Tag: Commentary

The other unrecognized benefit of 529 expansion is breaking down the silos that exist within our nation's antiquated education system. (iStock photo)

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The GOP tax bill’s 529 reforms are bigger than school choice

Matt Frendewey · December 19, 2017 3:30 pm

Kay Coles James previously served on the National Commission on Children under President Ronald Reagan and later as director of the Office of Personnel Management under President George W. Bush. (Screenshot)

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Heritage announces Kay Coles James will serve as new president

Philip Wegmann · December 19, 2017 2:19 pm

If Anthem determines that a medical problem could have been handled at a non-emergent clinic, the patient is on the hook for the cost in several states. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Anthem’s new policy will scare away patients who need the emergency room

Aida Cerundolo · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

Most presidents start from their base and work their way outward, from the core into wider circles. Trump seems to be trying to reduce his base of support. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

How low can Trump go?

Noemie Emery · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

The great rethink of ethanol

Wayne Allard · December 19, 2017 12:01 am

In their own report, the U.N. is detailing how their claims of the number in poverty in the U.S. are entirely wrong. (iStock by Getty Images)

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The UN report on US poverty makes a very dumb mistake

Tim Worstall · December 18, 2017 10:25 pm

Since the introduction of the Republicans' Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Left has told the public that the legislation benefits "the rich" and large corporations over the middle class.

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The Left is wrong: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act benefits the middle class

Alex Hendrie · December 18, 2017 10:04 pm

President Trump leaves the stage after laying out a national security strategy that envisions nations in perpetual competition, reverses Obama-era warnings on climate change, and de-emphasizes multinational agreements, in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Trump’s security strategy ignores the national debt

Tom Rogan · December 18, 2017 9:59 pm

Trump's attacks on Doug Jones were always disingenuous, that much we should have realized all along. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Doug Jones might be a moderate Democrat after all. Here are 4 reasons why

Jeremy Beaman · December 18, 2017 9:47 pm

Last week, Pennsylvania's attorney general took the Little Sisters of the Poor to court, suing them to take away the sisters' religious exemption from the federal rule requiring them to provide contraception insurance coverage to employees. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Stop making nuns pay for birth control, you morons

Nicole Russell · December 18, 2017 9:46 pm

President Trump called Sen. Joe Kennedy, the Louisiana Republican who tore Matthew Peterson to pieces, and said thanks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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The unlikely opportunity Matthew Petersen gave Trump

Philip Wegmann · December 18, 2017 9:17 pm

If the government is paying Centene to provide insurance, it's not exactly a market-economy corporation. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Michael Barone: How times — and the Times — change

Michael Barone · December 18, 2017 8:55 pm