Health Care

ObamaCare vs. Free Market Solutions

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 24, 2009

The Heritage Foundation has a new analysis of the US House Democrats’ health care bill, showing that over 80 million people would lose their private insurance, and costs for…

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Health Care

Free Market Alternatives to the ObamaCare Informercial

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 24, 2009

If you are looking for some alternative programming to the Obamacare propaganda scheduled to air tonight, or just want a different point of view (which ABC has refused to…

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Education

Vouching for D.C.

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 8, 2009

A new report from the US Department of Education finds the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program has been extremely successful.  Matthew Ladner has more in NRO on the reports…

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Government Accountability

Veon Fallout: An End to WAMs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 26, 2009

Yesterday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett announced additional charges against former Rep. Mike Veon and staffer Annamarie Peretta-Rosepink for their role in directing state funds to the Beaver Initiative…

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Public Union Democracy

Sen. Specter’s Comments on “Card Check”

  • March 25, 2009

Senator Arlen Specter made news yesterday by saying he would not vote for “card check” because of both the elimination of the secret ballot and the bind arbitration provisions.

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Public Union Democracy

Sen. Specter’s Comments on “Card Check”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 25, 2009

Senator Arlen Specter made news yesterday by saying he would not vote for “card check” because of both the elimination of the secret ballot and the bind arbitration provisions.

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Education

School Choice Yearbook

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 13, 2009

The Alliance for School Choice has released their 2008-09 School Choice Yearbook (click here for the news release).  The yearbook profiles school choice programs in every state, the…

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Taxes & Economy

How well has more spending worked up until now?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 10, 2009

The Morning Call’s John Micek makes a joke on his blog about the effectiveness of tax cuts in stimulating the economy: Hardcore GOPers, asked for their alternative,…

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Health Care

Stimulating Government

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 30, 2009

The Galen Institute has a new analysis of health care proposal in the propose “economic stimulus”, specifically proposals moving toward greater federalization of health care, which has indeed been…

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