Birthright Citizenship and the Constitution - Edward Erler (8/4/2010)
In order to be born a citizen of the United States, the 14th Amendment requires that the individual be "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." That doesn't just mean you can be arrested. It means you are not beholden to a foreign power - e.g. Mexico.

Obamacare Only Looks Worse Upon Further Review - Kevin Hassett (8/3/2010)
A flowchart of the ObamaCare bureaucracy has been assembled. It's a terrifying road map that shows Democrats have launched America on the most reckless policy experiment in its history, the economic equivalent of the Bay of Pigs invasion.

The ObamaCare Constitutional Threat - Robert Moffit, Ph.D. (7/26/2010)
Americans face a direct and historic challenge to their personal liberty and to their unique citizenship in a federal republic. By enacting ObamaCare, official Washington is radically altering the relationships between individ­uals and the government.

Unemployment Benefits Aren't Stimulus - Arthur B. Laffer (7/8/2010)
Not only will increased unemployment benefits not stimulate the economy, they will at the same time lower the incentives for people to work by reducing the amount people are paid for working and increasing the amount people are paid for not working.

The Senate Democratic Proposal for Immigration Reform - Stuart Anderson, The Cato Institute (6/1/2010)
While the new immigration law in Arizona has attracted most of the press attention, a 26-page "Conceptual Proposal for Immigration Reform" released in May by Democratic senators may be a more relevant policy development in the long run.

Crash Course - Book review by John Gapper (1/23/2010)
Detroit was not always a basket case. It was the Silicon Valley of the early 20th century, a crucible of US product innovation and flair. All good things, however, come to an end.

A Sober Look at Ted Kennedy - Michael Kelly (1/17/2010)
Love him or hate him, Senator Ted Kennedy had both strengths and weaknesses, honorable and less-than-honorable traits. Michael Kelly's respected 1990 in-depth study does more to indict the corrupting influences of incumbency than to undermine the man

Why Government Spending Does Not Stimulate Economic Growth: Answering the Critics - Brian M. Riedl (1/11/2010)
Undeterred by repeated stimulus failures in the past, President Obama is calling for yet another stimulus bill.[3] There is every reason to expect another round to fail as miserably as the past ones, and it would bury the nation deeper in debt.

Why the Personal Mandate to Buy Health Insurance Is Unprecedented and Unconstitutional - Randy Barnett, Nathaniel Stewart and Todd F. Gaziano (12/29/2009)
Congress has a responsibility, pursuant to the oath of all Senators and Representatives, to determine the constitutionality of its own actions independently of how the Supreme Court has previously ruled or may rule in the future. It has yet to try.

Doubling Down on a Flawed Insurance Model - John F. Cogan, R. Glenn Hubbard, Daniel Kessler (9/26/2009)
Comprehensive, low-deductible, low-copayment insurance has brought us to where we are today. The administration's plan to expand and lock-in this flawed paradigm will ultimately defeat the goal of making health services more affordable for everyone.

Administration Will Cut Border Patrol Deployed on U.S-Mexico Border - CNSNews.com (9/25/2009)
The U.S. Border Patrol is responsible for securing 8,607 miles of U.S. border - almost 2,000 shared with Mexico where drug trafficking and human smuggling is rampant. The Patrol reports that it has 894 miles under control. This is not comforting.

In Peril in Pyongyang? - Sharon Churcher and Caroline Graham (8/10/2009)
Two 'reporters' do a dumb thing. Bill Clinton rides to the 'rescue', ill-deserved book and movie deals pour in -- and Dear Leader Kim looks a little more world class. Can anything good possibly come from this?

No Middle Ground on Terrorism - Dick Cheney (5/25/2009)
For all that we've lost in this conflict, the United States has never lost its moral bearings. And when the moral reckoning turns to the men known as high-value terrorists, I can assure you they were neither innocent nor victims.

The Gitmo Myth and the Torture Canard - Arthur Herman, Commentary Magazine (5/23/2009)
Like the startling opening chord of a Beethoven symphony, Obama's order to close Gitmo was intended to herald a new tone in America's "war on terror" and a restoration of America's moral standing. Don't cheer yet.

