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The Cost of Syria Is Money the Military Doesn't Have
As President Obama lobbies members of Congress to support lobbing cruise missiles at Syria, perhaps he has forgotten the sequester that he proposed in 2011 and signed into law last March. Attacking...
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Syria fight came at just the right time for Obama
As Washington waits to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin can cobble together a deal that will save members of Congress from having to vote on military action in Syria, the question is: Why...
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Get Obamacare, While Supplies Last
With deadline near for buying new policies, little is being said about doctor shortage.On Oct. 1, the uninsured can start signing up for coverage under ObamaCare. But should every policy be sold with...
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6 Changes That Would Improve Obamacare
Now that President Obama has delayed the employer penalty for not providing health insurance until 2015, as well as the requirement that people applying for health insurance on the exchanges provide...
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State Constitutions Shouldn't Shield Public Pension Benefits
The constitutions of seven states bar any reductions to public pension benefits. Though obviously attractive to government workers, how do such inflexible guarantees serve the public interest? They...
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Time to Fix the Charitable Deduction
Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus and ranking minority member Orrin Hatch have issued a bracing and unusual challenge to their colleagues: make the essential case for any and all tax breaks...
View ArticleBusinesses Should Fear States' Big Pension Debts
In late June the ratings agency Moody’s issued a report recalculating states’ pension debts using more conservative metrics than the states themselves apply. Whereas states claim they’ve funded about...
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Republicans and the Budget: Where to Bargain, where to Resist
Last month, President Obama released his $3.77 trillion budget for fiscal year 2014. Not surprisingly, it doesn’t do nearly enough to put the United States on a sound economic footing, particularly...
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The Indebted States of America
Maria Pappas, the treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, got tired of being asked why local taxes kept rising. Betting that the answer involved the debt that state and local governments were accumulating,...
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For the Last Time, Robots Do NOT Cause Unemployment
Parts of the nation’s commentariat have been seized, in recent months, with a nasty bout of technophobia. Technophobia is a psychological condition, but infectious. Hardly a week goes by without a new...
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With Immigration, Congress Shouldn't Set Wages
When Congress returns from recess on September 9, sensible immigration reform should be a priority. The House Judiciary Committee has voted out bills to make it easier for foreign skilled workers and...
View ArticleLabor Unions' Latest Problem
Last month, we discussed the stunning turnabout from leaders of prominent labor unions, who stated that "unintended consequences" from Obamacare were "causing nightmare scenarios" that would "shatter...
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The UAW Turns Its Crippling Sights South
Having helped to cripple the economies of Michigan, Ohio, and other northern states as well as contributing to the recent bankruptcy of Detroit, the United Auto Workers is turning its attention to more...
View ArticleThrow (Patent) Trolls Under the Bridge
When America’s system of patent litigation has gotten so dysfunctional that President Barack Obama and Republican Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte agree on the need for reform, something is amiss. Make...
View ArticleCan We Build A Kickstarter For Cancer?
Starting you own band, writing your first novel, or re-publishing your favorite ‘80s tabletop RPG are all cool goals. You can do them all on Kickstarter. What would be cooler?How about funding a...
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Wage Trends: Men's Rising Earnings
Assessing the severity of economic problems often requires choosing between different sets of analyses that reach disparate conclusions. While much lip service is paid to “evidence-based policymaking,”...
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More of the Same in Chattanooga From a One-Tune President
President Obama visited Chattanooga, Tenn., on Tuesday for another in his series of speeches to fix the economy. Obama is traveling the country, with stops in Illinois, Florida and now Tennessee, to...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Job Killing 'Worker Centers'
How would you feel if someone you never met from a "worker center" went to your boss and said he represents you? What if this person took outrageous positions that might get you fired, or might make...
View Article10 Missteps Obama Made at Knox
President Obama’s economic hour-long speech at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., on Wednesday was scary, not just for its statements, but for what some characterize as disregard of the rule of law.Obama...
View ArticleThere is NO Right to Strike Against the Public
A strike by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) unions is paralyzing San Francisco and surrounding areas. It has left some 400,000 daily riders stranded or forced to drive, which has clogged highways and...
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