My take on Nancy Pelosi's smoking ban: Given that the Capitol police recently confiscated a well-wrapped peanut butter and jelly sandwich belonging to my six-year-old son, I am rather amazed smoking was simultaneously allowed in the Capitol. I am not ... READ MORE
The Examiner had a very compelling editorial on the need for tort reform Monday. An excerpt: That there is a crying need for lawsuit abuse reform is beyond question. ...there is substantial evidence of widespread abuse and even fraud at ... READ MORE
...to Project 21 Fellow Deneen Moore and National Center Senior Fellow Tom Borelli upon the occasion of their marriage. May you have many happy years together! ... READ MORE
With his usual impeccable timing, Joe Roche has an op-ed in the Lexington Herald-Leader on U.S. actions to combat al Qaeda in Africa just as the U.S. announces air strikes against al Qaeda in Somalia. Joe's op-ed says, in part: ... READ MORE
Medpundit found herself on the wrong side of the law recently. Seems she banned smoking in her office long before her home state adopted an indoor smoking ban, but now that her state's adopted her policy, its quibbling about the ... READ MORE
As House Democrats pledge to raise the federally-mandated minimum wage by 40 percent, our Ryan Balis asks: "Do Minimum Wage Increases Benefit Workers and the Economy?" An excerpt: ...the job-killing effect of higher mandatory minimum wages is well documented. As ... READ MORE
Writing in National Review, our David Hogberg takes a look at the chance the incoming Congress will succeed in fulfilling its pledge to "make health care more affordable." ... READ MORE
The National Center has a new paper out examining the wisdom of a Congressional proposal to let Medicare "negotiate" drug prices. As our press release describes it: Congressional Liberals' Plans For Medicare Will Make Private Health Insurance More ExpensiveLetting Medicare ... READ MORE
Mark Tapscott hits the nail on the head in regards to recent high-profile national security-related leaks to news organizations: This time around there is no question about serious crimes having been committed and only the most blindly obstinate professor of ... READ MORE
Wouldn't be nice if the "nearly a dozen current and former officials" who supposedly talked with the New York Times about classified wiretapping operations simply turned themselves in? ... READ MORE
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