Op-eds
The Six Horsemen of the Economic Apocalypse
Morning Consult: The election of any of these six senators would have a devastating and lasting impact on the United States.
The Federal Budget Helps China and Hurts US Taxpayers
Washington Examiner: The bipartisan budget deal approved by Congress before the August recess will result in trillion-dollar deficits.
My Turn: R.I. Taxpayers Lose Big on IGT Deal
Providence Journal: The secret, no-bid gaming contract agreed to by Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is offensive to taxpayers.
Blame ‘Free’ Tuition Programs For Rising College Costs
Daily Caller: “Free” college tuition and the cancellation of all outstanding student loan deb is a costly $2.2 trillion idea.
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.
