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Socialism as the world’s worst idea
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online ponders the lingering appeal of a destructive political program. Almost a decade ago, I wrote a little book called The Politically Incorrect Guide to…
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When unity is a bad thing
Jonah Goldberg explains at National Review Online why unity is not a universal good. I want to put in a good word for partisanship. This might sound strange to some…
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Williamson dismisses calls for ‘economic patriotism’
Kevin Williamson explains for National Review Online readers why he’s not buying into recent Democratic arguments about “economic patriotism.” Jack Lew, late of Citigroup and currently of the Obama administration,…
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Williamson tackles flaws in the inequality argument
Kevin D. Williamson explains in a National Review Online column why some economic commentators have missed the mark in their assessments of the negative impact of income inequality. … [C]ommentators…
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National Review’s Williamson takes on minimum wage myths
Kevin D. Williamson of National Review uses his latest column to fight back against the latest outbreak of minimum-wage madness. Those against raising the minimum wage will cite Economics 101:…
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Williamson predicts more New Yorkers will vote soon … with their feet
Now that New York City residents have voted for a big-government Democrat to serve as the next mayor, Kevin D. Williamson of National Review Online predicts another election will follow…
Health Care
Williamson explains why health care should cost more
What? Shouldn’t health care cost less? Isn’t that the chief focus of the whole national debate over Obamacare and its alternatives? Kevin D. Williamson explains for National Review Online readers…
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National Review columnist explains why recent D.C. disobedience doesn’t bother him that much
Kevin D. Williamson explains for National Review Online readers this week why he’s not terribly concerned about recent actions in Washington, D.C., that protested the partial government shutdown. There is…
Health Care
Health care’s supply-side problems
Kevin D. Williamson highlights for National Review Online readers an often-ignored problem linked to American health care: a recent supply-side decline. The number of jobs in health care grew 63…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Some cheery news about our economic future
If you’re looking forward to another great day, you might want to skip Kevin D. Williamson‘s latest column for National Review Online. The headline numbers from the Congressional Budget Office’s…
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Front man for the permanent bureaucracy
Kevin D. Williamson of National Review considers President Obama neither “a dictator under the red flag,” nor “a would-be king,” and he labels various conspiracy theories about the president “all…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Solving the debt crisis by ignoring most of the debt
Kevin D. Williamson of National Review Online has detected a disturbing new theme within media reports about the nation’s long-term obligations. Williamson contends too many pundits and prognosticators are arguing…