Read here the Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro writing on King v. Burwell: King focuses on the subsidies that help people pay insurance premiums, one ACA pillar the administration has toppled. Because Congress couldn’t constitutionally command states to establish exchanges, it authorized these credits for people who buy insurance “through an exchange established by the State.” […]
Obamacare’s Broken One Size Fits All
“The stakes couldn’t be higher,” writes Nebraska’s Senator Ben Sasse in the WSJ. “Either we will continue the march toward a harmful European-style system, or we’ll adopt real patient-centered solutions.” King v. Burwell—to be argued March 4 before the Supreme Court—challenges the legality of 75% of Obamacare. Should the Court strike down the subsidies as […]
Stop Obama: Save M855 Ammo
Your 2nd Amendment Rights are being infringed with the proposed ban on M855 ammo. You can help protect your rights by contacting the ATF & Congress here. A sample letter has been provided for you by SaveM855.com: To whom it may concern, I am writing to voice strong opposition to the proposed change to current law […]
France’s Manuel Valls and the Two-Fold Islamic Threat
France’s Manuel Valls and the Two-Fold Islamic Threat In his first interviews with an American publication since the Charlie Hebdo massacres in Paris in January, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls tells the WSJ’s Sohrab Ahmari that the Islamist threat is twofold: There is the “outside enemy,” like the Islamic State and al Qaeda, and there […]
The Swiss Debt Brake Miracle
The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell’s Golden Rule: The Private Sector Should Grow Faster than the Government. Dan writes, “This is a great argument for some sort of spending cap, such as the Swiss Debt Brake or Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights.” But let’s look beyond the headlines to understand precisely why a spending cap is […]
Greetings from the Keys
Lawyers 1, Savers 0
President Obama’s latest financial regulation on retirement accounts will not help savers. But it will help the lawyers. What the White House is trying to do is force savers to work with investment advisors, not brokers, when rolling over their 401(k). I’ve long been a proponent of investments advisors for my own obvious reasons—I am […]
Rand Paul Soars to CPAC Straw Poll Win
Jeb Bush finishes an embarrassing 5th and Chris Christie, well…
Battle for the Defense Budget: Niskanen Weekend Reads
Matthew Fay at Niskanen Center writes: A battle over the defense budget is heating up in Congress, as the House Budget Committee appears set to put forward a resolution maintaining defense spending levels in line with Budget Control Act spending limits. Outside of Congress though, debates are taking place that could influence the size and shape of […]
War Without End
Pat Buchanan has long referred to the Republican Party as the “War Party.” Here Pat outlines the current war mongering approach the Republicans are taking regarding the Middle East. As Pat notes, the lone Republican voice of reason is Rand Paul, who would see Arab not American boots on the ground. The proper foreign policy […]