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May 7, 2019

Democrats' Hope to Put 1 Million People Out of Work

Democrats' Medicare for All legislation could put a million private sector employees out of a job, which has been a decades-old goal.

April 30, 2019

Maybe Bernie Sanders Should Look This Cancer Patient in the Eye

Before Democrats force a government-run health care system on the U.S., they need to talk to patients who have been harmed by such a system.  Inez Rudderham of Canada is ready to talk. 

April 23, 2019

Lessons for Democrats from the Social Security Trustees' Report

The most recent report from the Social Security trustees has four lessons for policymakers. Will Democratic presidential candidates learn them?

April 9, 2019

What Happens When Electric Cars Run Out of Taxpayer Juice?

Electric vehicles aren't very popular now, and may be even less so if their taxpayer-provided subsidies are cut.

April 2, 2019

'Equal Pay Day' and Other Meaningless Tropes

The left keeps highlighting the gender pay gap because it needs victims. What the gap actually shows is how much progress women have made.

March 26, 2019

The Justice Department Tries to Correct Chief Justice Roberts's Travesty

Legal challenges to Obamacare are giving Chief Justice John Roberts a chance to redeem himself and his self-professed adherence to originalist principles.

March 19, 2019

How Congress Uses Investigations to Let Companies Know Who's Boss

Congress often uses its investigative powers, not to discover information, but harass businesses into getting on board with government programs—however ill-conceived.

March 5, 2019

Yet Another Bogus Claim: Medicare for All Boosts Economic Growth

Medicare for All proponents say government-run health care would boost U.S. economic growth, but all of the developed economies that have similar health care systems lag way behind U.S. GDP.  

February 26, 2019

The New York Times on Drugs

The left wants to hammer drug companies about the price of prescription drugs, and while a small portion of prescription drug prices are expensive, there is a reason for that.

February 19, 2019

A Quick Look at the Long History of the National Emergency Power

Many presidents have invoked a national emergency for many different reasons, but it has usually been left to the president to decide when such action was necessary. 

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