Is Obamacare Headed Back to the Supreme Court?
Obamacare is back in court, and a new ruling issued this week could put it on track to return to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court in its 2012 decision…
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Democrats’ Awful 2020 Economic Agenda — In 3 Memes
In celebration of Easter, I interrupt your regularly scheduled economic reporting with something a little more lighthearted. If your family dinner table is set to contain as much political sparring…
This Week in Economics: 4 Stories You Should Know About
1.) Trump’s FCC Shoots Down California’s “Texting Tax” Proposal. This week, overzealous California regulators saw their hopes of enacting a “Texting Tax” squashed by President Trump’s FCC. The FCC issued…
Obamacare’s Tax-Hike Bomb Will Soon Detonate — Unless Congress Acts Now
Have you received your healthcare premium notice in the mail yet? I did. Next year, I will pay roughly $850 more for the same Obamacare plan that I have this…
Senate Democrats Vote Unanimously to Restrict Americans’ Healthcare Choices
Yesterday every single Senate Democrat voted to abolish new low-cost health insurance plans made available by the Trump administration. While the joint resolution narrowly failed in a 50-50 vote, it…
Will Bureaucrats Thwart President Trump’s Efforts to End Obamacare?
Back in October, President Trump issued an executive order to give Americans a critical escape hatch from Obamacare’s soaring premiums and dwindling insurance options. Now, this same executive order faces…
Has the GOP Given Up on Repealing Obamacare?
Never content to let a good week go by without botching something, several Senate Republicans admitted to a Politico reporter that they’ve surrendered on repealing Obamacare. And what a great week it…
Final Thoughts on the Trump Tax Cuts of 2017!
Whew. We finally did it! After an exhaustive year-long effort, President Trump delivered a pro-growth tax cut package just in time for the holidays. I am excited both that the…
Proposed Obamacare Bailout Would Betray the Pro-Life Movement
Liberal Republicans are reportedly plotting to ally with Democrats to bail out Obamacare — and to make matters worse, they’re doubling down on Obamacare’s worst excesses. The possible bailout, most…
Trump’s Obamacare Order Was an Attack on Big Insurance, Not the Poor
When Bernie Sanders was on the presidential campaign trail, he famously lambasted the Democratic Party for “often” supporting corporate welfare. Bernie Sanders surely knows this to be true — as…
Will Obamacare Repeal Fail? Not If the President Plays His Trump Card…
In 5 days, the Senate health care reconciliation vehicle will expire — eliminating any chance of repealing Obamacare this year if the deadline is not met. As it stands now,…
This Ex-2016 Candidate May Have Saved the Obamacare Repeal — And the GOP
In the aftermath of the GOP’s summer collapse in which it failed to deliver on a seven-year promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, an unlikely but familiar face was working…
Could This Bill Be Republicans’ Last Chance to Defund Planned Parenthood?
Last week, H.R. 1628 was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill is a last-ditch Obamacare repeal effort, but it has the potential to defund Planned Parenthood and end federally…
WATCH: Planned Parenthood Takes Shot at GOP Senator in New Ad
Yesterday, Planned Parenthood Action Fund announced the release of their latest ad, this one attacking Senator Dean Heller (R-Nev.) for voting in favor of the Senate’s failed attempt to repeal…
Is Congress Pushing Obamacare for the Music Industry?
This week, the Foundation for Economic Education’s Jeffrey Tucker offered an interesting theory on what’s driving the ongoing stock market boom: political gridlock. Tucker makes an important point. While it’s…
Court: Non-Religious Pro-Life Center Must Pay for Abortions under Obamacare
In a defeat for the pro-life movement and pro-life centers everywhere, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled this week that a secular pregnancy center must comply…
Could This Backup Plan for Obamacare Repeal Save the Senate GOP?
After spending the last seven years promising the American people that they would repeal and replace Obamacare, GOP members of Congress are getting cold feet now that they actually have…
PredictIt Plays of the Week: No Obamacare Repeal, Thomas Next Justice Out?
Have you heard of PredictIt? PredictIt is a prediction market that attempts to “guess” the outcome to a number of political questions. For example, during the 2016 election, PredictIt had…
The Secret to Repealing Obamacare? Make Politicians Use It, Too.
July 4th has come and gone, but Obamacare is still the law of the land. Despite Senate Republicans’ assurance that health care would be put up for a vote before…
Obamacare’s Collapse Continues as Enrollment Plunges, Premiums Skyrocket
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report showing that Obamacare enrollees are fleeing as fast as their premiums are skyrocketing. The findings, which were announced…
