Unfortunately, Obamacare doesn't guarantee a right to health care. Instead, it undermines that right by subverting Americans' freedom to obtain the health care they prefer. Read more
To help us find out what is in ObamaCare, Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, read the greater than 2000 pages of the legislation passed in March. Read more
I've frequently argued that, as the state faces an unfunded pension liability that's as high as $500 billion, legislators are not doing anything about a problem that is depleting public services and imposing additional debt and tax burdens on Californians. Read more
Sally C. Pipes, PRI president and CEO, recommends watching this video: "It shows a North Carolina mother confronting Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan about ObamaCare, telling her bluntly, “My children will suffer” because of ObamaCare." Read more
Recent scandals, runaway spending and ongoing fiscal crises have all boosted interest in lobbying. Washington, D.C., draws much of the new interest, but states, including Maryland, also deserve scrutiny. Read more
It's always entertaining watching various tax consumers fight with one another over a shrinking revenue pie, which makes the Proposition 22 campaign a spectacle. Read more
Health facilities should be among the most innovative operations in 21st-century America, not the least. Imposing an outmoded, industrial-age straitjacket on hospitals would condemn patients to inferior care at the mercy of union bosses. Read more
Twenty years ago, a California state document was flying off the shelves. "Toward a State of Esteem" was the final report of the California Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility. That body shut down in 1990, but Californians have good reason to look back. Read more
Massachusetts' struggle to make "universal health insurance" work continues to be an excellent peek at what the entire nation faces when Obamacare kicks in -- and the picture remains ugly. Read more
Montana may be called the Treasure State, but its economy continues to struggle, with an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent. If lawmakers want to put people back to work, without costing taxpayers another penny for "stimulus," they can enact desperately needed lawsuit reforms. Read more
As the debate on illegal immigration rages in Washington and state capitals, it’s troubling to see both sides rely on emotional rhetoric to the detriment of facts. The impact of illegal immigration on public education is a case in point. Read more
In the wake of "Climategate" one would think scientists as a group would be increasingly cognizant of the tone and content of their communications. But at least one well-known scientist seems to be exactly the opposite. Read more
Missourians took a bold stand last Tuesday against Obamacare. Fully 71% of voters supported a ballot measure forbidding the government from requiring state residents to have health insurance. Read more
The BP oil spill has prompted calls for more federal regulatory power. Yet the behavior of the federal bureaucrats who were supposed to prevent this type of disaster provides no reason to expect better outcomes with more bureaucracy. Read more
President Obama’s national healthcare mandate will undoubtedly lead to the largest expansion of government in the history of the United States and will cost taxpayers at least $1 trillion over ten years. Read more
In 2001 and 2003, under the administration of George W. Bush, Congress passed significant tax reductions. These will expire on December 31, if Congress does nothing. Instead, Congress should seize the opportunity to show economic leadership, by extending the cuts and cutting federal spending. Read more
CALIFORNIA is now a finalist in the federal "Race to the Top" education contest. Californians might want to hold off on the champagne because even if the state wins little change will be forthcoming. The contest is also misleading. Read more
According to the Congressional Budget Office, Obamacare will cost at least $938 billion over the next decade. So here's the big question: Who is going to pay for it? The answer is ... drum roll please ... senior citizens. Read more
Some contend that to stimulate the economy, the government should spend and borrow more. This argument ignores a central reason for the lack of job creation: policy-induced uncertainty. Read more
Advocates for big government can always be expected to stoke our fears to justify higher taxes, more regulations and the hiring of additional government workers. Read more
President Obama's tax pledge, which he made as a candidate, couldn't have been any clearer: "Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase -- not your income taxes, not your payroll taxes, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."
