Law & Public Safety
The proper way to amend the Constitution
Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe reminds us that even if we dislike current proposals to amend the U.S. Constitution, we should applaud those members of Congress who are pursuing…
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Boston Globe column makes case for laws to have expiration dates
“Credit cards have expiration dates. Laws should, too.” That’s the headline attached to Jeff Jacoby‘s latest Boston Globe column. The great state of Minnesota, you’ll be glad to learn, is…
Health Care
Obamacare’s Longshot: Assessing The Exchange Enrollment Derby
View in your browser. The following recently appeared on the Forbes blog. It is available online here. By Katherine Restrepo, Health and Human Services Policy Analyst at John Locke Foundation and…
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Sununu examines the latest Obamacare status report
John Sununu assesses the Affordable Care Act’s impact for Boston Globe readers. … [M]edia attention has centered lately on the gross number of enrollments — the assumption being that if…
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Sununu laments the filibuster’s end
John Sununu explains for Boston Globe readers why U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a mistake in endorsing a change to longstanding Senate filibuster rules. For nearly 225 years,…
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Fund muses on the ‘imperial’ presidency
John Fund‘s latest column at National Review Online focuses on President Obama’s approach to his elected office. British prime minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament from summer vacation for a…
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Think he’ll get the same treatment as the Koch brothers?
A hedge-fund billionaire throws his money around in an attempt to influence an election. He believes in a “smash-mouth, confrontational style of politics.” So why does Tom Steyer not face…
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“Climate experts believe the next ice age is on it’s way…within a lifetime…”
View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. The newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well…
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Borders praises Boudreaux’s new book
The latest installment of Max Borders‘ Ideas Matter update features a promotion for George Mason economist Donald Boudreaux‘s new book, Hypocrites & Half-Wits. You want to work your ultra-liberal friends…
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More on the hunger hoax
The media has jumped in headfirst with stories about a nation being on the verge of kids dying of starvation in school hallways. It’s clear that the left has targeted…
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If you want smaller government, you’re an anarchist!
The Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby has a great column today, leading off with Governor Rick Perry’s promise to do all he can to make Washington as inconsequential as possible. Talk…
Energy
Truth versus ‘truthiness’ on oil subsidies
In a brief blog entry for the Washington Examiner, Timothy Carney punctures a common myth about Big Oil: I bet most people who follow politics believe big oil gets huge…