Will Spending More on Border Security Achieve Its Goals?
The government has a right and obligation to secure its borders; but will spending billions of dollars more achieve that goal when the government is so bad at achieving most of its goals?
Parts of the Keystone Pipeline System Have Been Working Well for Years
The Keystone XL pipeline is part of a larger Keystone pipeline system that is already safely transporting oil from Canada to U.S. refineries.
Here Come the Health Insurance Price Control Police
ObamaCare promised lower premiums, and politicians will ensure that happens, even though it means price controls and fewer policies to choose from.
Liberals Now Call Any Court Action They Don't Like Judicial Activism
Liberals once embraced judicial activism; now they accuse Republicans of engaging in it.
It's Time for the Public to Scrutinize the IRS Rather Than the Other Way Around
President Obama’s Organizing for Action is an overtly political group with lots of money and the same tax status sought by conservative groups that raised so much concern at the IRS.
The New York Times Defends Social Security But Gets Its 'Facts' Wrong
The New York Times thinks Social Security doesn’t affect the federal deficit, but it clearly does.
Democrats Complain That Having a Job Costs Taxpayer Dollars
A new study from House Democrats claims that Wal-Mart's wages cost the government money. But it's government welfare programs that cost the government money, while Wal-Mart is helping to reduce the need for welfare.
Big-Government Advocates Shocked That Business Tries to Profit from Their Decisions
Big-government advocates make decisions that can affect the market and billions of dollars in an instant, but are shocked that people try to profit from those decisions.
The Misplaced Outrage over 501(c)(4)s
Outrage at groups seeking a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) status is misplaced; it’s free speech, not the tax code, that’s under attack.
Who Cares About Hospital Prices Under ObamaCare?
The government wants patients to know how much hospitals charge: ObamaCare ensures that patients won’t care.