Why British Healthcare Won't Work Stateside
The UK health care system may do moderately well at controlling costs, but it's a model no one - even on the American left - really wants to pursue. I agree with almost all of Stanley Goldfarb's points in his piece about the UK healthcare system's numerous flaws. But it's important to note that …Steele: "I Know How Caesar Felt"
This past weekend, RNC Chairman Michael Steele lost his bid for reelection. Steele sat down with FrumForum to discuss the election loss and his next move. This past weekend, RNC Chairman Michael Steele lost his bid for reelection. Sitting down with FrumForum as he ponders his next move, perhaps …Right Turn for British Health Care
Obama has never been shy about admitting his preference for the British single payer NHS system. The Brits though look ready to abandon the model. When he was a Senator, President Obama was never shy about expressing his preference for a single payer healthcare plan, similar to that in Great …Huckabee Wins the Palin Interview
After Sarah Palin's interview with Sean Hannity last night, I think we can now call Mike Huckabee the presumptive winner of the GOP's evangelical primary. David Brody makes the shrewd point that there are really only two presidential primaries in the GOP: The evangelical primary and the business …Haiti Goes From Bad to Worse
One year after the earthquake, former dictator Baby Doc has returned to Haiti. Expect more misery ahead. What to do about Haiti? How can Canada improve the situation, a year after the earthquake and the return of Baby Doc Duvalier? The answer: Nothing. More devastation ahead. In Haiti, …Will Budget Rules Rewrite Help Slash Spending?
The House is giving budget committee chair Paul Ryan unprecedented powers over federal spending to help push cuts. But will the new rules work? New House of Representatives' budget guidelines —which give Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unprecedented power over total federal spending—will …How the GOP Can Win the Debt-Cutting Fight
The midterms proved the public doesn't support the Dems' big government, big debt approach. But can the GOP get the country's fiscal house in order? The state of U.S. government finances is a disaster that not only threatens U.S. growth and prosperity but is also undermining U.S. global leadership …Kristol Gets the Gold Bug?!
Monday, Bill Kristol blogged that it might be a good idea for the whole world to go back on the gold standard. Is he serious? Today, Bill Kristol blogged that it might be a good idea for the whole world to go back on the gold standard, or at least have a discussion about the idea. Specificall…Pawlenty's Debt Ceiling Plan
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's alternative proposal to raising the debt ceiling seems more campaign positioning than a serious idea. Gov. Tim Pawlenty has offered an alternative to raising the debt ceiling: instead, pass a law putting creditors first in line for the receipts that flow into the Treasury in …Black's Fate Back in Court
From the prosecution’s viewpoint virtually everything in the case against Conrad Black has fallen apart, yet he still faces the prospect of being sent back to jail. In the bad old days of the Soviet Union and its show trials, an effective way to get innocent people to confess to spying for …Will Obama Get Tough on China's Rights Record?
When Hu Jintao arrives in Washington this week, Obama has a remarkable opportunity to return attention to China's human rights record. As Chinese president Hu Jintao descends on Washington next week for a full state visit, with all of the trappings that entails, let us think for a moment of a …Solar Power's Subsidy Addiction
The solar power industry is using fears about jobs heading to China to push for even more subsidies. Have you ever seen a story more nakedly dictated by self-seeking industry sources than this morning's piece in the NYT on the need for bigger subsidies to manufacturers of solar panels? …A Pothead's Defense of Frum
Last week, David Frum took a lot of criticism for pointing out the connection between cannabis and schizophrenia. Take it from me though: he was right. I’m a reader of Frum Forum , and I smoke pot. Last weekend, David Frum posted in this space about the connection between cannabis and …What the American Right Can Learn from Canada's
As Canadian conservatives have moved toward inclusion and policy seriousness, American conservatives are following a very different path. Five years of Conservative government in Ottawa. It's a great achievement, and not Stephen Harper's achievement alone. It's an achievement for which …How Priebus Beat Steele
After seven agonizing rounds, Reince Priebus was elected RNC chair. His victory was the result of hours and hours of politicking and deal-making. After an agonizing seven rounds of balloting, Wisconsin State Chair Reince Priebus was elected the next Republican National Committee Chairman. …