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Why Kagan Has Skin in the Game

In my last post I argued that Justice Elana Kagan is obliged by 28 U.S.C. 455 (b)(3) of the federal recusal statute, which applies to Supreme Court justices, to recuse herself from the challenge to the Obama Health Care law. The provision requires a judge to recuse if he or she “has served in …

Written by Howard Foster on Monday December 5, 2011

I Heart Romneycare

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Written by Galatea on Friday December 2, 2011

Kagan is No Rehnquist

Elena Kagan meet Bill Rehnquist. That Bill Rehnquist. Like Kagan, Rehnquist was once young, smart, and ambitious. Like Kagan, Rehnquist served as a political appointee at the Department of Justice. And like Kagan, Rehnquist was once an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. But …

Written by Lloyd Green on Tuesday November 15, 2011

The Case of the Century

The U.S. Supreme court has agreed to hear essentially all of the challenges to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care and Protection Act, President Obama’s health care law. The AP is reporting that there will be five hours of oral arguments in March or April, after all of the briefs are …

Written by Howard Foster on Monday November 14, 2011

A Decision That Will Set Libertarians' Hair on Fire

Judge Silberman has issued another tour de force in the extremely interesting opinions generated by Obamacare. I have noted other opinions on Obamacare’s constitutionality but this one is full of interesting tidbits. The first and most interesting tidbit is who wrote it. The Honorable …

Written by John Vecchione on Tuesday November 8, 2011

Now SCOTUS Has to Rule on Obamacare

By a 2-1 vote a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama's healthcare law. The plaintiffs, taxpayers rather than states, contended that the mandate to purchase health …

Written by Howard Foster on Tuesday November 8, 2011

Obamacare is Unraveling

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Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Tuesday October 18, 2011

Worry About Costs, Not Mandates

Revelatory Headline : "White House used Mitt Romney health-care law as blueprint for federal law." I am no fan of Obamacare. The notion that a top down system will control costs flies in the face of the fact that virtually every advanced country on earth that has a top-down scheme to manage its …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Tuesday October 11, 2011

How to Fix Obamacare

In my column for The Week , I discuss ways in which the Affordable Care Act could be streamlined into a workable solution for health care reform: If the election were held today, President Obama would probably lose. The Republicans would very likely score gains in the Senate, but …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday October 5, 2011

What's to Blame for Healthcare Costs? Doing Nothing.

The Associated Press reports that a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that health insurance premiums rose last year by 9%. Let’s try to affix blame by looking at some of the common arguments that try to explain this. Argument #1: Health Insurers are Greedy. It is true that …

Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Wednesday September 28, 2011

Res Judicata: Romney's Plan Won't Acknowledge Federalism

“I believe in the Constitution, by the way when the founders said we will have certain powers at the federal level but we’re going to preserve all those powers at the state level, th[e] 10th amendment. That’s one that I don’t think Barack Obama has read. I know he went to law school: go read the …

Written by Howard Foster on Monday September 12, 2011

How I'd Reduce Healthcare Costs

“Easy for Me to Say” is a Frum Forum feature series in which David Frum answers reader questions about political issues. Readers are invited to pose questions that take the form of: “OK – so what would you do instead of this or that politician you’ve criticized?” Questions should be …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday August 23, 2011

Medicare's Flawed Bidding Plan Moves Forward

On Friday, August 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced what may be the worst perversion of a good idea to come out of the government in quite some time: something called Round Two of "The Competitive Bidding Program for certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday August 23, 2011

Less Politics, More Economics

Over the past few days, I've written on this site about the inadequacy of conservative thinking about the economic crisis that has beset the United States and the world. I've argued in particular that conservatives often overstate President Obama's culpability for the severity of the …

Written by David Frum on Friday August 5, 2011

Obamacare Won't Die in the Courts

The Sixth Circuit's decision upholding the constitutionality of Obamacare is a death knell for the current strategy to repeal the bill. The Sixth Circuit's decision upholding the constitutionality of President Obama's massive health reform bill is a death knell for the current Republican strategy …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Wednesday June 29, 2011

Obamacare Divides the Sixth Circuit Court

The many opinions from the Sixth Circuit Court show why you can't predict judges based on who appointed them. Say what you want about Obamacare, it has generated tremendous opinions on first principles of Congressional and Constitutional power. A little while ago, the Sixth Circuit rejected a …

Written by John Vecchione on Wednesday June 29, 2011

T-Paw: Don't Ask Me About Pawlentycare

Romney is right to worry about his reform being linked to Obamacare, but he should not be bashful about his record on coverage and cost-control. Tim Pawlenty has been on the offensive about Mitt Romney's healthcare record. But even as he derides "Obamneycare," Pawlenty continues to delay the …

Written by Fred Messner on Tuesday June 14, 2011

Obamacare's Tough Day In Court

Before the 11th Circuit panel heard the case, opponents of Obamacare had been told they would be laughed out of court. Instead, they have made a fight of it. The 11th Circuit has heard argument on the constitutionality of Obamacare. The duelists were Neal Katyal for the government (on loan from …

Written by John Vecchione on Friday June 10, 2011

The Right's Coming Romneycare Defense

If Romney prevails in the GOP primary, give Hugh Hewitt credit for articulating the rationalization that will allow talk radio to swing back into line behind his campaign. Here's an interesting exchange: NRO's Kathryn Lopez and radio host Hugh Hewitt walking back from their ardent support for …

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 2, 2011

Journal's Romneycare Attack Misses the Mark

Today's Wall Street Journal savagely criticizes Mitt Romney's health care record. But their argument isn't very convincing. Today's Wall Street Journal savagely criticizes Mitt Romney's health care record. Let's try to reverse-engineer the editorial to see what the editors believe …

Written by David Frum on Thursday May 12, 2011