The big health-care debate in Congress this summer was over the wrong issue. Instead of threatening to bankrupt Medicare by forcing the taxpayers to buy prescription drugs for seniors, Congress should relieve the taxpayers and paying-patients of the … [Read more...] about Dealing With The High Costs Of Health Care
How To Pick Judges
The delays and wrangles about President George W. Bush's scores of unconfirmed judicial nominees highlight the underlying issues between the two political parties. The Republicans want constitutionalists and the Democrats want judicial … [Read more...] about How To Pick Judges
The Subversive Plan To Ditch The Electoral College
A plot is afoot to change our constitutional form of government by ditching the Electoral College. John Anderson, Birch Bayh and John Buchanan, three losers who were defeated in the 1980 Reagan landslide, are scheming to change our Constitution … [Read more...] about The Subversive Plan To Ditch The Electoral College
Asbestos Is Gold For Trial Lawyers
Asbestos litigation has spun so far out of control that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal directly from an intermediate state court. Multi-million dollar verdicts are being awarded to healthy plaintiffs based on speculation about … [Read more...] about Asbestos Is Gold For Trial Lawyers
The Premier American Hero — George Washington — May 2002
The Premier American Hero — George Washington If there ever were a time when the American people need heroes, that time is now. Fortunately, we don't have to invent a hero. The man who should be honored as our greatest American is … [Read more...] about The Premier American Hero — George Washington — May 2002
Forced Drugging By Government
State governments and the federal courts are separately assuming the power to forcibly drug American citizens. The details are shocking. The federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently ordered dentist Dr. Charles Sell, charged but never … [Read more...] about Forced Drugging By Government
Secrecy is a Losing Ploy
Not many people want to be accused of acting like Bill Clinton. When campaign rival John McCain compared George W. Bush to Clinton in a South Carolina television attack ad, the Bush campaign cried foul. Vice President Dick Cheney's pursuit of … [Read more...] about Secrecy is a Losing Ploy
Is the Era of Big Government Coming Back? — February 2002
Is the Era of Big Government Coming Back? ID Cards Coming in the Back Door? Having had to retreat from legislative attempts to establish a national ID card through Social Security numbers or unique health care identifiers, … [Read more...] about Is the Era of Big Government Coming Back? — February 2002
Where Do Politicians Go In Their Afterlife?
Where do politicians go after they leave office? Politicians and their staffs usually have career planning on their radar screen. Liberal Republican Bob Franks was confronted with this issue during a heated New Jersey gubernatorial primary debate in … [Read more...] about Where Do Politicians Go In Their Afterlife?
Why The Democrats Won
“I am ruling out a tax increase,” the new Governor of debt-ridden New Jersey declared the day after his election. He said he is embarking on “an agonizing reappraisal of what government should do, and perhaps more importantly, what … [Read more...] about Why The Democrats Won
