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Obama's Insurance Mess
Paul Howard NRO Critical Condition, 03-09-10
One of the president's biggest talking points these days is his new proposal for a federal board to review
health-insurance premiums and block "excessive" rate increases. In today's New York Times, however, state insurance
regulators explain why the plan is a bad idea
Capitalism is the Ultimate Women's Liberation
Kay Hymowitz Washington Examiner, 03-10-10
International Women’s Day may not have made many headlines on Monday.
It's all Greek to NY
Nicole Gelinas New York Post, 03-10-10
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou came to Washington yesterday to ask President Obama to help save his nation
from speculators. In other words, he wants America to help him shoot the messenger.
The Oscars, the NFL, and Failed Public Policy
Steven Malanga RealClearMarkets.com, 03-10-10
The game of Chicken, in which two players face off against one another in a potentially devastating confrontation, seems
like an apt description for the clash on Sunday between Cablevision and ABC over transmission fees, which resulted in
a black-out of part of the Oscar telecast for about 3 million viewers.
Rep. Mike Pence Assumes a Can Opener
Josh Barro RealClearMarkets.com, 03-09-10
There's an old joke about a chemist, a physicist and an economist stuck on a desert island.
Is the Campus 45 Times as Dangerous as Detroit?
Charlotte Allen MindingTheCampus.org, 03-09-10
The latest all-hands-on-deck alarm comes from the Center for Public Integrity (CPI), a nonprofit foundation based in
Washington and specializing in what it describes as "investigative journalism about issues of public interest," which teamed
up with the investigative unit of National Public Radio (NPR) to issue a report in late February pointing out---yet again
-that "roughly one in five women who attend college" can expect to be a victim of rape or attempted rape by the time she
graduates.
How New York Could Lose by Winning
Marcus A. Winters City Journal Online, 03-05-10
Surprise! Education secretary Arne Duncan announced this week that New York is a finalist in the first
round of the Race to the Top (RttT) grant competition, the Obama administration initiative that will
reward states with federal education dollars if they adopt a range of reforms.
A Ravitch Rescue?
E.J. McMahon New York Post, 03-08-10
In his State of the State mes sage in January, Gov. Pater son announced that Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch
would "take the lead in [developing] a four-year plan for fiscal recovery."
Obama's Sledgehammer Strategy
Paul Howard FOXNews.com, 03-04-10
On Tuesday, President Obama offered Republicans a small bipartisan olive branch.
Washington's "High Road" to Robbery
Diana Furchtgott-Roth RealClearMarkets.com, 03-04-10
Many Americans are intent on saving money, making every penny count.
Size of Health Care Bill is an Issue
David Gratzer Washington Examiner, 03-03-10
One week ago, policy wonks and press were glued to CSPAN to watch the president's bipartisan summit on health care. For most Americans, though, it was simply history’s longest photo-op—dull, tedious and indecisive.
The Gov NY Needs
E.J. McMahon New York Post, 03-03-10
Which will vanish sooner—New York state's incredible shrinking cash reserves, or its incredible shrinking chief executive? It could be a photo finish.
White House Goes National With Living Wages
Steven Malanga RealClearMarkets.com, 03-03-10
ACORN, the controversial network of community groups that has lost much of its federal funding, may be fading away, but one of its most cherished campaigns, to get government to pay a so-called "living wage" to those who contract with the public sector, is about to go national thanks to the Obama White House.
"Innovation" Isn't Enough to Fix Entitlements
Josh Barro RealClearMarkets.com, 03-02-10
Last month, I attended the Conservative Political Action Conference, where I spent a lot of time talking about entitlement reform.
Charter Schools Lose in L.A.
Marcus Winters National Review Online, 03-02-10
Last week, the Los Angeles school board had the opportunity to fundamentally improve its lowest-performing public schools by transferring them to successful charter-school operators.
Use States as Health Care Reform Labs
Lawrence Mone & Douglas Holtz-Eakin Politico.com, 02-26-10
Yesterday’s White House summit produced the expected sound bites and not much else.
Obama Revives Senate's Dead Health Reform
David Gratzer Investor's Business Daily, 02-26-10
A solid majority hopes Congress will completely abandon its existing proposals for health care reform and "start from scratch" instead, according to a recent
Gallup poll.
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