That sucking sound is LAUSD doing business as usual 9.1.2010 When the Los Angeles Unified School District unveiled its opulent $578 million Robert F. Kennedy High School, the most expensive government-run K-12 school in this nation's history, it was the latest evidence that the floundering district is like a vacuum cleaner with its hose wedged firmly in the back pocket of taxpayers. More
Obamacare undermines our right to health care 8.31.2010
Unfortunately, Obamacare doesn't guarantee a right to health care. Instead, it undermines that right by subverting Americans' freedom to obtain the health care they prefer. More
The Truth About ObamaCare 8.30.2010
To help us find out what is in ObamaCare, Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, read the greater than 2000 pages of the legislation passed in March. More
Pension escape routes being cut 8.30.2010
I've frequently argued that, as the state faces an unfunded pension liability that's as high as $500 billion, legislators are not doing anything about a problem that is depleting public services and imposing additional debt and tax burdens on Californians. More
NC Mother Confronts Democrat Senator on ObamaCare 8.24.2010
Sally C. Pipes, PRI president and CEO, recommends watching this video: "It shows a North Carolina mother confronting Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan about ObamaCare, telling her bluntly, “My children will suffer” because of ObamaCare." More
Scrutiny for lobbyists 8.24.2010
Recent scandals, runaway spending and ongoing fiscal crises have all boosted interest in lobbying. Washington, D.C., draws much of the new interest, but states, including Maryland, also deserve scrutiny. More
Medical Care Facts and Fables 8.24.2010
A new book, "The Truth About ObamaCare" by Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute lays out the facts in the plainest English. More
Ratios condemn patients to inferior care 8.23.2010
Health facilities should be among the most innovative operations in 21st-century America, not the least. Imposing an outmoded, industrial-age straitjacket on hospitals would condemn patients to inferior care at the mercy of union bosses. More
Epic Video: NC Mother Confronts Democrat Senator on ObamaCare
"This is one of those videos that can be called “epic.” It shows a North Carolina mother confronting Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan about ObamaCare, telling her bluntly, “My children will suffer” because of ObamaCare." Read post
Epic Video: NC Mother Confronts Democrat Senator on ObamaCare
"This is one of those videos that can be called “epic.” It shows a North Carolina mother confronting Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan about ObamaCare, telling her bluntly, “My children will suffer” because of ObamaCare." Read post
Appeals bond cap on the table in New Jersey
John O'Brien of Legal NewsLine noted New Jersey's ranking in the U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2010 Report to promote pending legislation in the Garden State. Read post
The Overton Window
Joseph Overton, former senior vice president at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, developed the Overton Window as a model to explain public policy change. Read post
Confederacy of Dunces--International Edition
In a clever American Spectator column, Daniel Oliver takes aim at Congress, the European Union, the United Nations, in defense of equal educational opportunity for all. Read post
Health Insurers Want Obamacare Faster than Obama Does
While everyone else in the country is trying to figure out how to avoid Obamacare’s avalanche of mandates, taxes, and general red tape, one group is actually accelerating implementation. Read post
Tommy Thompson and the Saga of Cipro
Tommy Thompson announced yesterday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate against the ineffable Russ Feingold. For all the applause that Thompson receives from our side of the political spectrum, let us not forget his actual performance while HHS Secretary — to pick one example in particular, his machinations in the wake of the anthrax panic on Capitol Hill in the weeks after the 9/11 attacks. Read post
As Americans gird themselves for the struggle to repeal Obamacare, it’s interesting to see how the government-media complex is shoring up its defenses. Before passage, the media — large and small — performed sterling stenographic duty, parroting the government’s talking points, deficit reduction and increased coverage, to a resistant public.
Lunch with Nancy Pelosi; More on the "Slacker Mandate"
Interesting news to report from my lunch with Nancy Pelosi at San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Hotel. A few hundred of her closest friends convened to hear the speaker field a handful of soft-ball questions from the Commonwealth Club's president and CEO. Read post
