Commentary
Business & Economics
Address Patent Flaws or Face the Economic Consequences
The U.S. became the worlds largest economy, in part, because its policies supported innovation and entrepreneurship. From Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs, U.S. entrepreneurs invented many of the innovations that drove the 20th century global economy, with patents playing an indispensable role in this innovation process which may explain ...
Commentary
Health Costs Resume Their Rise
Americas health cost crisis is no longer in remission. Last week, the U.S. Commerce Departments Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that healthcare spending had risen 9.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014 the largest quarterly increase in more than 30 years. The BEAs estimate comes on the ...
Charter Schools
CTA Attacking Charter Schools Again
If its spring then it must be time for the California Teachers Association (CTA) to make another one of its frontal assaults on charter schools, the independent public schools that promise better results in exchange for greater freedom to operate. The CTAs chosen vehicle this time around is Democratic Assembly ...
Commentary
ObamaCare Inflates Enrollment — And Premiums
HealthCare.gov has officially closed and, despite months of technical hiccups, enrollment appears to have finished strong. The Obama administration estimates that 8 million people have signed up for coverage through the marketplaces. The president cited the figure as proof that “this law has made our health care system a lot ...
Commentary
Obamacare provides Insurance, Not Care
New ObamaCare enrollees are going to find it difficult to access many prescription drugs, says Sally Pipes, president of the Pacific Research Institute. Those who enrolled in the health care exchanges may be in for a surprise once they start looking at their policies. Placing limits on drug coverage is ...
Commentary
For Eight Million Enrollees, Coverage — But Not Care
Last week, the Obama Administration announced that eight million Americans had signed up for insurance plans through Obamacares exchanges. As they look their policies over, enrollees may be surprised to find that they severely restrict access to prescription drugs. Consequently, they may force enrollees to choose whether to sacrifice their ...
Commentary
The false promise of single-payer healthcare
Government-run, single-payer health care is back in vogue. Its the lefts favored fallback as ObamaCare fails. And the Senate just held a hearing on single-payer systems in other countries with no shortage of witnesses touting the supposed benefits. As ObamaCare continues to disappoint, some states are pushing for a ...
Commentary
Don’t Buy the Administration’s Spin on Exchange Enrollment Figures
The open enrollment period for Obamacares insurance exchanges drew to a close last Monday. Sort of. The administration had previously announced that folks who were unable to enroll by the deadline because of technical difficulties would have until April 15 to sign up. Thirteen of the 14 states with their ...
Business & Economics
The Fallacies of Government-Run Broadband
There is no doubt that an effective broadband infrastructure is essential for the 21st century U.S. economy. This is why the misinterpretations of a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report are so problematic. The policy recommendations that are being derived from these incorrect interpretations, if followed, would significantly inhibit the ...
Charter Schools
The War on Charter Schools
Newly installed New York mayor Bill de Blasio ignited a nationwide firestorm of protest by his decision to close down three charter schools, which are independent, mostly nonunionized, deregulated public schools run by parents, nonprofits, and others. Yet there has been very little national notice of a similar recent action ...
Address Patent Flaws or Face the Economic Consequences
The U.S. became the worlds largest economy, in part, because its policies supported innovation and entrepreneurship. From Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs, U.S. entrepreneurs invented many of the innovations that drove the 20th century global economy, with patents playing an indispensable role in this innovation process which may explain ...
Health Costs Resume Their Rise
Americas health cost crisis is no longer in remission. Last week, the U.S. Commerce Departments Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that healthcare spending had risen 9.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014 the largest quarterly increase in more than 30 years. The BEAs estimate comes on the ...
CTA Attacking Charter Schools Again
If its spring then it must be time for the California Teachers Association (CTA) to make another one of its frontal assaults on charter schools, the independent public schools that promise better results in exchange for greater freedom to operate. The CTAs chosen vehicle this time around is Democratic Assembly ...
ObamaCare Inflates Enrollment — And Premiums
HealthCare.gov has officially closed and, despite months of technical hiccups, enrollment appears to have finished strong. The Obama administration estimates that 8 million people have signed up for coverage through the marketplaces. The president cited the figure as proof that “this law has made our health care system a lot ...
Obamacare provides Insurance, Not Care
New ObamaCare enrollees are going to find it difficult to access many prescription drugs, says Sally Pipes, president of the Pacific Research Institute. Those who enrolled in the health care exchanges may be in for a surprise once they start looking at their policies. Placing limits on drug coverage is ...
For Eight Million Enrollees, Coverage — But Not Care
Last week, the Obama Administration announced that eight million Americans had signed up for insurance plans through Obamacares exchanges. As they look their policies over, enrollees may be surprised to find that they severely restrict access to prescription drugs. Consequently, they may force enrollees to choose whether to sacrifice their ...
The false promise of single-payer healthcare
Government-run, single-payer health care is back in vogue. Its the lefts favored fallback as ObamaCare fails. And the Senate just held a hearing on single-payer systems in other countries with no shortage of witnesses touting the supposed benefits. As ObamaCare continues to disappoint, some states are pushing for a ...
Don’t Buy the Administration’s Spin on Exchange Enrollment Figures
The open enrollment period for Obamacares insurance exchanges drew to a close last Monday. Sort of. The administration had previously announced that folks who were unable to enroll by the deadline because of technical difficulties would have until April 15 to sign up. Thirteen of the 14 states with their ...
The Fallacies of Government-Run Broadband
There is no doubt that an effective broadband infrastructure is essential for the 21st century U.S. economy. This is why the misinterpretations of a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report are so problematic. The policy recommendations that are being derived from these incorrect interpretations, if followed, would significantly inhibit the ...
The War on Charter Schools
Newly installed New York mayor Bill de Blasio ignited a nationwide firestorm of protest by his decision to close down three charter schools, which are independent, mostly nonunionized, deregulated public schools run by parents, nonprofits, and others. Yet there has been very little national notice of a similar recent action ...
