That’s the question every Republican Senator and Congressman ought to be asking today. What is it that the party wants to achieve with the repeal of Obamacare. The ultimate goal should be lower cost, and more supply of care for all Americans. Any bill that doesn’t provide that in a sustainable way misses the mark. […]
Archives for July 2017
Can You Name the Thirteen Original Colonies?
Downsize the Federal Government
The federal government is too large and must be reduced. The best plan on how to get that done is housed at Downsizinggovernment.org. Here’s more about the site’s mission: About Downsizing the Federal Government The federal government is running huge budget deficits, spending too much, and heading toward a financial crisis. Without a change of […]
Are Canada’s Higher Taxes the Answer to America’s Infrastructure Problems?
In a word, no. Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the free market focused Cato Institute deftly shoots holes in the argument made by Canadian writer Jonathan Kay in The Atlantic. Kay makes the case that if only the U.S. would raise its overall tax burden nearer to the average for OECD nations, the Land […]
The State—Responsible for Life and Death Decisions?
“Farewell Charlie Gard” is the WSJ’s headline. The British parents wanted a second opinion for their 11-month-old baby, who suffers from a rare inherited mitochondrial disease called MDDS. Here’s what they got from the medical and legal officials: How dare you request a second opinion? Instead, the “state” appointed a guardian for Charlie, and the […]
Are America’s Overseas Bases Vulnerable?
At the Cato Institute, John Glaser makes the case that America’s bases on foreign soil are vulnerable and wasteful. According to Glaser, they may even cause more trouble than they prevent. He advocates for drawing down America’s foreign deployed troop levels in order to avoid being drawn into conflicts where the American people have no […]
Get Ready for a More Powerful Semi-Automatic Railgun
The U.S. Navy’s futuristic railgun is about to get some major upgrades. DefenseTech is reporting that developers from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) plan to increase the number of shots it can fire per minute and the power behind the system. ONR is working on a 32 megajoule system that can fire 10 shots […]
Swiss Armed Neutrality
In Target Switzerland, Stepehen P. Halbrook lays out the story of Swiss armed neutrality in World War II. Switzerland, alone among the nations of central Europe, successfully deterred Germany from invading and occupying her territory. Where did a small nation find the resolve and strength- military and spiritual-to resist against overwhelmingly larger and more powerful […]
America’s #1 Gun Salesman
Originally posted June 6, 2016. And the winner once again as America’s #1 gun salesman is: President Obama. I had the pleasure of speaking with a friend this week who owns a gun shop, which does custom work (a huge biz by the way), and also has a range on site. I wanted to get […]
Counterproductive Foreign Aid Should be Cut
Not only do foreign aid programs cost Americans billions each year, some of them are counterproductive. My friend Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, highlights a new study found at Downsizinggovernment.org, that says foreign aid not only costs too much, but can even be counterproductive in its results. He writes: The […]
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