http://american.com Tactical coverage of politics, usually from inside the Beltway. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://american.com/archive/2009/november/limited-utility What happens when populist politicians try to micromanage public utilities? No publisher Roger Noriega government-and-politics 2009-11-18T21:55:15Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/october/coburn-vs-the-political-scientists It would be an enormous mistake to defund political science research. No publisher Philip I. Levy government-and-politics 2009-10-22T23:03:43Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/october/the-baucus-plans-phony-deficit-reduction The true effect of Senator Baucus’s healthcare bill will likely be large increases in the deficit, not an $81-billion reduction. No publisher Andrew G. Biggs government-and-politics 2009-10-21T22:10:05Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/october/are-liberals-smarter-than-conservatives What if we could know, scientifically, that one side has the edge in brainpower? Should that change how we think about political issues? No publisher Jason Richwine government-and-politics 2009-10-21T15:59:07Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/october/how-different-is-grandmas-spending The inflation seniors experience is far more similar to that felt by other Americans than it is different. No publisher Andrew G. Biggs government-and-politics 2009-10-16T20:59:23Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/september/republicans-and-democrats-a-tale-of-two-bases On Capitol Hill, Democrats are much more beholden to their base than are Republicans. No publisher Michael Barone government-and-politics 2009-09-15T01:16:53Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/september/debt-be-not-proud-the-sorry-tale-of-america2019s-out-of-control-spending How the richest country in the history of the world got into a position where its debt is spiraling out of control. No publisher John Steele Gordon economic-policy 2009-09-06T12:33:37Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/if-only-it-were-a-tax The real problem with congressional greenhouse gas legislation. No publisher Lee Lane 2009-07-17T18:14:52Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/healthcare-dreams-healthcare-realities President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. No publisher Thomas P. Miller 2009-07-17T15:30:56Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/what-president-obama-can-learn-from-president-clinton Compete don't retreat. No publisher Claude Barfield 2009-07-15T19:42:03Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/these-fighter-numbers-dont-add-up As Congress debates funding America’s most advanced fighter aircraft, it should begin with the realization that the proposed cap of 187 is not nearly the number it seems at first glance. No publisher Michael Auslin 2009-07-14T20:23:17Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/obama-sotomayor-and-the-political-limits-of-personal-experience Will Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s life experience, including attending a private Catholic school, lead to an uncomfortable conclusion—that government-supported school choice is just? No publisher Andy Smarick 2009-07-06T21:20:01Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/all-cost-no-gain By supplementing their cap-and-trade program with expensive mandates, Congress levies heavy costs with no environmental gain. No publisher Ted Gayer 2009-07-05T19:03:44Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/june/the-gops-real-problems-for-2012 The Ensign and Sanford scandals are beside the point. The Republican Party is going to have a hard time coming up with a strong presidential nominee in 2012. No publisher Michael Barone 2009-06-30T18:36:25Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/june/the-cap-and-trade-giveaway A cap-and-trade system with freely allocated permits is equivalent to a carbon tax in which the tax revenue is given to stockholders. No publisher Alan Viard 2009-06-26T14:42:19Z BernArticle