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Why Would Any Sane Republican Run for President?
If the GOP were to adopt Jeff Anderson and Jay Cost’s presidential-nomination proposal—which would empower the grassroots, feature a real convention, shorten the process, and reduce the outsized influence of the press corps and donor class—“the Republican Party, and American democracy, would be better for it.”
Slate, September 17, 2015 -
Frontier Lessons in Liberty
The continuation of the American experiment requires cultivating a citizenry that can envision the rich life that flourishes between the extremes of overbearing government and radical individualism—in short, cultivating a citizenry that knows how to be free and prioritizes that freedom.
National Affairs, Summer 2012 -
The Myth of Federal Non-Violent Drug Offenses
The number of American citizens who are imprisoned solely for federal drug convictions is exceedingly low.
Conservative Review, September 3, 2015 -
We Can Apply the 14th Amendment While Also Reforming Birthright Citizenship
Neither the 14th Amendment’s text, nor its history, nor the way it has been construed by the Supreme Court, requires the United States to grant birthright citizenship to illegal immigrants.
National Review, August 24, 2015 -
A Pro-Main Street Alternative to Obamacare
While Obamacare is for the near-poor and near-elderly at the expense of everyone else, Scott Walker’s proposal shows how a well-conceived conservative alternative would appeal to the middle class while saving a fortune.
The Weekly Standard, September 3, 2015 -
The President Who Gets to Name Mountains
Democratic republics must be governed by the rule of law, not by kingly executive decrees, or else they cease to be democratic republics.
The Weekly Standard, September 1, 2015 -
Cato Goes Off the Rails On Health Policy
Actual tax credits—not subsidies to insurance companies like Obamacare gives when people buy government-mandated insurance through government-run exchanges—would “minimize the role of government,” “eliminate perverse incentives to over-consume health care,” “empower individuals,” and lead to Obamacare’s repeal.
Forbes, August 31, 2015 -
Walker’s Obamacare Alternative: Setting the Record Straight
The Wisconsin governor’s conservative alternative to Obamacare is a political and policy winner.
The Weekly Standard, August 26, 2015 -
Fleeting Raptor
One of the most crucial things for a new president to do in rebuilding our national defense will be to persuade Congress to resume production of the F-22 Raptor fighter—America’s best plane.
The Weekly Standard, September 1, 2015 -
Is Criminal Sentencing Reform a Trojan Horse?
With crime on the rise in the wake of President Obama’s disparaging of police, it seems like a strange time for Republicans in Congress to be working with the Obama administration to make the federal justice system more lenient.
Conservative Review, September 1, 2015 -
Dole, Gehry, and Ike
The National Mall does not need to be marred by a taxpayer-funded postmodern monstrosity that in no way reflects the republican mores that guided the man it would purportedly honor.
The Weekly Standard, August 17, 2015 -
Poll on a Conservative Alternative and Repealing Obamacare
With a conservative alternative in play that deals with both costs and coverage, likely voters support the repeal of Obamacare by a margin of 17 points—55 to 38 percent.
July 13, 2015 -
What Washington Has Wrought on Illegal Immigration
Santa Maria, California—site of the brutal rape and murder of an Air Force veteran—is a case study of what happens when the federal government won’t enforce immigration laws or drug laws.
The Weekly Standard, August 11, 2015 -
Obamacare’s Deficit of Savings
The fanciful claim that Obamacare would eventually reduce deficits—despite raising them by $109 billion over the next five years (per the CBO)—hinges on the notion that its $800 billion Medicare raid will actually happen, and it’s time to advance a conservative alternative that would dramatically reduce federal spending.
Real Clear Politics, August 4, 2015 -
Hard Truths about Conservation and Trophy Hunting
Whether trophy hunting helps or hurts conservation efforts depends upon the specific circumstances of the animals and societies involved.
Brookings Institute, July 30, 2015