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Analysis and Commentary

Dave Camp's Good Tax Policy Is Good Politics, Too

by Lanhee J. Chen mentioning Edward Paul Lazearvia Bloomberg View
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

In this election year, it’s no surprise that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp’s effort to reform the federal tax code has met significant resistance both on Wall Street and in Washington.

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Interviews

Richard Epstein on the John Batchelor Show (20:34)

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia John Batchelor Show
Friday, May 23, 2014

Richard Epstein discusses Progressivism and Libertarianism on the John Batchelor Show.

The White House
Analysis and Commentary

More on the Administration’s AUMF Strategy

by Jack Goldsmithvia Lawfare
Thursday, May 22, 2014

A friend who is familiar with Obama administration thinking responds to my post on yesterday’s AUMF hearing:

Narendra Modi
Analysis and Commentary

What GOP Can Learn From Modi's Election

by Jeremy Carlvia CNN.com
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Imagine that Ted Cruz became the GOP nominee for president in 2016, running against Hillary Clinton. And now imagine that he won the general election in a landslide, getting record-high vote percentage for the Republicans and capturing states and constituencies the GOP had not won for decades.

Russell D. Roberts

Teles on kludgeocracy

by Russ Roberts
Monday, April 14, 2014

Steven Teles of Johns Hopkins University talks with EconTalk host Russell Roberts about kludgeocracy, a term Teles coined in a National Affairs article to describe what he sees as the complex and unproductive state of political governance in the United States, particularly at the federal level. Topics include size versus complexity of government, how federalism leads to kludgeocracy, education policy, and the Affordable Care Act.

Analysis and Commentary

Cruz Control?

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Thomas Sowell Opinion Columns - Cruz Control?

US Political Parties
Analysis and Commentary

Sure, Congress is Polarized. But Other Legislatures Are More So.

by David Bradyvia The Monkey Cage (Washington Post)
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

If polarization is an American problem, why is it higher in other countries?

A Nation of Laws?

by David Davenportvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Certain public officials have begun defying laws that they—not the courts—consider unconstitutional.

Analysis and Commentary

Senator Feinstein's Christmas Folly

by Henry I. Millervia Forbes.com
Monday, January 6, 2014

Feinstein's call for mandatory labeling of genetically modified, or genetically engineered (GE), foods fails every test: scientific, economic, legal and common sense.

Analysis and Commentary

Meningitis Outbreaks Call for FDA Leadership. Don't Hold Your Breath.

by Henry I. Millervia Forbes.com
Monday, December 16, 2013

There is no approved MenB vaccine in the United States.

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