a campaign-style rally last month at an Amazon plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., President Obama ridiculed Republicans’ economic agenda, claiming that “wasting the country’s time by taking...
View ArticleObamacare as Big Brother
Think the NSA data collection on your phone calls and Internet use is scary? Well, here comes Obamacare. On October 1, the law’s insurance exchanges are scheduled to start open enrollment in all 50...
View ArticleWhy Get Off Welfare?
Contrary to stereotypes, there is no evidence that people on welfare are lazy. Indeed, surveys of welfare recipients consistently show their desire for a job. But there is also evidence that many are...
View ArticleThree Defunding Myths
In less than a week, the continuing resolution (CR) that is currently funding the government will expire, possibly precipitating what one and all refer to as a “government shutdown.” This term is...
View ArticleNo Wonder People Don't Trust ObamaCare
If you’re puzzled why ObamaCare is so polarizing, consider how a law that’s ostensibly about fairness — health care for all — can be so unfair.
View ArticleObamacare's Real Glitch
Opponents of Obamacare could perhaps be forgiven a bit of schadenfreude over the massive computer problems that accompanied the launch of the exchanges last week. Certainly, the system’s problems bore...
View ArticleWhy Obama Didn't Take Questions Yesterday
Talk about spiking the ball.Speaking in the White House Rose Garden yesterday afternoon, President Obama declared flatly that the Affordable Care Act, which he proudly referred to as ObamaCare, “is...
View ArticleScandal Is No Surprise for Govt-Run Healthcare
The news is shocking: Patients dying on the waiting list for government-provided healthcare. But this is not a report from Canada or the British National Health Service. It’s right here in America, in...
View ArticleLiberal Dream of Single-Payer Dies in Vermont
The problem with ObamaCare, liberals argue, is that it didn’t go far enough — we should have an entirely government-run health-care system.As former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin put it shortly before his...
View ArticleReplacing Obamacare
Somewhere in America today, a Republican candidate for dogcatcher is calling for the repeal of Obamacare. Opposition to the health-care law is perhaps the one issue that unites all the disparate...
View ArticleAgony of ObamaCare's Collapse Has Just Begun
Listen closely. Thatâ??s the sound of a health-care plan dying. With the announcement this week of massive premium hikes for health insurance purchased through exchanges, it has become impossible to...
View ArticleWhat to Expect From Obamacare's Replacement
Republicans have officially begun the long and complex road to repealing and “replacing” ObamaCare. And if you believe congressional Democrats, various special-interest groups and much of the media,...
View ArticleHere's What Happens After Obamacare Is Gone
Republicans are wrestling with how to repeal and replace ObamaCare. It turns out that legislating is much more complex than campaigning. Still, ObamaCare as we know it is unlikely to be with us much...
View ArticleDemocrats' Disastrous New Health Rx
As Republicans continue to stumble and bumble in what is likely a doomed attempt to repeal and replace ObamaCare, there has been an increasingly desperate search for a bipartisan alternative. But tâ?¦
View ArticleTrump's Health Move Expands Insurance, Buyer Choice
For all the headlines about “dismantling Obamacare,” President Trump’s executive order will likely have less of an impact than its supporters hope or critics fear. Still, it represents a modest step...
View ArticleIndividual-Mandate Repeal Makes GOP Plan More Attractive
A late effort to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate makes the Republican tax-reform plan more attractive ...
View ArticleIt's a Wonderful Time to Be Alive
Don't believe the pundits and politicians who warn that we're one vote away from disaster and collapse.
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