Senator Ted Cruz Says Farm Bill “Does Considerably More Harm Than Good”
The U.S. Senate voted 66 to 27 today for the farm bill, legislation that costs nearly $1 trillion and is composed mostly of food stamps…. Read More
Equal Pay Act: No Need for a Next Generation
Today, the Equal Pay Act becomes middle aged. This law made it unlawful to pay women lower wages based on sex. It was passed in… Read More
Equal Pay Act at 50: The Myth of the Gender Wage Gap
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. Signed into law by John F. Kennedy in 1963, the act ruled it unlawful to… Read More
Stop Blaming the Victims for the Misdeeds of the IRS
What’s more outrageous than the IRS scandal? Pointing the finger at the victims. That’s exactly what Representative Jim McDermott (D–WA) did last week. Leaders of… Read More
How to Encourage Americans to Save Money Through Prize-Linked Savings
A habit of saving money is one of the keys to moving up the economic ladder, alongside stable families and communities, and getting a good… Read More
Obamacare 2023: 31 Million Uninsured, $1.8 Trillion in Taxpayer Dollars Spent
A poll released last week by InsuranceQuotes reveals that 64 percent of the uninsured are uncertain whether they will purchase insurance coverage once Obamacare takes… Read More
Disability and Unemployment: Putting an End to Double-Dipping
The number of people on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) reached a record high this year. But a large number of people are double-dipping from both… Read More
No Child Left Behind: Alexander Unveils Rewrite
Senator Lamar Alexander (R–TN), ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, has just introduced a proposal to “fix” No Child Left Behind… Read More
Morning Bell: Do You Trust This Administration?
The Obama Administration has a few problems. From Benghazi to the IRS to the phone records of journalists and everyday Americans, it’s not difficult to… Read More
Cloakroom: Immigration Hits the Senate Floor
House Cloakroom: June 10 – 14 Analysis: This week, the House will take up its annual authorization of the Department of Defense. This bill will… Read More
SecurityNews
Susan Rice to NSC: Obama Goes All In on Failed Policies
President Obama’s jarring choice of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice to be the Administration’s new National Security Adviser showcases the President’s… Read More
Immigration: Getting No RESULTS
Senator John Cornyn (R–TX) will propose an amendment to the Senate immigration bill entitled “Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, & Upgrading Legitimate Trade and travel… Read More
Austerity and Stimulus: A Response to The Washington Post
Journalists should check with both sides before committing pen to paper, especially those at respectable outlets like The Washington Post. It would have served Post… Read More
SecurityNews
House Committee’s National Defense Authorization Act: A First Peek
Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fund U.S. forces. The Heritage Foundation recently set 10… Read More
Four Words to Watch in the Immigration Debate
The Senate will begin debate on the Gang of Eight’s immigration proposal next week. Here are four words to watch out for as the Senators… Read More
Turkey: Erdogan’s Reality Check
Has Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally worn out his welcome? The anti-government protests that began last Friday in Taksim Square against Erdogan’s increasingly… Read More
Offshore Wind: The New Math
The Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) recently provided some statistics on NRG’s Bluewater Wind project off the coast of New Jersey that show… Read More
Treasury Employs Extraordinary Measures to Spend Beyond Debt Limit
After hitting the debt limit on March 19, the Treasury Department under Secretary Jack Lew is now employing its toolset of “extraordinary measures” to continue… Read More
SocietyNews
On Marriage, Inevitability Is a Choice We Can Reject
A new Pew opinion poll shows that a majority of Americans believe the redefinition of marriage is “inevitable.” We’ve heard “inevitable” language before, particularly from… Read More
SocietyNews
Family Fact of the Week: Family and Religious Practice
Religious practice and the family are intricately intertwined, according to Mary Eberstadt, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Eberstadt studied the relationship… Read More
Deflating Hospitals’ Arguments for Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
The Obamacare Medicaid expansion debate continues in the states, and many hospitals are lobbying their state lawmakers to accept the expansion. The hospitals argue that… Read More
Harry Reid’s Ploy to Plow Through the Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this morning on a measure that will effectively end debate on the misnamed “farm” bill, cutting off opportunities… Read More
Meretricious? Senator Whitehouse Is Projecting
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) spent eight minutes berating me at a Senate Budget Committee hearing yesterday. He disliked the facts I presented on austerity, so… Read More
Obamacare Cost Rises by $30 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a new statement on the budgetary effect of repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) for fiscal years 2014 to… Read More
Trade Promotion Authority: Make the Case
Trade promotion authority (TPA) does several positive things. For one, it gives the President a window where Congress agrees to an up-or-down vote on trade… Read More
Iran Steps Up Its Global Terrorism Campaign
Senior Obama Administration officials held a background briefing on Friday in which they discussed the “alarming trend” of escalating Iranian support for terrorism. Two high-ranking… Read More
Farm Bill Rock ‘n’ Roll
What you are about to read is not satire or parody. The farm bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives authorizes a new tax… Read More
Morning Bell: The IRS and Obamacare, by the Numbers
Chilling new details emerged yesterday about the IRS targeting scandal, as representatives from six conservative groups testified before Congress about the scrutiny and demands they… Read More
Social Security’s Unfunded Obligation Rises by $1 Trillion
Contrary to claims by cheerful news sources, Social Security’s deficit outlook is not “unchanged” or “no worse.” Social Security’s unfunded obligation rose by $1 trillion… Read More
GUEST POST: History of Medicaid Expansion in Maine Foreshadows Failure
The states play an important role in protecting citizens against this flawed federal health care law–from challenging the health care law before the Supreme Court,… Read More
