Health Care

Obamacare and Deficits

  • March 10, 2010

In campaign-mode fashion, President Obama held a rally at Arcadia University on Monday to sell his plan for health care reform. Filled with the usual rhetoric and emotional, Obama made…

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Regulation

PA State Troopers Raid Philly Bars

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 9, 2010

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that dozens of Pennsylvania state troopers raided some Philly bars for selling unregistered brands of beer: Although the bar owners had bought the beer…

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Taxes & Economy

Sign the Petition for an Independent Investigation of Dr. Mann

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • March 9, 2010

Penn State YAF’s (Young Americans for Freedom) petition for academic integrity is now online! On February 12th almost a hundred students and citizens gathered to demand a fair and thorough…

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Opposition Rising to Philadelphia’s Soda Tax

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 9, 2010

Opposition has been rising to Mayor Michael Nutter’s proposed tax on sugary drinks in Philadelphia – often referred to as a “soda tax” (but never a “…

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Regulation

Will History Vanish Without State Spending?

  • March 9, 2010

It is an oft-disseminated lie that the government is the needed guardian of our historic sites and museums. Just as the private sector has begun to save our…

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Health Care

Buying Insurance Across State Lines

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 8, 2010

John Goodman summarizes the issue of interestate competition for health insurance: Every state has mandated health insurance benefits. These are laws requiring insurers to cover services ranging from…

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Government Accountability

Debating a Constitutional Convention

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 8, 2010

Following Jack Wagner’s announcement that he supports a Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention (he is, I believe, the only candidate for PA Governor to yet endorse a Con Con) has cause…

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Pennsylvania’s EITC Highlighted in School Choice Yearbook

  • March 8, 2010

PA was among those states in which educational opportunity was jeopardized, according to Alliance for School Choice’s yearbook for 2009-10. The report indicates that 2009 brought setbacks, particularly…

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Regulation

Gov. Rendell Calls for Changing Pension Benefits for New Hires

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 7, 2010

In an interview with the Allentown Morning Call, Gov. Rendell calls for changing the pension benefits for new state and school district employees, citing the enormous costs of…

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