SocietyCommentary
The conservative movement lost a number of its leaders, heroes, and colleagues last year. Before we get farther into 2016, we’d like to take a moment to note… Read More
Real life can never give social scientists the kind of laboratory-quality tests that natural scientists can create, but sometimes it comes close. Since the two… Read More
The government isn’t very good at picking technologies to invest in. Undeterred by this track record, however, some members of Congress now want to create… Read More
In California, there’s never been a tougher time to be in the business of taking private property from one person and giving it to another. First,… Read More
U.S. taxpayers will spend $431 billion just complying with the tax code this year, according a new study by Arthur Laffer, Wayne Winegarden, and John Childs. That’s… Read More
On a variety of fronts—Medicaid mandates, individual health insurance mandates, national education standards—state governments are vigorously pushing back against an overweening federal establishment. This resistance… Read More
Why does anybody need a waiver to a law that’s been ruled unconstitutional? We don’t know; ask the Department of Health and Human Services. On… Read More
At a time when the economy is slow, you might think government officials would be happy to see new businesses start up. Arlington County Virginia,… Read More
Government employees owe $3.3 billion in back taxes, CNBC reports. According to Heritage Foundation fellow James Sherk, the typical federal worker “receives 22 percent more… Read More
Yesterday marks six months since the passage of Obamacare. Here’s a quick review of what’s happened since then and what we have learned about the… Read More
