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Could a Republican President Gut Obamacare Unilaterally?
President Obama’s refusal to enforce his signature legislation as written raises the question of whether a future GOP president could similarly pick and choose what parts of Obamacare to ignore.
The Weekly Standard, August 2, 2013 -
The Catheter to Serfdom: Crony Capitalist Hospitals
The natural alliance between big government and big hospitals is a big part of why we’re facing rising health costs, increasingly impersonal care, and runaway deficit spending—and Obamacare fuels that unhealthy alliance.
National Review, August 7, 2013 -
‘I Can’t Do It’
Admiral Samuel Locklear, head of U.S. Pacific Command, admits that defense cuts are crippling the Navy, leaving it ill-prepared to respond to potential crises.
The Weekly Standard, April 22, 2013 -
A Republican Nomination Process
A new presidential-nomination system, modeled after the process that ratified the Constitution, would provide huge benefits for the Republican Party and the country.
National Affairs, Summer 2013 -
The Dishonor System
This piece offers concrete examples of how the structure of Obamacare’s exchanges, coupled with President Obama’s unilateral employer-mandate delay, provide fertile ground for fraud.
The Weekly Standard, August 5, 2013 -
Obama’s Creeping Authoritarianism
Obama is using his campaign-style rhetoric to shift support to the national-leader model of government he prefers.
The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2013 -
Delay Is Better than Defund
In considering whether to delay or defund Obamacare, Republicans should listen to the American people.
The Weekly Standard, July 30, 2013 -
Obama Doesn’t Pretend to Have Legal Authority to Delay Mandate
President Obama is candid with the New York Times, admitting he’s quite comfortable exercising de facto lawmaking power from the White House and doesn’t care what Congress thinks about it.
Hot Air, July 29, 2013 -
The Country Party
The Democrats’ shift toward economic elitism affords Republicans an enormous opportunity to embrace a new organizing principle: being the party of economic populism.
National Review, July 29, 2013 -
Mandate Madness
Obamacare’s mandates supposedly function as interconnected pieces of a “comprehensive” puzzle, yet President Obama is now selectively—and lawlessly—removing pieces.
The Weekly Standard, July 29, 2013 -
Supreme Court Shutouts Reveal Reckless Decisions
When the Supreme Court rules unanimously against the White House, the American people should take note.
USA Today, July 23, 2013 -
The Entitlement Hang-Up
Dropping the misleading and inappropriate label of “entitlements” would allow for a more honest and useful debate on the cost-effectiveness of government programs.
Real Clear Politics, October 21, 2013 -
The Bigger Battle Behind the Shutdown
The current shutdown should serve as a reminder of our profligate federal spending, an amazing four-fifths of which isn’t even appropriated by Congress.
The Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2013 -
Let’s Change How We Pick Presidential Candidates
Barone discusses Jeff Anderson and Jay Cost’s recent proposal on presidential-selection reform.
Columbus Dispatch, July 19, 2013 -
Do House Democrats Agree They Are Unnecessary?
The call to vote on two Obamacare-related bills forces Democrats to acknowledge whether, when it comes to the process of changing the law, they really view Congress as “unnecessary.”
National Review, July 17, 2013