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While policymakers, and the country, struggle over challenges facing and created by the Affordable Care Act, real healthcare reform is happening almost completely outside of that loop, driven by technology and innovators.

"His tax plan is one of the most dynamic and pro-growth tax plans out there," said Merrill Matthews, IPI resident scholar. "You would find a huge amount of new business investment and companies willing to put their money out there to begin growing the economy."

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is doing well in the polls despite the fact that he frequently comes up with half-thought-out policy proposals. The latest example is his health care reform plan.

In Texas, more fracking ban battles are likely ahead with a state v. local control companion issue a new part of the mix. Denton’s fracking battle is, for now, resolved, but a larger ideological storm is undoubtedly looming.

The primary issue for 2016 Democratic presidential candidates appears to be economic inequality—both income and wealth. They have two solutions: raise the minimum wage and redistribute wealth. The far better solution, both for individuals and the economy, would be to let lower-income workers create and accumulate wealth.

With sanctions relief from the nuclear agreement, Iran will be trying to produce and sell even more oil. In that case, the least the president could do is let the U.S. compete against Iranian exports, perhaps mitigating Iran’s efforts to fund its political mischief.

This costs much less than Obamacare—at least if you do not qualify for, or refuse to accept, a federal subsidy to help pay the premiums.  If you take this route, you would have the satisfaction of politely telling Obama what he can do with his health insurance mandate.

Removing the ban on U.S. crude oil exports is one sure way to dramatically lower the balance of trade deficit for years to come.

There is widespread concern that embracing physician-assisted suicide will change the culture of medicine and the nature of the doctor-patient relationship, as well as undermine the country’s longstanding value for the sanctity of life. Before more states take such a step, they should strongly weigh several questions.

In Tuesday’s Democratic debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders called for more than doubling the federal minimum wage to $15.00 an hour—a move that would hurt the poor by pricing workers out of the labor market and killing jobs.