Doug Badger is a senior fellow in the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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Strong families and hard work have formed the foundation for healthy development, meaningful relationships, and economic well-being ever since America’s inception. Now, President Joe Biden… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How reliable are government declarations that mask mandates prevent the spread of the coronavirus? Our recent experience with researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More
LawCommentary
Can the federal government ban evictions? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. But the answer touches on a deeper one, as yet unsettled: Will life… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The American Recovery Act, the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes a $40 billion down payment on the president’s plan to “build… Read More
Health CareCommentary
California-based Innova Medical Group produces millions of COVID-19 tests every day—tests that people can perform at home and that yield results in minutes. These tests… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Throughout the course of this pandemic, there has been widespread confusion, misunderstanding, and anxiety about COVID-19—how it is transmitted, how dangerous it is, and how… Read More
Health CareCommentary
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to surge. The seven-day moving average of daily confirmed new cases eclipsed 260,000 on Jan. 9, the highest rate yet… Read More
Health CareCommentary
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
Health CareCommentary
By making full use of his executive authority, President Donald Trump has helped to reduce health care costs by increasing choice and competition. But his… Read More
Health CareCommentary
When the levees broke under Hurricane Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers was roasted for spending billions and still failing to protect Americans. So where’s… Read More
