Morning Editorial Report: Repealing Obamacare
The Environmental Protection Agency is mandating that more ethanol be blended into gasoline, but Merrill Matthews notes in our pages the inconvenient truth that “ethanol adds more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than it eliminates by replacing fossil fuels.”
The Corn-Fed Albatross Called Ethanol
The renewable fuel has cost drivers an extra $83 billion to fill their tanks since 2007, and it does little or no good for the climate.
A Republican President's Executive Order Could Undermine Obamacare
An executive order isn’t the best way to topple Obamacare, but Obama has used that tactic so many times that it will be very hard for future presidents to reject it when an executive order could be used effectively.
Big Policy Reforms Republican Candidates Should Embrace in 2016
With the possible exception of tax reform, very few conservatives will accuse the GOP presidential candidates of bold policy proposals. So maybe the candidates could use some suggestions.
Hillary Wants to Cure Alzheimer's While Attacking Companies That Could Actually Cure It
If Clinton is serious about finding a cure for Alzheimer’s, she will need those same drug companies she habitually denigrates.
'Twas the Week Before Christmas:
As Ryan the new Chief, and Nancy the shill,
Agreed they would stick us with a huge spending bill.
ObamaCare Becomes Unaffordable As It Shifts Costs To Patients
If you think you've never spent so much for health insurance since ObamaCare made health care "affordable," you're right.
Five Numbers That Should Terrify Democrats
These five numbers—60, 57, 68, 57 and 46—could doom any Democratic presidential candidate, regardless of who the Republicans nominate.
If Donald Trump Was President, Here’s What Would Happen to the U.S. Economy
There's no denying Trump has done a good job of making himself rich -- he's worth somewhere between $4.5 billion and $10 billion, depending who you ask . Can he make the rest of America rich, too?
Hillary Clinton Thinks Snubbing the Constitution Is Patriotic
If you thought the end of the Obama presidency would see a return to the constitutional framework under which Congress writes the laws and the president signs and enforces them, think again. Hillary Clinton now says that if she’s elected president and Congress doesn’t bow to her whims, it would be her patriotic duty to bypass the legislative branch.