http://american.com Tactical coverage of politics, usually from inside the Beltway. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://american.com/archive/2010/march/mediscare-our-government-administered-insurance-looks-into-the-abyss Just how bad is Medicare’s future? Ask its Trustees. No publisher Veronique de Rugy economic-policy 2010-03-17T20:46:08Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/march/two-cheers-for-american-exceptionalism President Obama rejects American exceptionalism in a manner never before seen in an American commander in chief. No publisher Joseph Loconte government-and-politics 2010-03-05T12:45:14Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/the-straw-stimulus This week marks the first anniversary of President Obama’s stimulus legislation. Its supporters must try harder to defend the indefensible. No publisher Philip I. Levy government-and-politics 2010-02-17T22:47:20Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/the-thirteen-races-to-watch Republicans’ prospects for major pickups in the Senate have improved significantly over the past year. Here’s a closer look. No publisher John C. Fortier government-and-politics 2010-02-11T18:17:36Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/this-is-how-the-healthcare-overhaul-ends The Blair House meeting will effectively end the healthcare reform debate for this year. Here’s why. No publisher Joseph Antos government-and-politics 2010-02-10T14:09:59Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/the-limits-of-blaming-bush In his latest budget request, President Obama added roughly $1.6 trillion in spending over the next ten years on top of what he requested last year. Can President Obama blame that extra $1.6 trillion on former President Bush? No publisher Veronique de Rugy government-and-politics 2010-02-05T19:43:24Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/february/obama-budget-rigs-healthcare-numbers For the first time by any administration in memory, the Obama budget forecast rejects the Medicare Trustees’ projections for long-run healthcare cost growth. Why would the White House do this? No publisher Andrew G. Biggs government-and-politics 2010-02-05T19:29:41Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/massachusetts-the-educated-class-versus-the-people Factory and mill town Massachusetts responded very differently to last week’s Senate election than ‘educated class’ Massachusetts, swinging sharply to Republican Scott Brown. No publisher Michael Barone government-and-politics 2010-01-26T18:34:39Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/so-how-is-the-stimulus-working-out-part-ii If not for the mass exit of workers from the labor force, unemployment numbers would look even worse. No publisher Veronique de Rugy government-and-politics 2010-01-22T21:51:53Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/a-healthcare-brownout A Scott Brown win will deal a nearly fatal blow to the current healthcare overhaul approach. No publisher John Fortier government-and-politics 2010-01-15T17:12:35Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/our-kickback-future Enacting the healthcare bill will not end unsightly deal making. Just the opposite. No publisher John S. Hoff government-and-politics 2010-01-09T00:38:54Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2010/january/why-do-parties-last-longer-in-britain What’s striking about British politics is the infrequency of changes in government from one party to another. This is less true in the United States. Why the difference? No publisher Michael Barone government-and-politics 2010-01-05T22:33:50Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/december-2009/why-reform-will-cost-taxpayers-more-much-more Let’s look at some of our recent cost overruns in government-driven medical spending. No publisher Veronique de Rugy government-and-politics 2009-12-24T05:30:10Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/december-2009/a-keystone-election A lot of attention has been given to the results of the November 3 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. But another recent election, in Pennsylvania, also deserves attention. No publisher Michael Barone government-and-politics 2009-12-21T22:19:13Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/december-2009/can-an-unfree-china-be-green President Obama has chosen to downplay the lack of freedom in China. By doing so, he gives up on a vital prerequisite for an effective, credible emission-control regime. No publisher Lee Lane government-and-politics 2009-12-08T22:26:11Z BernArticle