Local Government
Thursday’s presidential debates: Who will defend liberty and federalism?
The candidates best suited for the White House may be those who counsel Constitutional restraint...
August 5, 2015
Health Care
Obamacare reducing healthcare options for Texans
The cancellation of [PPO] plans means all Texans, not just those with high medical costs, will be left with less access to care and fewer coverage options.
August 5, 2015
Criminal Justice
An alternative to ‘ban the box’
[Nondisclosure] can serve as a model for states and the federal government to combat the cycle of recidivism that plagues our criminal-justice system, while not expanding the government's control over business.
August 5, 2015
Taxes & Spending
Local government should follow state’s lean budget lead
Broadly speaking, policies enacted by [Texan] cities, counties, and school districts tend to favor government-centric solutions that often corrode individual liberty and economic freedom.
August 4, 2015
Local Government
Could the states thwart Obama’s deal with Iran?
The Framers of the Constitution knew well the tendency of officeholders to attempt to encroach on the rights of the other branches.
August 4, 2015
Energy & Environment
Obama wasn’t kidding about wanting to spike your electricity bill
The federal government should not be allowed to take control of the power system in America.
August 4, 2015
Taxes & Spending
Houston needs better tools to fix pension problems
Once local pension control has been restored, then Texans in each of the affected communities, including Houston, can have a candid conversation about the best way to fix the problem.
August 4, 2015
Health Care
Obamacare is unaffordable
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell might have saved subsidies on federal exchanges, but it didn’t fix the ACA’s many problems and it certainly will not lower the cost of coverage.
August 3, 2015
Local Government
How the State Department’s proposed arms trafficking rules could impact you
Few Americans would expect posting online about car engines, fertilizer, or general engineering principles to land them in prison.
August 3, 2015
Health Care
50 years later, Medicaid and Medicare still spend us into oblivion
Instead, premiums have gone up since the passage of the ACA—by some estimates, the increase in national health spending under Obamacare will amount to an average premium increase for a family of four of $7,450.
July 31, 2015
Economy
Economist Milton Friedman made the case for free markets
Having a job at any wage rate is better than being unemployed without wage income.
July 30, 2015
Energy & Environment
EPA projects closure of more than half of coal-fired plants in Texas under CPP
The onerous regulations set such an impossible limit threshold for emissions that many coal-fired plants will be forced to retire, eliminating jobs at these plants and likely raising the price of electricity. EPA’s Integrated Planning Model (IPM), based on the budget proposed for Texas, projects the retirement of 24 of the 41 coal-fired units in Texas alone (reflecting 12,760 MWs of the 25,302 MW nameplate capacity of the Texas coal fleet).
July 29, 2015