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Many federal lawmakers support President Obama in his desire to reduce carbon emissions by imposing the heavy hand of regulation. What they consistently fail to appreciate, however, is that the free market is already curbing energy-related carbon emissions.

Securing an adequate domestic supply of energy is a national security priority; our economic and foreign policies should not be guided by the fear that an energy-exporting strongman will cut off our energy supplies.

President Obama has decided to delay by one year enforcement of the employer mandate to provide employees with health coverage.  But why stop with employers?  How about giving every American a get-out-of-ObamaCare-free pass?

With the number of congressional hearings on tax reform taking place this year, it seems possible that some part of the reform proposals being aired may eventually become law.

By some estimates, a quarter of today's Internet traffic is copyright-infringed media and intellectual properties being used and consumed illegally. To protect their creative works in the online environment, moviemakers, musicians, and other artists are enlisting the help of powerful, legitimate, infrastructure companies such as Internet service providers; credit card processors; and search engines that can stifle piracy-enabling sites by making it difficult for them to operate and process transactions.

Patent pools were designed to save innovators time and money by establishing cross-licensing agreements for specific technologies, but patent pools can be abused by exploiting the system to maximize profits

Patent pools were designed to save innovators time and money by establishing cross-licensing agreements for specific technologies, but patent pools can be abused by exploiting the system to maximize profits, said IPI.

A new Intellectual Property unit will hunt down "organized crime gangs" who "illegally profiteer on the backs of others' endeavors."

Intellectual property’s contribution to creativity should and can be appreciated, even as we work to secure the system to continue to protect IP and make sure that innovation flourishes.  For the sake of the next generation of creativity in technology— and for consumers’ wallets—we must work to ensure that bad business practices are put to rest.

For the millions of Americans who refuse to get ObamaCare-qualified coverage, they can still be insured through policies which are built on a life insurance platform rather than health insurance — which, incidentally, means they are outside ObamaCare’s long arm of regulatory control.