Getting Serious about Obamacare Repeal
Republicans are wisely running against Obamacare, but are they genuinely committed to repealing it?
National Review, March 24, 2014
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Obamacare Is on the Ropes; GOP Shouldn’t Let Up
New York Times polling says that, by a 7-to-1 margin, Americans favor repealing Obamacare “entirely” over keeping it “as is,” yet the I-95 consultant class still underestimates Obamacare’s vulnerability.
National Review, March 3, 2014 -
Obamacare vs. Medicare
Obamacare’s Medicare raid—and President Obama’s lawless efforts to conceal it—highlights the need for a well-conceived conservative alternative that can pave the way to full repeal.
The Weekly Standard, March 10, 2014 -
How Republicans Should Respond to the President’s Lawlessness
President Obama’s usurpations of legislative power are becoming painfully clear, and Congress should start taking concrete actions to hold him accountable.
National Review, February 11, 2014 -
The Quarterback of Obamacare Doesn’t Like the GOP Senators’ Alternative
In criticizing Senators Coburn, Burr, and Hatch’s recently released Obamacare alternative, Ezekiel Emanuel forgot to mention a lot of things about Obamacare—and the high price it makes Americans pay.
The Weekly Standard, February 3, 2014 -
myConstitution
The launch of myRA is just the latest example of President Obama’s seeming indifference to the separation of powers, as he increasingly acts as if Congress isn’t the only lawmaking entity in Washington.
The Weekly Standard, January 31, 2014 -
TWS Podcast: Discussing Burr-Coburn-Hatch
The 2017 Project’s executive director Jeff Anderson discusses the senators’ proposal—and the importance of championing an alternative if conservatives want to bring about Obamacare’s full repeal.
The Weekly Standard, January 28, 2014 -
‘The Spirit of Citizenship’ Involves Coaxing Other People to Buy Government-Compliant Insurance?
President Obama has a strange notion of “the spirit of citizenship.”
National Review, January 29, 2014 -
Memo on Senators’ Obamacare Alternative
A newly released proposal from three senior Republican senators marks a welcome development in the crucial quest to bring about Obamacare’s full repeal.
The 2017 Project, January 27, 2014 -
The GOP’s Low Identification Rate—and What to Do About It
A redesigned Republican presidential-selection process, which empowers rather than marginalizes rank-and-file GOP voters, would reinvigorate the party and stop it from bleeding members.
National Review, January 10, 2014 -
A Proposal for Presidential-Selection Reform
It’s time for the Republican Party to institute a presidential-selection process of its own design, rather than continuing to use the one it adopted from the left wing of the Democratic Party.
The 2017 Project, December 20, 2013 -
Bailing Out Health Insurers and Helping Obamacare
In a clear example of corporate cronyism, Obamacare’s two bailout provisions will shift billions of dollars from American taxpayers to health insurance companies—unless Republicans take action.
The Weekly Standard, January 13, 2014 -
Obama’s Failed Approach Has Increased Income Inequality
We’ve already tried five years of President Obama’s approach to dealing with income inequality, and while big companies’ stock prices have gone up, the typical American’s income has gone down.
National Review, December 5, 2013 -
Bullying Civil Society
President Obama is right to sense that a vibrant, free civil society is in tension with consolidated and centralized power and control—as each is enhanced at the inevitable expense of the other.
National Review, November 29, 2013 -
‘Under the Old Law …’
Under the Obama administration, political expediency trumps the rule of law.
The Weekly Standard, November 15, 2013