PolicyBytes

Government shutdowns over budget battles are not new, and they were often led by Democrats.

Our “constitutional scholar” in the White House has done more than anyone to reignite popular interest in the freedoms and limits outlined in the U.S. Constitution—though not exactly in the way President Obama might have hoped.

Liberals have to point to impending catastrophes if they want public buy-in for their agenda. President Obama has disproved most of their predictions, and now their last, best catastrophe may be evaporating.

We know what neo-conservatives believe about foreign policy, and who knows what Obama believes. Fortunately, conservatives can use the Syria crisis to define and promote conservative principles.

Real average wages have declined over the past four years and the reason is simple: Companies facing Obama’s regulatory and tax onslaught are reluctant to invest and hire.

Doctors often disagree on the right course of treatment for a given patient, so how will some panel in Washington know what’s best?

Senator Richard Durbin is going after lots of for-profit and nonprofit organizations for their constitutionally protected associations, which looks an awful lot like classic bullying.

A survey of small businesses say they plan to hire and invest next year, but it’s not because of something President Obama did, but what he didn’t do.

President Obama wants to spend federal money on more infrastructure projects that he says creates good jobs; so why not approve the Keystone XL pipeline which will create infrastructure jobs without spending taxpayer money?

President Obama promised that ObamaCare would reduce emergency room visits and save money; a new study explains why yet another ObamaCare assumption is dead wrong.