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February 1, 2016

A Republican Healthcare Reform That May Not Work

Republicans have been pushing a health care reform idea that is unlikely to work—at least the way the health insurance system is currently structured.

February 1, 2016

'Forfeiture' of Assets to Government is an Affront to Rights

In current practice, the owner of the forfeited property does not have to be convicted or even charged with a crime for property to be taken and kept by the government. It is as if the property itself is guilty, rather than its owner. And it only gets worse from there.

January 29, 2016

Climate Alarmists Manipulate Data to Make 2015 Hottest Year on Record

A new paper is explaining why NOAA’s conclusions about 2015 are too hot.

January 27, 2016

Viewpoints: Cure Cancer

IPI expert referenced: Merrill Matthews | Media Hit

Our success in effectively treating cancer is probably going to come from the private sector not the government, Dr. Merrill Matthews reminds us.

January 26, 2016

Fact-Checking Obama On Obamacare

President Obama took to praising his health care law in his weekly radio address, but most of his claims are misleading if not downright false.

January 22, 2016

Why Bernie Sanders Epitomizes the New Democratic Party

The Democratic Party of 2016 is much more aligned with Sanders than Clinton.

January 21, 2016

Obama Rejects Clean Power Plan Limits

IPI expert referenced: Merrill Matthews | Media Hit

“The better hope for ending the federal power grab may come from the states, which have found lots of new reasons to embrace the Constitution’s federalism and challenge federal overreach,” said IPI's Merrill Matthews.

January 20, 2016

I Wasted $20 On A Child's Book About Hillary

I found the book on the biography shelf of the children’s section at the bookstore. But the tone is so glowing, and so many important facts about Hillary’s life are left out, that it might have been a better fit in the religion section.

January 15, 2016

The Value-Added Tax Should Be Political Poison for Advocates of Limited Government

IPI expert referenced: Bruce Bartlett | Media Hit

Bartlett Cleland of the Institute for Policy Innovation writes: The VAT is attractive to those who…[w]ant to grow government… Whether or not those proposing such taxes are interested in expanding the scope of government is almost irrelevant, because once the tools for such expansion are in place they can be used by future politicians to grow government subtly.  Similarly, whether a tax is labeled as a VAT or not is also irrelevant if the function is the same—for example by not allowing companies to deduct wages.

January 15, 2016

Let's Hope Obama Cures Cancer Better Than He Fixed The Health Care System

President Obama took a few minutes in his State of the Union Address to propose the U.S. embark on a “moonshot” effort to cure cancer. But his comments reveal a real ignorance about the cancer challenge.

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