Government & Politics
Tactical coverage of politics, usually from inside the Beltway.
- What Would Churchill Do? Arnold Kling 12/21/2012
- November 6 was an electoral setback dealt to those of us who believe in capitalism and limited government. What can we learn from Churchill, who was no stranger to setbacks?
- Sound Money vs. Stable Money Kenneth Gould 12/20/2012
- 'Stable money' policy has not fulfilled its promises anywhere it has been implemented. It’s time to renew the debate.
- Prescription for Trouble Sen. Tom Coburn, MD and Scott Gottlieb, MD 12/18/2012
- The FDA can finally prevent narcotic drugs that can be widely abused from easily threatening patient safety. Will it seize the moment?
- A Student Debt Cure Worse Than the Disease Andrew Kelly 12/18/2012
- Taxpayers may have more reason to be concerned about the government’s response to high levels of student debt than the debt itself.
- The Tea Party and the Debt Ceiling vs. Economic Growth Steve Conover 12/18/2012
- By focusing on the debt limit, Tea Partiers are wasting valuable time on the wrong issue. What matters most is the size of our economy. We should be focusing on economic growth, not the debt ceiling number.
- Depending on Energy, Not Energy Independent Kenneth P. Green 12/17/2012
- When considering energy independence, one has to strive for clear thinking and consider all of the potential tradeoffs and potential unintended consequences involved.
- Will the State Department Legitimize a Narco-Authoritarian Regime in Venezuela? Roger Noriega 12/14/2012
- If Congress does not act soon, career diplomats may get their wish of normalizing relations with Caracas.
- Debt and the Constitution John Steele Gordon 12/13/2012
- Congress and Congress alone is granted the power ‘to borrow money on the credit of the United States.’ Can Congress delegate that power to the president and restrain its own ability to take the power back?
- The Risky Mortgage Business: The Problem with the 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Arnold Kling 12/11/2012
- One would not be troubled by the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage if it were an emergent property of free markets. But it is not.
- A Tax Morass Only a Lawyer Could Love Ilya Shapiro and Matt Gilliam 12/10/2012
- The IRS is beginning to implement a tax penalty that poses some very real economic and constitutional dangers, including the harassment of taxpayers for political ends.