PolicyBytes

There are two ways of viewing the "Forgotten Man": William Graham Sumner identified the right definition in 1883.  President Trump seems to taking a similar approach.

There is a reason why Republicans are coalescing around a refundable tax credit instead of direct subsidies for health insurance.

Republicans are getting perilously close to losing the momentum they had and will need to repeal and replace Obamacare.

President Trump's recent financial reform executive order identifies six principles that should guide legislation to replace the Dodd-Frank law.

The Trump tax reform plan would encourage companies to be bring their production to the U.S., likely mitigating any perceived need for imposing an import tariff.

President Trump is reportedly considering a plan that cuts up to $10 trillion in federal spending over 10 years; and if he gets his tax cuts passed, he'll need every penny to balance the budget.

There was a time when the left was concerned about the number "underinsured." That interest seems to have diminished now that Obamacare has created so many underinsured.

Republicans campaigned on cutting the size of government, but they will face a lot of pressure to abandon those promises and spend like Democrats.

The public seems unconcerned about Obama claims that Russians hacked the U.S. election because they have been lied to so often by this administration that they no longer believe what it says.

It is time for Congress to reinforce the limits imposed on executive power while preserving the power of the people’s branch of government.