03 | July | 2012

Monday, May 20, 2013

Well, that headline is actually a little bit exaggerated, the First Lady is really only asking states to reduce the regulatory burden of occupational licensing for military spouses in this Baltimore Sun editorial. Mrs. Obama raises some excellent points about … read more >

Pethokoukis

It’s already too late. Why Obamacare isn’t going to happen the way Obama thinks it is

James Pethokoukis | July 3, 2012, 2:18 pm

Repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act will be a tough task in 2013, even if Republicans take control of the White House and Congress. But implementing the ACA is hardly a walk in the park, as AEI’s Joe Antos … read more >

Pethokoukis

Is Romney declaring a unilateral ‘ceasefire’ on health care?

James Pethokoukis | July 3, 2012, 1:29 pm

Josh Kraushaar in National Journal: Significantly, his campaign appears to want to take the most potent argument against the president on the health care subject off the table, likely out of fear the Romney himself is vulnerable when it comes … read more >

Pethokoukis

Yes, there is a free-market alternative to Obamacare

James Pethokoukis | July 3, 2012, 12:55 pm

It often seems that supporters of President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act see only two ways to reform American health care: either PPACA or some version of a single-payer system. What both have in common is a lot more … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

What do Americans think of the Supreme Court’s health care decision? A first look at the polls

Andrew Rugg | July 3, 2012, 10:20 am

There have now been a handful of major polls in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act. They all show that the decision was controversial and partisan. However, it’s unlikely that the ruling will permanently … read more >

Economics, Energy and the Environment

We don’t need a ‘national energy policy’

Kenneth P. Green | July 3, 2012, 9:59 am

My colleague, Norm Ornstein, recently weighed in on the issue of energy, riffing on his continuing theme that the government is broken, and what’s needed to fix it is for conservatives to, well, drop all the stuff about free markets, … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

What polls say about the state of American patriotism

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | July 3, 2012, 9:30 am

Americans haven’t given up on America. As we get ready to celebrate the nation’s birth, love of country remains strong. read more >

Carpe Diem

Happy 4th of July and Thanks to China for Saving Americans Millions of Dollars on Flags & Fireworks

Mark J. Perry | July 3, 2012, 2:35 am

Click here to create your own fireworks! And here are some Fourth of July 2012 Facts from the Census Bureau, including the fact that we imported $232 million worth of fireworks and $3.3 million worth of U.S. flags from China … read more >

Carpe Diem

More shockingly good news from the shale gas revolution: CO2 emissions will likely fall this year to 1991 levels

Mark J. Perry | July 3, 2012, 12:55 am

John Hanger points out on his energy blog that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have fallen so sharply in the first three months of 2012 according to new data from the EIA, that total CO2 emissions this year are on track … read more >

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