Farm Bill Reform? Not So Fast
The House has a chance to make substantive reform a possibility. Will it go through with it? That’s another question.
8 Charts That Explain the Explosive Growth of U.S. Health Care Costs
Here are 8 charts that help explain why health care costs in America exploded over the past several decades, and why Obamacare will do nothing to address the problem.
Ted Cruz’s Lost Cause Worth Fighting For
Ted Cruz’s filibuster is an attempt to leverage public opinion and highlight a disagreement where he believes the people are on his side. It’s that simple.
The Desperate Courage of the Republican Populists
How is Ted Cruz seeking leverage over a shutdown conservative crazy talk, but John Boehner seeking similar leverage over the debt ceiling isn’t?
Krugman vs. “The Crazy Party”
When “racist,” “misogynist,” or “nihilist” simply won’t do, we have Nobel Prize winning New York Times columnist Paul Krugman to set us straight.
What Your Neighborhood List-Serv Tells You About The Demise of America
Parents have stopped raising their kids to take risks. Coddling kids isn’t good for them, or for the country.
Yes, Americans Like the Debt Ceiling – And it Matters
According to reports, House budget chairman Paul Ryan has been urging his colleagues to back off on the budget fight and focus on a debt ceiling showdown. In exchange for an increase in the legal limit on federal government borrowing, Ryan believes the GOP can demand a series of items in return; starting with a delay of …