Regulation

The State of Inconvenience

• September 13, 2011

Walk into any supermarket in Ohio and you can see shoppers purchasing everything they need for dinner - including the wine to go with it.  In West Virginia, residents can…

Commentary

Regulation

The Failure of Government-run Liquor Stores

• September 1, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is the exclusive wholesaler and retailer of wine and spirits in the commonwealth.  A current proposal would get the government out of the business…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

Fact of the Day: Underage and Binge Drinking

• Nathan Benefield
• July 20, 2011

As noted yesterday, Pennsylvania ranks middle of the pack or worse in terms of alcohol-related deaths and traffic accidents, despite…

Media

Obamacare: We Can’t Keep the Change

• Nathan Benefield
• March 29, 2011

In the days before the new health care law passed Congress last year, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said that we would "have to pass the bill to find out…

Commentary

Government Accountability

Tort Reform Opponents: “Let Us Eat Cake”

• June 16, 2010

This month the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) released its U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2010 Report chronicling the critical condition of tort, one facet of America’s law system. Pennsylvania shuffles…

Media

Health Care

Guide to National Health Care Reform Proposals

• October 20, 2009

President Obama has pushed national health care reform, making it a priority. While there is no official "Obama plan," and several different proposal in Congress, the leading proposals have several…

Fact Sheet

Health Care

Obama’s “Co-operative” Trojan Horse

• August 20, 2009

With the public voicing overwhelming concern over the potential effects Obama’s “public option” could have on America’s healthcare industry, the White House now has its back against the wall. Progressives…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Capitalism and the Financial Crisis

• Nathan Benefield
• November 5, 2008

Walter Williams has a great column on the mortgage meltdown and the free market You can decide whether we have in an unregulated laissez-faire economy. There are 15…

Media

Education

Taxpayer-Funded, Universal Preschool in Pennsylvania: Benefits Questioned

• Nathan Benefield
• June 13, 2007

The push toward taxpayer-funded preschool for every child in Pennsylvania continues with Governor Rendell’s budget proposal for the 2007-08 fiscal year. The Governor wants $75 million for “Pre-K Counts,” which…

Fact Sheet