Minimum Wage: Ben Carson Has a Point
Teaser: Carson may be on to one of those rare policy ideas with both political and economic benefits.This article originally appeared on RealClearPolicyAt last night's two Republican debates, economic...
View ArticlePope Francis' Policies Won't Help the Poor
Teaser: Pope Francis' concern for the environment is admirable. But to keep the poverty-reducing engine of economic growth running, it is necessary to continue to use fossil fuels.This article...
View ArticleThe Pre-existing Condition: Changing the Subject
Teaser: The first in seven essays on how to solve the challenge of providing people with pre-existing medical conditions with health insurance.Editor’s note: How to finance care for individuals with...
View ArticleThe Cadillac Tax Is a Poor Solution to a Real Problem
Teaser: Of all the problems with the employer deduction, the Cadillac Tax addresses only one.A presidential candidate wants to repeal part of the Affordable Care Act. Normally this would not be news,...
View ArticleDistinguishing Policy From Politics in the Cadillac Plan Tax
Teaser: The Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac plan tax” has been much in the news of late.The Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac plan tax” has been much in the news of late. A motley collection of health...
View ArticleWarren Seeks to Silence Scholarly Debate on Investment Advice
Teaser: The junior senator from Massachusetts and self-described champion of the middle class, who always seems to be angry at somebody for something, picked an unusual target last week in Robert...
View ArticleAmerica Should Heed Hayek’s Lessons For Faster Growth
Teaser: In today’s slow-growth climate, many pundits and politicians are pushing for new solutions to get the economy in a higher gear. A better path forward may be looking to lessons from the past.In...
View ArticleA Continuous Coverage Guarantee for Health Insurance
Teaser: Our nation needs a way to protect access to health insurance for those with pre-existing conditions and empower patients to make the best choices for themselves and their families.No American...
View ArticlePaid Leave Bill Would be a Lose-Lose for Women and D.C.
Teaser: Washington, D.C.’s, new proposed paid leave bill sounds like a winner, especially for women.This post originally appeared at MarketWatch.Washington, D.C.’s, new proposed paid leave bill sounds...
View ArticleGuaranteed Renewability and Equitable Tax Treatment of Health Insurance
Teaser: How can policymakers get younger, healthy adults to essentially cross-subsidize older adults with pre-existing chronic conditions?Roughly one-quarter of the nonelderly adult population in the...
View ArticleWhy Health Care Is Not a Right
Teaser: Last week's first Democratic debate featured five candidates offering lots of free stuff. From health care to tuition to paid family leave, the Democrats, with the exception of former Virginia...
View ArticleNew Report: Beyond Repair? America’s Infrastructure Crisis Is Local
Teaser: While conditions and policy responses will vary by place, localities would do well to consider adopting the following eight policies.To access the full report, click here.America’s...
View ArticleUndergraduates Buck the Law of Supply
Teaser: A better-paying major doesn't always mean a more popular one.The “free college” drumbeat rolls on, with Vice President Joe Biden joining the chorus last week in his call for sixteen years of...
View ArticleSanders Explains 'Democratic Socialism,' Students Smitten
Teaser: With his second-place standing in the polls solidified, many are wondering what would happen in a Sanders economy, and what exactly is democratic socialism.Democratic presidential candidate...
View ArticleSolving the Mystery of the Vanishing Pay Raise
Teaser: Consider this mystery solved.This article originally appeared in Forbes.“The Economy Is Up, but Pay Is Not.” So sayeth Steven Greenhouse in the New York Times this past weekend in a piece...
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