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When the maker of Oreo cookies announced it was moving one assembly line from Illinois to Mexico, it said the decision was the result of labor unions, not the price of sugar.

Climate change is one of the media’s pet issues, and they'll make it very hot for GOP candidates who don’t know the facts or give them politically incorrect answers.

The FCC's net neutrality regulatory order has resulted in a massive hit to U.S. economic investment, and there is every reason to expect it to continue, writes IPI president Tom Giovanetti in RealClearMarkets. It's yet another self-inflicted wound on our economy through poor policy decisions.

The FBI is looking into Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, and highlights 18 US Code 793 of the Espionage Act that the former secretary of state might have violated - a felony. With the FBI on the case, we may finally get some answers—and some indictments.

IPI's Merrill Matthews says Walker’s plan is a little more detailed than Rubio’s and focuses on people without employer-based plans. “Rubio wants to give everyone a tax credit, which is the right thing to do, but it’s very difficult to explain to the public. It also talks about expanding Medicare, but how do you expand Medicare and pay for it?”

If uniform rules, alone, were enough to ensure a broad array of competitors, you might expect to see many insurers participating. But that does not seem to be the case. “Just because a good affordable policy is available in another state doesn’t mean that I would be able to get the network of physicians and the good prices that are available in that other state," said IPI's Dr. Merrill Matthews. 

A number of state legislatures are investigating the “state application and convention process” to amend the Constitution. Here’s what conservatives need to know about that effort.

Is this temporary or part of a trend that could last for months or years?

We have passed Phase 1 and are in the midst of Phase 2: beginning the process of imposing price controls—in this case, trying to get state insurance commissioners to lean on health insurers that are seeking significant premium increases.

Robots are getting cheaper, while low-skilled human workers are getting more expensive. Thank innovative engineers for the first development, and liberals for the second.