Energy Myths and Realities - Keith O. Rattie, Questar Corporation (5/21/2009)
The lesson that we should‟ve learned from the 1970s is that when it comes to deciding how much energy gets used, what types of energy get used, and where, how and by whom energy gets used –that job is too important not to be left to markets.

Silencing the Opposition - Terence P. Jeffrey (3/19/2009)
Obama's team may be preparing not to censor Rush Limbaugh but to have the FCC transfer broadcast licenses to station owners who will hire someone else in his place. The Fairness Doctrine may not gain re-acceptance, but an end-run may succeed.

Washington Could Use Less Keynes and More Hayek - Dick Armey (2/4/2009)
It's clear why Keynes's popularity endures in Congress. Intellectual cover for a spending spree will always be appreciated there. But it's harder to see any justification for the form of fiscal child abuse that heaps massive debts on future ge

The Game Changer - George Soros (1/29/2009)
In the past, whenever the financial system came close to a breakdown, the authorities rode to the rescue and prevented it from going over the brink. That is what I expected in 2008 but that is not what happened.

The Laws of War Have Served Us Well - David B. Rivkin, Jr. and Lee A. Casey (1/24/2009)
The new administration cannot behave as if the military justice system for detainees is shameful, like some crazy uncle in the attic. These are legitimate laws of war and should be treated as such.

Life on the Border - Sharla Ishmael (12/5/2008)
Miles of broken fences; stolen cattle and personal possessions; needles in the watering troughs and trash galore. Life for the ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border just ain't the same anymore.

Detroit Auto Makers Need More Than a Bailout - Paul Ingrassia (11/10/2008)
If public dollars are the only way to keep General Motors afloat, as the company contends, a complete restructuring under a government overseer or oversight board has to be the price. Management, union contracts, stockholder equity -- ditch it all.

The Age of Prosperity Is Over - Arthur B. Laffer (10/28/2008)
Just watch how Congress and Barney Frank run the banks. If you thought they did a bad job running the post office, Amtrak, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the military, just wait till you see what they'll do with Wall Street.

Media's Presidential Bias and Decline - Michael S. Malone, ABCNews (10/27/2008)
The traditional media are playing a very, very dangerous game -- with their readers, with the Constitution and with their own fates. The sheer bias in the print and television coverage of this election campaign is not just bewildering, but appalling.

Restoring Conservatism - Ken Connor (10/20/2008)
President Bush and the Republicans who dominated Congress during most of his administration governed as anything but conservatives. Except during election season, it has been difficult to find any trace of conservative principles among GOP incumbents.

Where's the Beef? - Lawrence W. Reed, Mackinac Center for Public Policy (10/14/2008)
One hundred years ago, in 1905, a great and enduring myth was born. Upton Sinclair’s muckraking novel "The Jungle," set in Chicago’s meat-packing plants, was serialized in the socialist journal Appeal to Reason.

A Capitalist Manifesto - Judy Shelton (10/13/2008)
Where are the champions of free-market capitalism? Someone needs to remind us all that two great works were published in 1776, both representing game-changing advances in human freedom: The Declaration of Independence and "The Wealth of Nations".

We Need to Recapitalize the Banks - Edmund S. Phelps, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics (10/2/2008)
What has occurred is not just an old-fashioned banking crisis but also a banking scandal. We must institute basic changes in corporate governance and in management practice to restore responsibility and honesty for the sake of the economy.

Bailout Marks Karl Marx's Comeback - Martin Masse (9/30/2008)
If he were to rise from the dead today, Marx might be delighted to discover that most economists and financial commentators, including many who claim to favour the free market, agree with him.

Global Warming and the Price of a Gallon of Gas - John Coleman, Weather Channel founder (6/14/2008)
You may want to give credit where credit is due -- to Al Gore and his global warming fraud -- the next time you fill your car with gasoline, because there is a direct connection between Global Warming and four dollar a gallon gas. "Gee, thanks Al!"

Russia: Democracy Beckoned, Corruption Prevailed - The Daily Mail (UK) (5/18/2008)
Despite the fact that Vladimir Putin's Russia is increasingly autocratic and irredeemably corrupt, the man himself - their born-again Tsar - is overwhelmingly regarded as the answer to the nation's prayers. Some things in Russia never change.