Is the Sky the Limit for the Debt Ceiling?
When the national debt ceiling's suspension was automatically lifted March 15, yet another countdown commenced. Congress will be compelled to raise the government's borrowing limit again before April 28...
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If at First You Don’t Succeed, Get Back on the ‘Repeal and Replace’ Horse
After last week's Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill debacle, President Donald Trump and the House Republican leadership seemed ready to throw in the towel and give up on health care reform....
There’s Nothing Simple About Hiding the Burden of Taxes
The deadline for filing federal income tax returns is approaching fast. While this is understandably a frustrating time for many, it's also the one time during which many taxpayers...
3 Actions for Combatting Government Favoritism
If the pre-budget rumors are true, President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to drain the swamp by putting a few corporate welfare programs, such as the...
It’s the Health Care That Matters, Not the Insurance
It's time that lawmakers shift the way they think about the role that government should play in health care generally and abandon the idea that their role is to...
Trump Should Expand Audits of Programs That Waste Taxpayers’ Funds
Cutting regulations is great, but it's just one small part of the battle. The large number of improper payments by government agencies is another area that could use the...
Cronyism Thwarts Telemedicine and Other Innovations
To make medicine great again, politicians need to fix outdated rules that are standing in the way of market innovation. ...
Calls for a Carbon Tax Are Misguided
There's a full-court press underway to convince President Donald Trump that it would be a good idea to impose a carbon tax on the American people. He's hearing about...
Congress Can’t Count on the Other Branches to Protect Digital Privacy Rights
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently shot down the latest effort by the Justice Department to compel Microsoft to hand over the data of a foreigner stored...
The Greatest Debt Producer That God Ever Created?
Libertarians and conservatives are skeptical of the government's ability to do anything well. But there's one thing the government excels at producing: debt. ...
Will Republicans Acquiesce to Liberal Tax Principles?
Republicans need to remember that the left's goal is not fairness but higher taxes. Treating carried interest as ordinary income for tax purposes would simply be the first step...
A Ringside Seat to the Debt Ceiling Fight
With our debt about to explode, the debt limit is more needed than ever. Congress needs to resist the calls to dispose of it. ...
A Recipe for Economic Growth in the New Year
With the beginning of a new year comes the hope for change. There is so much we could wish for — peace, the end of poverty or social tensions, and...
New Year’s Resolution Wish List
The new year is a time to make resolutions to improve your life over the next 12 months. This time around, there's a new boss in the White House...
Is Trump’s Pick for Budget Director a David Stockman Redux?
President-elect Donald Trump has just nominated a lawmaker who seems to want to pick up the work just where Stockman left it 30 years ago at the Office of...