Please no! My Cato friend Gene Healy points out the problem with our political royal families in his weekly DC Examiner column: Draft Bush! That’s the GOP establishment’s bold new scheme for 2016. And people say they’re out of ideas. “Many if not most” of 2012 nominee Mitt Romney’s biggest donors are courting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the Washington Post reported Sunday; the […]
Archives for April 2014
Premiums Surge under Obamacare
CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, Toby Cosgrove, explains that the majority of Americans who have gone on Obamacare have seen their premiums rise. And even though Americans are paying more, healthcare providers are earning less. The CEO of the Cleveland Clinic says that a majority of Americans who signed up for Obamacare have seen their premiums rise. “About […]
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Falls on His Sword
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has resigned after a disastrous election for his Socialist Party in France. Manuel Valls, a self-proclaimed economic realist, is in. French president Francois Hollande has proven a disaster. No surprise. He is unlikely to look better down the line. If the Socialist Party were smart, it would send Hollande on […]
The Doctor Is Out—Part II
With Senator Tom Coburn resigning his seat at the end of the year, the battle is on for Republicans in Oklahoma for who will replace him. If elected, T. W. Shannon would become the third African American in the U.S. Senate. The announcement by Republican Sen. Tom Coburn that he is resigning his seat at […]
As Rich as Bill Gates
What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Paul Krugman have in common? Higher taxes for you. Mr. Gates believes that when tax rates are below 50 percent there’s room for additional taxation. That’s just great. As long as they’ve made their money, right? Rolling Stone interview: Rolling Stone: Let’s talk about income inequality, which economist Paul Krugman […]
Buy an American War on Iran?
If there is a single fat-cat Republican donor who must be shunned by any serious 2016 presidential candidate, this is the guy. Pat Buchanan pries open a festering stew pot that should give every American cause for concern. For four days ending Sunday, a quartet of presidential hopefuls trooped to Las Vegas to attend the […]
Front National (FN) Scores Big in France
The Telegraph’s Henry Samuel details the unprecedented victory of France’s Front National Party in recent municipal elections. France‘s anti-immigrant Front National was on track to win at least 14 towns in local elections, exit polls showed on Sunday, beating its previous record amid public dissatisfaction with President Francois Hollande‘s Socialists. … After winning the northern town […]
“Wealth Re-Distribution Deceptively Camouflaged as Insurance Reform”
My friend and Cato Institute chairman Bob Levy is a master at reducing complexity into order and common sense. Reading Bob’s explanation of the Obama health care deception will make you wonder what sort of politician could ever have voted for such a fraud. Bob offers a cogent way out of the job-killing financial sinkhole […]
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