Op-eds
Need for New F-15s Reflects F-35 Catastrophe
Fox Business: The F-35 JSF, the poster child for ineptitude and inefficiency in defense procurement, has been in development for nearly 18 years and is eight years behind schedule.
Leading Democrats Health Care Proposals Break Hippocratic Oath
Medicare-for-All is a wholesale takeover of health care by the federal government and constitutes the imposition of socialized medicine.
Postal Banking, an Idea Whose Time Should Never Come
Washington Examiner: The USPS has lost $69 billion over the past 11 years.
2019 'Pig Book' Finds Government's Pork Addiction Getting Worse
Fox Business: The 2019 Congressional Pig Book exposes 282 earmarks in FY 2019, costing $15.3 billion.
Breaking Up Tech Should be Hard to Do
Washington Examiner: Antitrust laws are designed to promote and protect competition, not punish large companies simply due to their size or success.
NBA and MLB Go All-in with Gambling Money Grab
Washington Examiner: NBA and MLB have given Las Vegas sportsbooks an ultimatum: Pay the leagues a 0.25% “royalty” on every wager or get cut off from their official betting data suppliers.
It Is Time to Fix the Electronic Health Records Boondoggle
Morning Consult: After 27 years and billions of dollars, the VA and DOD to have failed to create compatible EHRs.
Veterans Affairs Scandal Deniers Still Consume the Swamp
Washington Examiner: Unfortunately, there are still far too many in Washington that deny the VA scandal’s intensity or try to obscure its pervasiveness.
Competition Among Utilities Would Benefit Texas Energy Consumers
Houston Chronicle:
After Decade of Fiscal Malpractice, Little Cost Savings at Postal Service
The Hill: The dismal quarterly financial statements of the USPS have become so routine that they barely qualify as news anymore.
5G Race Full-speed Ahead: Misguided Attempt to Nationalize is Over, for Now
Fox Business: 5G nationalization should be permanently discarded into the graveyard of failed government-funded projects that litter the U.S.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Reform Should Put American Taxpayers First
The Hill: Structural reform of the government sponsored enterprises is certainly long overdue.
