Wisconsin Teacher Showdown
Neither side is covering themselves in glory in the battle over the Badger State budget.
Obama’s Budget Proposal: Is It A Trap?
You don’t have to be Admiral Akbar to suspect that the President’s refusal to deal with entitlements in his budget proposal is a trap for the GOP.
President Obama Drops The Ball On Deficit Reduction
President Obama’s new budget involves nothing less than a thumb in the eye of anyone who hoped he would seriously address federal spending in his first term.
Federal Budget Cuts That Exempt 65% of Spending
Ezra Klein dubs the Federal government “an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.”
No, No-One Is Trying To “Redefine” Rape
No, the legislation does not in any way “suggest that some kind of rape that would be okay.”
House Republicans Want to Redefine Rape
The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” would remove the exception for non-forcible rape.
Republicans Propose $2.5 Trillion Spending Cuts
The Republican Study Committee has come up with some significant budget cuts.
The Health Care Debate Underscore the Fundamental Problem with the GOP
The current approach of the GOP to health care is not dissimilar to its approach to fiscal policy: not a lot of substance.
Jared Loughner And The Sorry State Of Mental Health Care, Part III
Jared Loughner could have possibly been stopped, and treated, if someone had said something.
Debt Ceiling Vote Will Be The GOP’s First Test
Freshman Members of Congress are threatening to block a vote to raise the debt ceiling that Congress will have to take by this Spring. They’d be irresponsible if they did so.
Back to Health Care Reform: Government Takeovers and Free Markets
Did we have a free market in health care prior to the passage of PPACA? No.
The Real Deficit-Reduction Math
There is a simple mathematical equation that explains why deficit reduction is so difficult.
Bush’s Apologia Should Not Be Accepted
Former Congressman Bob Barr argues that the right should not be so eager to rehabilitate George W. Bush. He’s right.
Carly Fiornia Won’t Say Where She’d Cut The Federal Budget
Yesterday’s appearance by Carly Fiorina on Fox News Sunday provided an excellent example of how un-serious Republicans are when it comes to living up to their fiscally conservative rhetoric.
Federal Judge Allows Multi-State Lawsuit Against Health Care Reform Law To Proceed
A Federal Judge in Florida has handed a significant, albeit procedural, victory to the opponents of ObamaCare.
Taxing Millionaires
A special tax rate for millionaires wouldn’t raise much additional revenue but it would make journalists feel better.
Did The Bush Tax Cuts Reduce Federal Tax Revenue ?
Recent debates over the economic and fiscal impact of the Bush tax cuts indicate that Republicans still haven’t learned the lessons of the Bush years.
