Other than President Obama, who obsesses over fairness? Children—unrealistic children who are prone to shout out, “that’s not fair.” Mr. Obama would like “free” community college for everyone so that “everyone gets their fair share, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.” But according to one estimate reported […]
Cutting their Losses
One week after announcing a proposal to tax 529 education plans, the White House is dropping the idea because it “has become such a distraction.” Distraction or not, it is only a matter of time before Democrats will have to raise taxes on the middle class to finance all the party’s entitlement schemes. Taxing the […]
Appeler un Chat un Chat, Monsieur Obama
After the horrific attacks on Charlie Hebdo earlier this month, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls identified “radical Islam” as the enemy of France. In an almost surreal attempt not to mix Islamist terrorists with the wide community of Muslims around the world, however, President Obama and his administration went to great lengths to insist that […]
A Pompous Speech from the Throne
During the State of the Union address, President Obama said, “When what you’re doing doesn’t work for 50 years, it’s time to try something new.” In this case, Mr. Obama was referring to the Cuban embargo. Cato Institute’s executive vice president, David Boaz, points out that there are many other programs where Mr. Obama’s sentence […]
“I Won Twice”
In the State of the Union address, President Obama put forth new tax proposals and entitlements he knew would not sit well with Republicans and would put them on the defensive. Hear from Charles Krauthammer how Mr. Obama used Tuesday night to pretend he is still in charge.
Class Warfare Obama Style
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute recaps last night’s State of the Union address. The things Obama would do: Junk sequester caps that have been largely responsible for reducing our estimated deficit from $1 trillion a year to a more manageable but still sizable $469 billion this year. End the tax deductibility of earnings in […]
How Safe Are We?
Originally posted January 16, 2015. How did French police and intelligence miss the Charlie Hebdo terrorists? With the massacres in Paris last week, it’s easy to ask why known militants were not under tighter surveillance by French intelligence agencies. In an article that appeared in Time magazine January 14, John Mueller and Mark Stewart give […]
ACA Enrollees—60% Dumped into Medicaid Pot
What happens when increased demand meets reduced supply? As the Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner points out, it does not take an economic genius to come up with the answer. Proponents of Obamacare like to say the ACA is working—that the number of uninsured has gone down. And that is true. But what is not being […]
“Free” Community College?
In a proposal for a new federal entitlement, President Obama is pushing for a “free community college” plan. Along with taking regulatory control from states, this proposal would add tens of billions in taxpayer obligations. Furthermore, it does not address the fact that the rate at which C.C. students finish two years with useful credentials […]
Blasphemy Laws—No Longer a Relic of the Past?
Walter Olson, senior fellow with the Cato Institute, opines on the real danger in the aftermath of the massacre at Charlie Hebdo. After the solidarity, the grief, the outrage pass, will there be an outpouring of advice on the safer course to take? The course of silence? Journalist Josh Barro wrote, “Islamists have by and […]
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