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July 14, 2009
Can Pork Make You Healthier?
Well, who couldn’t have seen this one coming?
Presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned on ending Washington’s culture of earmarks, where members of Congress specify how much and for which projects federal money will be spent in their respective states.
July 7, 2009
When Politics Trumps Science and Economics
Congress has passed a massive “cap and trade” energy bill designed to raise the price of energy in the U.
July 2, 2009
No Tax on Talk
In the midst of rising taxes across the country, including new taxes that are driving companies out of some states a few politicians are trying to end the century-old practice of loading up communications with a heavy, discriminatory and disproportionate tax burden.
June 30, 2009
Should We Cap the Health Insurance Tax Exclusion?
President Obama has been taking some political licks for backtracking on his campaign opposition to taxing employee health benefits.
June 25, 2009
Let Markets Succeed in Green Tech Innovation
The drive for new, more efficient, renewable “green tech” is real this time.
June 22, 2009
The Media and Medicare
We’ve been scanning the headlines for even a hint of media outrage and we’re coming up empty.
June 16, 2009
Affordable Coverage Starting at $60k
Well, whatever else can be said about health care reform, it now seems clear it won’t be cheap.
June 11, 2009
In Louisiana, Exploiting Children to Fight the Exploitation of Children
When a politician argues that something is necessary to protect the children, you can almost always guarantee it’s time to hold onto your freedoms, your wallet or both.


