Alan Krueger, chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, spoke at the Center for American Progress on the rise and consequences of income inequality in the United States.[1] His remedy, unsurprisingly, boils down to continued government spending and higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans. Still, conservatives should not overlook the issue he is discussing. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
IRS Workers Feeling Overtaxed
By Logan Albright Well, it’s finally happened. The tax code has become so arcane that even the IRS can no longer keep up with it. An article released Wednesday on Politico reports that the IRS is struggling to stay on top of an ever increasing workload—the result of a constantly changing and expanding tax code … Continue reading
Honesty, Party Division and Firing People
By Logan Albright It’s understandable why the Republican field is jumping on every opportunity to attack Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts Governor has been the odds on favorite to be the Republican nominee since the beginning of his campaign, and with his narrow victory in Iowa and his impressive poll numbers in New Hampshire and … Continue reading
America / Healthcare / Politics / Presidency
Time is Up for Obama’s CMS Appointee
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, Don Berwick, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced his resignation. Consequently, President Obama has nominated Berwick’s top deputy, Marilyn Tavenner, as Berwick’s successor. Tavenner has an extensive health background as a nurse, a healthcare official at both the state and federal level and a … Continue reading
Must Be the Money
The Obama administration has decided to invest $433 million in Siga Technologies’ new ST-246 smallpox vaccine. On the surface, this appears to be a worthwhile investment since smallpox is a terrible and contagious disease. But a more in-depth look by the Los Angeles Times has revealed a likely ulterior motive that has little to do … Continue reading
Democrats & the CLASS Act – Flogging a Dead Horse
The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health recommended by voice vote today to pass the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011, which would repeal the CLASS Act, the long-term care program created by PPACA. Democrats on the panel resisted, refusing to give up a part of the healthcare law that would open … Continue reading
Obama’s Health Care Innovation Challenge
Announced Monday, the Obama administration is planning to spend $1 billion to hire, train and deploy healthcare workers. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created as part of the Affordable Care Act, will administer and oversee the program, called the Health Care Innovation Challenge. The $1 billion in funds will be awarded as grants to … Continue reading
America / Culture / Education / Politics / Rule of Law
Lawlessness and OWS
One aspect that always intrigued me about the Occupy crowd is: how is setting up tents in public and private places legal? The short answer is: it is not. At least it was not when the movement first started, I do not know if any of them had permits before starting to setup tents, but … Continue reading
Mauro Vieira and Brazil-US Relations
The Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, Mauro Vieira, spoke today at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University on US-Brazil Relations. As it is traditional for academic talks given by Brazilian representatives in the United States, they initiate pointing out the anecdote that the US was the first country to … Continue reading
Culture / Economy / Energy / Foreign Policy / Gov. Officials / Politics / Uncategorized
Vaclav Klaus: Prophet or Lunatic?
By: Savanna Shuntich Last week Vaclav Klaus, current president of the Czech Republic, gave a talk at the Heritage Foundation. Klaus is a well-known euro-skeptic, so it was not surprising that his talk was wholly dedicated to criticizing the European Union. But I must admit, his view of Europe’s future was much darker than I … Continue reading
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