Ron Brownstein ably sums up the Census Bureau’s final report on the Bush economy. Bottom line: not good. On every major measurement, the Census Bureau report shows that the country lost ground during Bush’s two terms. While Bush was in offi...

I got an e-mail from a prominent Republican asking why I am so anti-Republican these days. Since many of my friends ask the same thing I thought I would share my reply: I think the party got seriously on the wrong track during the George W. Bush yea...

Our friends at the Corner this week administered a memorable scolding to the Cato Institute's Jerry Taylor for expressing doubts about the wisdom of accepting Rush Limbaugh as the voice and face of the conservative movement.

John McCain joked last week that by opposing the Senate Democratic healthcare bill, he now finds himself “in complete agreement with Dr. Howard Dean… Dr. Dean, I am with you!” Dr. Dean let him down. In the end, the Democratic Left rallied to the...

Larry Sabato has a great line today: Whether you like the outcome or not, the health care bill was an extreme example of legislative sausage-making. The process has created millions of new vegetarians.

Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer just marked his 25th year as a columnist. This is significant because 25 years is itself a long time, and also because Krauthammer is one of the truly great columnists. He certainly is the single most...

Paul Krugman, Dec. 20, 2009 Heroes of health reform I haven’t seen anyone point this out; but it occurs to me that we all owe thanks to the Club for Growth. If they hadn’t targeted Arlen Specter, he wouldn’t have switched parties, the Democrats...

The healthcare legislation almost certain to pass the Senate Christmas Eve offers plenty for any free marketer to dislike.  But one feature that’s gotten little attention — the introduction of centralized price control for health insurance...