The EPA's New Mandate: Pump Grass, Not Gas
The transition to biofuels needs to be led by science and economically viable alternatives. Instead, it is being led by a political agenda that believes that pumping grass, rather than gas, is good for the planet — no matter how much it hurts people and their pocketbooks.
A roadblock on Texas exports to Russia
Texans who want to increase their opportunities could have that chance this summer when Russia officially joins the World Trade Organization. But unless Congress acts quickly, the United States, and especially Texas, will miss out.
Companies 'Outsource' Because That's Where The Sales Are
The political war against “off-shoring” — which is what the critics usually mean when they use the term “outsourcing” — is raging this election year. But there is an important reason why many
Plunge In CO2 Output Due To Natural Gas Fracking
The most underreported recent environmental story has been the dramatic decline in energy-related carbon emissions — nearly back to mid-1990s levels, and falling.
States Should Break Their Addiction To Medicaid
What dissenting governors—as well as many others—want is more flexibility to address the problems of the uninsured in creative ways.
No One Would Miss ObamaCare, but the Window for Repeal Is Two Years
Matthews writes in the Wall Street Journal that ObamaCare's alleged benefits are overrated, and by 2014 the bureaucratic mess may be impossible to untangle.
Environmentalists have unrealistic vision to 'repeal, replace' fossil fuels
The day may come when we can transition to clean energy, but not for decades. Until there is a real “replace” vision, environmentalists should quit trying to “repeal” fossil fuels.
Seven Things (Still) Wrong with ObamaCare
The U.S. Supreme Court may have upheld most of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but that won’t fix the law’s many flaws. Here are seven problems that riddle ObamaCare.
High risk pools are workable alternative to costly pre-existing condition mandate
Every Republican is campaigning on a theme of “repeal and replace” ObamaCare; but, some Republicans are considering retaining the most costly of the act’s mandates: The requirement that health insurers accept any applicant regardless of health status, known as “guaranteed issue.”
Is ObamaCare the Largest Tax Increase in History?
If both the mandate to buy health coverage and the penalty for not having it are considered a tax, ObamaCare becomes the largest tax increase in U.S. history.