Trump Tries to Save U.S. Solar but May Kill It Instead
President Trump has imposed tariffs on imported solar panels and solar cells, but is that an effort to save the solar industry or undermine it?
Trump's Tax Reform Miracle
President Trump has already done more to grow the U.S. economy than the last four presidents and 28 years combined.
Republicans: Don't Go Squishy on Welfare Reform
Republicans shouldn't fear welfare reform; they should embrace it because, like tax reform, they're good at it.
One BIG Reason Why Prescription Drugs Cost So Much
Pfizer has ended its quest to find a cure for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, but the research costs live on and must be absorbed in the price of other products.
It's About Time! Restoring Internet Freedom
The FCC has ended the Obama era's net neutrality drive, which means freedom, innovation and opportunity, not government, will once again drive the internet's future.
21 Percent Is Just Fine
So the corporate tax rate in the conference committee bill is 21 percent, not 20 percent. That’s okay, we’ll get over it!
We May All Be Exempt from Obamacare's Mandate--Sooner or Later
Obamacare drafters created an escape hatch, which they never thought they'd see it being used: the law's definition of "affordable" coverage. It allows people to escape the mandate if insurance is too expensive—which it increasingly is.
Corporate Rate Cut Must Take Effect in 2018, not 2019
If the corporate rate cut doesn’t take effect until 2019, businesses may choose to wait a year and defer income and production.
Kids Get Health Coverage While Taxpayers Get the Shaft
The “crowd-out effect” of CHIP would be an important lesson to remember as Congress tackles welfare reform next year.
Budgets First, Patients Last
The Medicare Part B prescription drug program works reasonably well, providing some of the sickest patients with access to the newest and most innovative drugs. Now MedPAC wants to change it, and not for the better.