January 26, 2017

The art of protecting the poor

President Donald Trump has rolled up his sleeves, and the federal government will never be the same again. His pledge to transfer power out of Washington and to the American people is no idle campaign promise.  It is a sensible management sol...

August 15, 2015

Does Rhode Island Have an Identity Crisis?

Although Rhode Island residents can easily get a photo voter ID, requiring one at a polling place suppresses “minority, low-income, disabled, and elderly voters,” according to the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...

July 28, 2012

The Reagan Remedy for Medicaid

So many people have complained that something must be done about U.S. health care.  But the truth is that a solution has been staring us in the face for years -- about forty years, in fact.  And it all started with Ronald Reagan. In 1971,...

May 16, 2012

Different Rules for D.C.?

Just in case anyone needs any more surprises, liberal hypocrisy has again been unearthed in -- of all places -- Washington, D.C.! Last August, the Army Corps of Engineers denied the District of Columbia a permit as part of a $1.5-billion Southwest Wa...

March 11, 2012

Securing the Safety Net

As the sheer audacity and real costs of ObamaCare become more apparent every day, we can't say we weren't warned. Back in 1961, Ronald Reagan explained the allure and dangers of "free" medical care: One of the traditional methods of imposing statism...

March 25, 2011

Hamilton vs. Jefferson, on Welfare Reform

With federal and state budgets exploding, welfare reform is once again on the menu. Just about everyone agrees that the 1996 welfare reform was a huge success. By 2009, the number of dependent families had dropped by two-thirds, and federal spending ...