The term “Obamacare” has largely disappeared from the mouths of Democrats as the president’s health care reform law has gone from a rallying cry to a political grenade. President Obama once said he embraced the phrase on the 2012 campaign trail, telling supporters, “I do care.” As recently as Nov. 8, Obama predicted to a laughing crowd…
Since the 2007–08 financial crisis, global regulators have engaged in a lengthy struggle to reshape the international financial system to make it more resilient under stress. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate two recent and transformative proposals: the “Foreign Banking Organization” proposal of the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System…
Here is a quick pop quiz. Which presented more harm to human life and personal freedom: the four-week partial shutdown of the federal government last month or the rollout of Obamacare this month? Obamacare is the greatest single expansion of federal regulatory authority in American history. In one stroke, it puts 16 percent of American…
Try to guess which political party dominates the Austin, TX city council. Wait, before you answer, let me tell you what they are trying to do. The want to restrict fast food restaurants from locating near places that children frequent. These “Healthy Food Zones” would include schools, parks, daycare centers, and libraries. Did you guess…
I am quite sure that by now you have already heard just how much of a beating Obama and his approval ratings are taking in the polls. Just the other day we saw that his overall approval rating has dipped to an all-time Obama low of just 37 percent. That is actually quite amazing considering…
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