Other Politicians Should Follow Ron DeSantis’s Lead In Draining The Farm Bill Swamp
The farm bill represents an unholy alliance between lawmakers looking to give wealthy farmers more subsidies and lawmakers looking to expand food stamps.
How A CBO Error Could Cost The Pharmaceutical Industry Billions
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) document released quietly on Thursday hinted at a major gaffe by the budget agency and its efforts to conceal that gaffe.
Venezuela’s Economic Problems Are Caused By Socialism, Not Falling Oil Prices
Falling oil prices are not the problem in Venezuela. The problem is socialism, price controls, and a money supply spiraling out of control.
Are Fewer Republicans Buying Health Insurance To Make A Political Statement?
The Commonwealth researchers claim Trump administration decisions explain the decline in the number of Americans with health insurance. But the data themselves suggest another theory.
How President Trump Could End Obamacare With A Single Tweet
A relatively small provision included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in December 2017, gives President Trump the ability to achieve what his party has failed to accomplish.
Politicos Dogpile On Tom Price For Telling The Truth About Obamacare
Rather than criticizing Tom Price for his candid comments, Republicans would do better to go back and pass legislation repealing the Obamacare regulations.
Tesla Is An Environmentalist Tulip Mania
Elon Musk’s electric car company has always been a triumph of green hype over reality. Now Tesla is finally running out of other people’s money.
What Life In Communist China Taught Me About Bernie Sanders’ Guaranteed Jobs
No government can equitably divide what it does not first control. And controlling the economy also requires controlling the rest of society.
Alfie Evans Is What Happens When Kids Belong To Society Instead Of To Parents
In practice, ‘belonging to society’ simply means a child belongs to no one at all. It is one of the worst fates that can befall a child.
Why Single-Payer Health Care Denies Care To Sick Children Like Alfie Evans
Single-payer advocates ask what the difference is between Alfie and an American who dies because he is too poor to afford care. It’s not an unfair question, and it deserves an answer.
Congress Is Aiming Toward Another Omnibus Spending Disaster. Here’s How To Prevent That
We agree with President Trump: a spending bill like the one passed this March must never happen again. Unfortunately, Congress currently is on a path to repeat that debacle.
Libertarian Paternalism Is A Nice Phrase For Controlling People
Libertarian paternalism hopes to preserve freedom of contract by relying on default rules rather than mandates. In practice, however, its approach is deeply flawed.
Is CBO Working With Budget Committee Staff To Hide An Illegal Obamacare Bailout?
If CBO and House Budget are blameless, and everything about this budget change occurred in an above-board manner, they seem to have a funny way of going about proving their innocence.
More Companies Should Let Moms Take Baby To Work Like Tammy Duckworth
By allowing working moms to mother on the job, we’re showing the next generation they don’t have to put their careers on hold for kids.
New Precedent Allows Congress to Dismantle (Some Of) Obamacare
A repeal of finance regulation also allows Congress to nullify other regulatory actions the federal government took years ago—including those on Obamacare.
If You’re 48 And Your Dad Does Your Taxes, You Have A Problem
This Wall Street Journal article reads like the prototypical combination of fiscal irresponsibility and helicopter parenting gone amok.
Why Free Trade, Not Tariffs, Actually Increases American Jobs
Sheltering inefficient work—like Sam’s bread business—prevents workers like Sam from finding and developing a skill set that the economy needs.
Not Only Did Paul Ryan Not Fix Entitlements, He Made Them Worse
Paul Ryan’s ‘legacy’ on entitlement reform will consist of his role as the first speaker to repeal a cap on entitlement spending.
Women Talk About How Tax Cuts Are Already Improving Their Lives
Independent Women’s Voice asked women to share on social media how tax reform had affected them, and many women did. Their stories ought to be told.
Paul Ryan Shares Responsibility For Republicans’ Obamacare Failure
At the end of 2016, I thought Paul Ryan had a plan, and that achieving consensus on a plan would prove the tough part. But Ryan didn’t even have a plan.
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