The Supreme Court, writes Andrew C. McCarthy in NRO, is a reflection of the political class, of which it is very much a part. As the president rules unilaterally, the courts are there to give the administration the aura of legal rigor. King v. Burwell was not a constitutional case. Rather it was a simple, […]
Validating a $700 Billion Power Grab
From Cato Institute’s Michael F. Cannon: Today the Supreme Court allowed itself to be intimidated. Afraid that ObamaCare as written would throw the sickest patients out of their health plans a second time, the Court rewrote ObamaCare to save it—again. The Court today validated President Obama’s massive power grab, allowing him to tax, borrow, and […]
What King v. Burwell Really Means
Yes, if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the King v. Burwell plaintiffs, there will be short-term losers. But what is not true is what President Obama uttered recently—that it would “take coverage away from millions of people; to take care away from people who need it the most; to punish millions with higher […]
ObamaCare—87% Receive Taxpayer Subsidies
The problem with ObamaCare—a problem its supporters don’t address—is that it fixes no problem in our health-care system. Instead, it subsidizes more people to consume health care at taxpayer expense. As the WSJ’s Holman W. Jenkins points out, of the eight million people who have signed up for ObamaCare, 87% are receiving taxpayer subsidies. The […]
ObamaCare’s Oligopolies
Oligopoly: a state of limited competition, in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers. Welcome to government health care—bigger insurance, bigger medicine, bigger health consolidations. As the WSJ points out: A healthier market would have many new competitive entrants given the transformative pace of technological and biomedical discovery. Health-care […]
Napoleon’s “Incomprehensible Day”
On the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Andrew Roberts in Smithsonian magazine writes on why Napoleon deserved to lose. But the benefits to European civilization would have been inestimable if Napoleon had defeated Wellington and remained emperor for six more years. Many across Europe were eager to see the French arrive during the […]
A Fair and Flat Tax
The U.S. tax code has grown so corrupt, complicated, intrusive and antigrowth that the system isn’t fixable, writes Senator Rand Paul in the WSJ. Presidential hopeful Paul would “blow up” the entire 70,000-page IRS tax code and replace it with a low, broad-based tax of 14.5% on individuals and businesses. Also eliminated would be special […]
Internet Distraction Disorder
Feel like Dory in Finding Nemo when searching the Internet for something specific? The WSJ’s Joanna Stern reviews three apps that allow you to save articles and videos to enjoy at your leisure… later. The Internet is turning me into Dory, the memory-challenged fish from “Finding Nemo.” Put a Web browser in front of me […]
The Least Credible Populist in History vs. Milton Friedman
The Least Credible Populist in History vs. Milton Friedman On Roosevelt Island, NYC, Hillary Clinton kicked off her presidential campaign focusing on income inequality with promises of paid family leave, universal preschool and essentially “free” student loans, as she runs on a platform to the left of even President Obama. But with seven years of […]
A 2013 Type Shutdown Looming Ahead?
The WSJ’s Kimberley Strassel writes about a gridlock scenario that could lead to a government shutdown this fall. Senator Harry Reid is threatening to filibuster every spending bill until he gets a lot more dollars. President Obama is backing Mr. Reid by threatening to “veto pretty much any spending bill that hits his desk.” “If […]
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