Commentary
Commentary
America Can’t Tariff Its Way to a Manufacturing Boom
President Trump very recently signed an executive order exempting a range of products from his proposed tariffs, including some pharmaceuticals. One day prior, he issued an order exempting generic pharmaceuticals from Japan from tariffs. It’s encouraging news, to be sure — particularly for American patients. But policies which shield vital ...
Commentary
The illicit trade in weight-loss drugs deserves a crackdown
The market for illicit weight-loss drugs is booming in plain sight. Law enforcement officials will have no choice but to act soon. In July, telehealth firm Hims & Hers was hit with a securities lawsuit alleging that the company sold unapproved knock-off compounded versions of Wegovy in violation of its ...
Commentary
Republicans Must Stand Their Ground On Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
A group of Republican lawmakers is trying to preserve one of the worst mistakes of former President Biden’s tenure—the enhanced subsidies for health insurance sold through Obamacare’s exchanges. The subsidies—which were first enacted on an explicitly temporary basis during the pandemic before being renewed in 2022—are set to expire at ...
Business & Economics
Penalizing Mergers And Acquisitions Won’t Accelerate Economic Growth
The U.S. is mired in a growth slowdown… The growth slowdown is not preordained; it is a policy driven outcome that can be reversed by implementing the right reforms. Toward this goal, a ruling by the U.S. Tax Court this past summer made small but significant progress. Read the op-ed ...
Commentary
Business Policy CMS Shouldn’t Expand Its Broken Competitive Bidding Model
Durable medical equipment (DME) such as CPAP machines and hospital beds helps keep many patients out of expensive nursing home care and in their own homes. Unfortunately, creating the right payment model has long eluded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Disconcertingly, they now plan to expand a ...
Commentary
Valley residents are growing alarmed by solar-and-battery project taking over farmland. Here’s why.
We’ve been assured for quite some time that wind and solar are the energy sources of the future. If so, their development needs to be accelerated because they are not being well received by locals. Their low energy density is partly, if not largely, to blame. Fresno County residents are ...
Commentary
California’s lawsuit against energy companies will increase greenhouse gas emissions
This fall the San Francisco Superior Court is holding a hearing on California’s lawsuit against American energy companies. The lawsuit alleges that these private U.S. companies misled the public about greenhouse gases’ impact and are responsible for covering the costs associated with climate disasters. But California and the federal government ...
Commentary
Trump’s Medicaid reform is moral and necessary
Among the most contentious provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, are its Medicaid work requirements. Starting in 2027, able-bodied, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled through Obamacare’s expansion of the program must spend at least 80 hours a month on ...
Commentary
Thanks to Obamacare, Insurance Fraud Irresistible
Something strange is afoot on the Obamacare exchanges. According to a new study by the Paragon Health Institute, an astounding number of patients with premium-free exchange plans filed no claims whatsoever last year. It’s possible that none of these individuals required medical care in 2024. Read the op-ed here.
Commentary
It’s Time To Let The Electric Vehicle Industry Grow Up
The U.S. has been subsidizing electric vehicles (EVs) since 2009 and hybrid vehicles for even longer. Recent Congressional actions have substantially changed this policy. As part of the reconciliation package, Congress rolled back the $7,500 federal EV tax credit ($4,000 credit for used EVs) as well as the EV battery ...
America Can’t Tariff Its Way to a Manufacturing Boom
President Trump very recently signed an executive order exempting a range of products from his proposed tariffs, including some pharmaceuticals. One day prior, he issued an order exempting generic pharmaceuticals from Japan from tariffs. It’s encouraging news, to be sure — particularly for American patients. But policies which shield vital ...
The illicit trade in weight-loss drugs deserves a crackdown
The market for illicit weight-loss drugs is booming in plain sight. Law enforcement officials will have no choice but to act soon. In July, telehealth firm Hims & Hers was hit with a securities lawsuit alleging that the company sold unapproved knock-off compounded versions of Wegovy in violation of its ...
Republicans Must Stand Their Ground On Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
A group of Republican lawmakers is trying to preserve one of the worst mistakes of former President Biden’s tenure—the enhanced subsidies for health insurance sold through Obamacare’s exchanges. The subsidies—which were first enacted on an explicitly temporary basis during the pandemic before being renewed in 2022—are set to expire at ...
Penalizing Mergers And Acquisitions Won’t Accelerate Economic Growth
The U.S. is mired in a growth slowdown… The growth slowdown is not preordained; it is a policy driven outcome that can be reversed by implementing the right reforms. Toward this goal, a ruling by the U.S. Tax Court this past summer made small but significant progress. Read the op-ed ...
Business Policy CMS Shouldn’t Expand Its Broken Competitive Bidding Model
Durable medical equipment (DME) such as CPAP machines and hospital beds helps keep many patients out of expensive nursing home care and in their own homes. Unfortunately, creating the right payment model has long eluded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Disconcertingly, they now plan to expand a ...
Valley residents are growing alarmed by solar-and-battery project taking over farmland. Here’s why.
We’ve been assured for quite some time that wind and solar are the energy sources of the future. If so, their development needs to be accelerated because they are not being well received by locals. Their low energy density is partly, if not largely, to blame. Fresno County residents are ...
California’s lawsuit against energy companies will increase greenhouse gas emissions
This fall the San Francisco Superior Court is holding a hearing on California’s lawsuit against American energy companies. The lawsuit alleges that these private U.S. companies misled the public about greenhouse gases’ impact and are responsible for covering the costs associated with climate disasters. But California and the federal government ...
Trump’s Medicaid reform is moral and necessary
Among the most contentious provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, are its Medicaid work requirements. Starting in 2027, able-bodied, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled through Obamacare’s expansion of the program must spend at least 80 hours a month on ...
Thanks to Obamacare, Insurance Fraud Irresistible
Something strange is afoot on the Obamacare exchanges. According to a new study by the Paragon Health Institute, an astounding number of patients with premium-free exchange plans filed no claims whatsoever last year. It’s possible that none of these individuals required medical care in 2024. Read the op-ed here.
It’s Time To Let The Electric Vehicle Industry Grow Up
The U.S. has been subsidizing electric vehicles (EVs) since 2009 and hybrid vehicles for even longer. Recent Congressional actions have substantially changed this policy. As part of the reconciliation package, Congress rolled back the $7,500 federal EV tax credit ($4,000 credit for used EVs) as well as the EV battery ...
