PolicyBytes

Implementing MFN for Medicaid drug reimbursement would be a long-term structural disaster in exchange for perceived short-term benefits. There are better ways to address our entitlements crisis, and Congress should pursue them.

The Horseshoe Theory of Politics observes that the extremes of left and right end up meeting, and having more in common than they might have thought. And today we’ve gone full horseshoe.

“. . . the states are just an agent of the federal government.”
-Donald Trump, Speech to the NRCC, April 8, 2025

Policymakers need to begin considering new ways of funding transportation infrastructure that properly allocate the costs of maintenance and repair. We are intrigued by the idea of a commercial vehicle miles travelled tax (VMT-C) that would tax commercial vehicles by the miles driven, but which would omit passenger vehicles. 

The wall in Game of Thrones is reminiscent of a parable by the conservative Christian writer G.K. Chesterton, which first appeared in his 1929 book, The Thing.

The president is chosen by the states to administer for a limited time (thank God) the Office of the President, the head of the Executive Branch. He doesn’t run the country, control the economy, create jobs, set the price of eggs or the rate of inflation, determine the course of the nation, or serve as the Tribune of the People or the Soul of the Nation. At least that’s what the Constitution says.

During its lame duck session, Congress can begin the process of fixing Medicare by preventing a further automatic payment cut to physicians on January 1^st.

The incoming Trump administration should not violate the constitution’s checks and balances by attempting to avoid the Senate’s duty of advice and consent.

Ending Chevron deference is a significant constitutional victory for those who believe in limited government and a clear separation of powers.

Recent SCOTUS decisions are going to go a long way toward gradually rolling back the administrative state and the power of unelected bureaucrats.