Lessons for Democrats from the Social Security Trustees' Report
The most recent report from the Social Security trustees has four lessons for policymakers. Will Democratic presidential candidates learn them?
What Happens When Electric Cars Run Out of Taxpayer Juice?
Electric vehicles aren't very popular now, and may be even less so if their taxpayer-provided subsidies are cut.
'Equal Pay Day' and Other Meaningless Tropes
The left keeps highlighting the gender pay gap because it needs victims. What the gap actually shows is how much progress women have made.
The Justice Department Tries to Correct Chief Justice Roberts's Travesty
Legal challenges to Obamacare are giving Chief Justice John Roberts a chance to redeem himself and his self-professed adherence to originalist principles.
How Congress Uses Investigations to Let Companies Know Who's Boss
Congress often uses its investigative powers, not to discover information, but harass businesses into getting on board with government programs—however ill-conceived.
Yet Another Bogus Claim: Medicare for All Boosts Economic Growth
Medicare for All proponents say government-run health care would boost U.S. economic growth, but all of the developed economies that have similar health care systems lag way behind U.S. GDP.
The New York Times on Drugs
The left wants to hammer drug companies about the price of prescription drugs, and while a small portion of prescription drug prices are expensive, there is a reason for that.
A Quick Look at the Long History of the National Emergency Power
Many presidents have invoked a national emergency for many different reasons, but it has usually been left to the president to decide when such action was necessary.
Obamacare Was Supposed to Lower the Death Rate--It Didn't
Democrats told us people were dying because they lacked health insurance and so we needed to pass Obamacare. Congress did and the death rate went up.
Venezuelan Socialism Destroyed Its Energy Industry--and the Country
Socialism has destroyed Venezuela's energy industry, which cut off one of the country's primary revenue sources. For some reason, U.S. democratic socialists think that's a good model.