Government & Politics
Tactical coverage of politics, usually from inside the Beltway.
- Reform through Reconciliation — Worse than Imagined John E. Calfee 03/19/2010
- As with the run-up to the Senate healthcare bill, we are again paying the cost of haste. Far too little attention is being given to crucial matters.
- Mediscare: Our Government-Administered Insurance Looks into the Abyss Veronique de Rugy 03/18/2010
- Just how bad is Medicare’s future? Ask its Trustees.
- When to Doubt a Scientific ‘Consensus’ Jay Richards 03/16/2010
- Anyone who has studied the history of science knows that scientists are not immune to the non-rational dynamics of the herd.
- India, the United States, and High-Tech Trade Neena Shenai 03/14/2010
- The U.S.-India trade relationship requires more attention, from both sides.
- Are Some Races More Equal Than Others? Abigail Thernstrom and Tim Fay 03/12/2010
- How will the Obama administration respond to a formal complaint in the wake of serious black-on-Asian violence at South Philadelphia High School?
- Weak Tea or Strong Tea? Lee Harris 03/10/2010
- Too many of those currently ‘analyzing’ the Tea Party movement seem to have no genuine interest in grappling with its potential historical significance.
- The Tax That Spells Trouble for the Economy Alan D. Viard and Amy Roden 03/09/2010
- The savers hit by Obama’s proposed healthcare tax provide the largest volume of funds to finance investment in our economy.
- We’re Still ‘Lying to Our Children’ Mark Schneider 03/06/2010
- Setting a national goal of having all students proficient by 2014 while letting states create their own tests and set their own cut scores has produced a mess.
- Two Cheers for American Exceptionalism Joseph Loconte 03/05/2010
- President Obama rejects American exceptionalism in a manner never before seen in an American commander in chief.
- Will the President Confront His Base On Trade? Philip I. Levy 03/04/2010
- While a desire to strengthen the economy and to engage with other major nations of the world may dictate a more open trade policy, the administration is constrained by strong opposition within its base.