by Jane Richey | May 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
As the U.S. Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of the Democrats’ Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration is moving ahead with plans to pour millions of dollars into “school-based health centers.” On Wednesday, Health and Human Services...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Noting the strong link between students’ health and their ability to learn, health advocates want the federal departments of Education and Health and Human Services to make a few small changes they believe could improve students’ academic and physical well-being and...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Too-big-to-fail banks? Meet “too-big-to-control” government. That’s the label House Republicans slapped on the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday during a hearing on the agency’s spending. GOP members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Energy 101. It is impossible to have wind turbines without fossil fuels, especially natural gas. Turbines average only 30% of their “rated capacity” – and less than 5% on the hottest and coldest days, when electricity is needed most. They produce excessive electricity...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Should our fighting men and women be forced to drive unarmed SUVs into war zones, with speed as their only defense against rocket and car bomb attacks? Tragically, that’s a true story of U.S. military readiness today, and America’s defenses will only get worse under...
by Jane Richey | May 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Deep-pocketed environmental groups are collecting millions of dollars from the federal agencies they regularly sue under a little-known federal law, and the government is not even keeping track of the payouts, according to two new studies. Under the Equal Access to...
