To Fix Obamacare: Give Insurers a Bigger Stake
Instead of trying to control health costs from Washington, government should let insurers and providers coordinate on setting premiums and the level of care. This is the second installment in a series on correcting the mistakes in the Democrats' health reform bill. Click here to read the rest …GOP Pledge Goes Silent on Medicare Reform
For half a century, conservatives pushed Medicare reform. Now, after the fight over Obamacare, the GOP has become a defender of the Medicare status quo. In 1995, Republicans came under attack from Democrats for proposing significant cuts to Medicare. Newt Gingrich denounced his opponents for …Dems Flirt with Government Shutdown
By loading a stopgap appropriations bill with $20 billion in new spending, are Democrats trying to provoke the GOP into forcing a government shutdown? The fight that starts today over a “Continuing Resolution for Appropriations for FY2011” stands either as an error by the Democratic Party …Medvedev Steps Out from Putin's Shadow
Russian president Medvedev’s move to fire Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov wasn’t just an attack on corruption but an attack on Putin’s power. This morning, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree relieving Yuri Luzhkov of his duties as Moscow Mayor. Contrary to Russian practice, this …Dems' Anti-Outsourcing Bill Will Kill More Jobs
The Democrats "anti-outsourcing" bill is little more than an election year ploy that would only raise prices for consumers and destroy more American jobs. What Democrats call an “anti-outsourcing” bill is winding its way through the Senate and will probably fail if it comes up for a vote soon. The …The Future of Journalism
These have been tough times for the media business, with layoffs at ABC News and Newsweek sold for $1. Here are notes for a speech I delivered Monday on the future of journalism to a combined meeting of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Canadian Club, at the Royal York hotel in …Five Years Later: Katrina's Scars Remain
The 9th Ward, a predominantly African-American area that was hit by some of the worst flooding, was neglected before Katrina and continues to be neglected now. It’s hard now to imagine New Orleans as a city underwater. Everyone here has a story: of evacuation, of breaking curfew, of the …