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July 27, 2012

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.

July 23, 2012

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.

July 20, 2012

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 U.S. companies open stores, build factories and hire people overseas: That’s where the sales are.

July 18, 2012

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.

July 12, 2012

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.

July 12, 2012

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.

July 11, 2012

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.

July 5, 2012

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.

June 29, 2012

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.”

June 29, 2012

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.

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