Online Chat on Nuclear Energy
The Heritage Foundation just released a new documentary called “Powering America”. It explores the benefits of nuclear energy and it addresses the concerns that people… Read More
A Crossroads for American Energy Policy
Two of the amendments offered as attachments to the highway transportation bill are completely at odds with one another. Senator Debbie Stabenow’s (D–MI) amendment continues… Read More
Obamacare Knows Best?
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Scott Gottlieb, a physician and resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, highlights how one group, the United… Read More
Derrick A. Bell Visited the White House Twice in 2010
UPDATE: In a story for ABC News, Jake Tapper asks the White House about Derrick A. Bell’s visits. “The answer from a White House official:… Read More
The Birth of a Mexican Education Reform Movement?
As we continue demanding increased accountability to improve the struggling U.S. educational system, a new documentary being released in movie theaters across Mexico about its… Read More
Industry-Funded NATGAS Act Is Financial Fairy Dust
Senate Democrats and Republicans are negotiating a number of amendments to attach to the highway transportation bill, including a possible vote on the NATGAS Act…. Read More
Do Budget Deficits Reflect American Character?
Ezra Klein, Mark Thoma, and Paul Krugman take issue with David Brooks for suggesting that the failure in recent years to keep budget deficits under… Read More
In the Green Room: Senator Lamar Alexander on the Wind Energy ‘Scam’
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is the ranking Republican on the Appropriations subcommittee dealing with environmental issues. He is currently working to end subsidies for wind… Read More
Overcriminalized Bill of the Week: We Already Know Witness Tampering is Bad
One of the three aspects of overcriminalization that we highlight in our weekly e-mail alerts is “Federalizing crime that properly belongs under state and local… Read More
Morning Bell: The Calls for Liberty Have Not Been Silenced
Call it what you want — a circus, a sideshow, or just plain old political rhetoric — but for the past week America has watched… Read More
Cantor JOBS Bill Would Help Small Businesses Grow
In a move designed to make it easier for smaller businesses to raise money for expansion and job creation, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R–VA)… Read More
Tales of the Red Tape #28: Simplifying Insurance a la Obamacare
Obamacare requires health insurance companies to produce a summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) based on a government-imposed template and glossary. Below is a sampling… Read More
Will Electric Cars Make It Without Bailouts?
Perhaps buyers are waiting for President Obama’s proposed $10,000 tax credit for the Chevy Volt. Despite government bailout money and incentives, GM temporarily halted Volt… Read More
Readiness Concerns Point to a Bleak Future for U.S. Military
In a recent op-ed, defense expert Mackenzie Eaglen points to the USS Essex as an unfortunate example of concerns about military readiness. Equipment failures prevented… Read More
The 10 Terrible Provisions of Obamacare You May Not Have Heard Of
Obamacare includes such a variety and volume of negative policies that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Here is a list of 10… Read More
Hacker Down–Not So Anonymous Anymore
An ace hacker brought down by the FBI gave up enough on fellow members of the shadowy hackavist group Anonymous to indict six individuals in… Read More
CBO Debunks Myth That Tax Code Favors Oil Over Renewables
Environmental activists and liberal politicians are fond of bemoaning the supposedly disproportionate tax benefits that go to the fossil fuel industry compared to its renewable… Read More
Morning Bell: Press Conference Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
Yesterday, President Barack Obama ended his months-long press conference drought and faced the White House press corps. Unfortunately for the American people, questions on some of… Read More
WaPo Admitting Keynesian Stimulus Failed?
Does unprecedented deficit-spending such as on highways stimulate the economy? For the last few years, some have argued it could. Some have argued it might…. Read More
CBO: Federal Accounting Understates Cost of Credit Programs
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), measurements of the budget impact of federal credit do not adequately address the risks involved, and may,… Read More
Disaster Relief Shows Why Government Should Protect Good Samaritans
The devastating tornadoes that ripped through the South and Midwest last week left broken homes and shattered lives in their wake. While the wind and… Read More
Book Review: “Obama’s Education Takeover”
In his newly published book Obama’s Education Takeover, The Pacific Research Institute’s Lance Izumi illustrates how Obama’s education policies – particularly his push to impose… Read More
Electromagnetic Pulse: Not If but When
“Electromagnetic Pulse and American Security,” a recent article by Eric Hannis, executive director at Etherton and Associates, is a welcome contribution to the discussion about… Read More
VIDEO: Indiana Priest Speaks out on War Against Religious Liberty
It’s a rare moment indeed when Catholic priests speak from the pulpit on political issues, but across the country, pastors and bishops are taking a… Read More
Thinking Big about Social Networks Down Under
Can Twitter get you killed? Can Facebook start and stop wars? Can terrorism be financed through Paypal, and might people arm themselves through eBay? These… Read More
Morning Bell: China’s Military Rising
In early January, President Barack Obama traveled across the Potomac River to the Pentagon and joined Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to discuss his Administration’s military… Read More
Move Toward a Minimal Deterrence Posture Dangerous
The “Obama proposal for force reduction is foolhardy,” writes Bradley Thayer, professor of political science at Baylor University, in his recent commentary. His post is… Read More
House and Senate Cloakroom: March 5 – March 9, 2012
House Cloakroom: March 5 – March 9 Analysis: This week the House will take up legislation on a variety of issues. The JOBS Act is… Read More
Obama Meets with Netanyahu: Opportunity for Action on Iran
When President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, the Iranian nuclear weapons program will top the agenda. Israel, which perceives a nuclear-armed… Read More
Setting Biden Straight on Obamacare’s Anti-Conscience Mandate
Vice President Biden didn’t get the story quite straight. As the Obama Administration reels from the backlash for Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate that forces religious employers… Read More
