Perhaps the most controversial bill passed in the last 20 years was the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On the coming of the bill’s second anniversary, the Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a forum, aptly titled “Illustrating the Success of Health Care Reform”. Three major panelists, Jonathan Gruber, Liz Fowler, and Dr. Alice Chen all … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Debate analysis: rowdy SC audience shows discontent with candidates
“It is now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to beat Barack Obama,” said Jon M. Huntsman Jr. as he ended his campaign for the Republican nomination yesterday.[1] Throwing his support behind frontrunner Mitt Romney, Huntsman ended a policy-driven campaign based on pragmatism that failed to resonate with GOP voters. … Continue reading
QE3 a Recipe for Inflation
By Logan Albright Last week Federal Reserve officials announced that they may be willing to implement a third round of quantitative easing in hopes to boost the struggling U.S. economy. This comes just one day after a report that consumer borrowing increased dramatically in the month of November, indicating a growing level of confidence in … Continue reading
What IS economic justification? A government divided is a government failing.
Earlier on January 17, 2012, The Department of Energy (specifically the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) published the “Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air- Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment”. This regulation mandates new industry standards for certain types of listed commercial and industrial … Continue reading
Our First Hispanic President: Mitt Romney?
Ruben Navarette Jr. raised an interesting question in his latest CNN article, “Could Mitt Romney be America’s first Hispanic President?” As Romney has swept through Iowa and New Hampshire it seems that the GOP could have its first Hispanic Presidential Nominee. Yes, Romney is Hispanic. His father was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, which borders Nevada … Continue reading
Obama’s Controversial Recess Appointments: Can Pro Forma Sessions Prevent This?
Last Friday, Assistant Attorney General Virginia A. Seitz released an opinion letter titled, “Lawfulness of Recess Appointments During a Recess of the Senate Notwithstanding Periodic Pro Forma Sessions.” The letter addresses the concerns many people have, including the Senate, as to the Constitutionality of President Obama’s recently announced intent to make four recess appointments during … Continue reading
Dpt. of State / Energy / Events / Regulation
The Future of Energy and Water Availability in the United States: Has the Marketplace Failed Us?
Earlier today the Hudson Institute hosted a four hour panel discussion titled, “Energy, Water, and Debt: Linked Problems, Common Solutions?” Among the ten panelists was Jim Nussle, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years and now Growth Energy’s COO; Craig Zamuda, a senior policy advisor with the Office of Policy … Continue reading
More Opportunity, Less Government
On Tuesday, January 10, Governor Mitch Daniels gave his eighth and final State of the State Address to the Indiana state legislature. The last seven years Hoosiers, policy professionals, and political pundits have watched as Indiana government has reformed, producing results usually reserved for entities with a profit motive. The policy successes have been significant … Continue reading
Missed Opportunity? Republicans and Hispanic-Americans in 2012
The eventual Republican candidate for the White House in 2012 will surely have his work cut out for him with respect to garnering a sizable portion of the Hispanic vote. The GOP has lost much ground with Hispanics, even Republican-leaning ones, with the onset of a fierce immigration debate that has left Americans of Hispanic … Continue reading
Bridging the gap: the GOP and Hispanic voters
Thomas Schaller explores the disconnect between the GOP and Latino voters in his article on Salon.com, “GOP’s Latino problem gets worse.” Schaller notes that the Obama campaign enjoyed substantial support from Hispanic voters in the 2008 Presidential Election, and even carried the majority of the Cuban-American vote. Cuban-Americans are often thought of as a more … Continue reading
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