Topic: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Why John McCain isn't in more trouble for Arizona Senate primary

Sen. John McCain's record as an immigration reformer doesn't seem to match a state that's taking a hardline stance on illegal immigration. But the senator is managing to fend off a challenge from his right ahead of Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona.

Q&A with House minority leader John Boehner

House minority leader John Boehner, at a July 21 Monitor lunch, discussed the GOP's chances of retaking the House in the 2010 elections and his leadership style if he became House speaker.

Social Security to pay out more in 2010 than it takes in

Social Security intake from tax revenue will fall below program costs this year. In annual reports on the fiscal health of Social Security and Medicare, Obama administration cites 'work left to do.'

Missouri voters stage revolt against Obama health-care reform

They approved a ballot measure designed to let them ignore the part of the Obama health-care reform law that requires people to buy insurance. More than 70 percent of Missouri voters backed it in Tuesday's vote.

Obama, Boehner turn up the partisan rhetoric

President Obama and House Minority Leader John Boehner blasted each other Saturday. As the November elections approach, partisan rhetorical sniping can be expected to escalate, especially on the economy.

Opinion: Elena Kagan: Could she defend the Constitution's purpose?

Elena Kagan has shown a troubling willingness to defer to the tyranny of the majority, instead of upholding individual rights.

Sarah Palin oops again! Calls Kodiak Island nation's largest, even though it's not.

Sarah Palin mistakenly called Alaska's Kodiak Island nation's largest. Sarah Palin made the error while endorsing a New Hampshire Senate candidate.

Just lend and be done with it

Increased lending is necessary because matters like credit allocation as well as restructuring of firms and economic activities after a period of misallocations are irrelevant to business cycles.

Obama and recess appointments: He's not the only one to make them often

Recent presidents have made more recess appointments because of partisan gridlock in the Senate, where nominations are held up, analysts say. Obama has made 18 so far. Bush made 171 in his eight years in office.

FTC head says he supports AMA. He should be investigating it.

FTC Chairman Leibowitz is courting the American Medical Association (AMA). That's not a plus for consumers.

Why BP should deny everything and brace for impact

There's little BP can do to stop the onslaught of lawsuits heading its way.

Justice Department declares war on doctors

In a landmark Idaho case, the Justice Department forced a group of doctors to accept government price controls.

Expect bureaucracy in Obama's health care plan

The government is already a model bureaucracy, but when the health care plan takes effect, Americans can expect even their once-friendly family doctors to become part of the bureaucracy.

Economic perspectives against the welfare state

Ancient Roman Senator Marcus Tullius Cicero spoke out against the welfare state, and ever since then politicians, economists and scholars have reeled against it.

Tea party’s biggest concern isn’t Obama’s agenda

Beyond the tea party's antigovernment slogans lies white angst over lost political power.

Opinion: US fiscal time bomb is about to explode. Here's how to defuse it.

The bad news is that Washington has to make hard choices now to avert disaster. The good news is that some members of Congress are showing real political courage.

Ron Paul: Obama’s not Socialist, he’s Corporatist

Ron Paul, Republican Congressman from Texas known for his critique of large government, says Obama isn't a Socialist as critics claim. Quite the opposite, he says, Obama's a Corporatist.

Massachusetts' health plan is failing

The health plan in Massachusetts led to increased demand, which boosted costs and brought price controls and rationing. The federal health plan will do the same.

Opinion: Justice Stevens, ObamaCare, and the Constitution. Is federal power now unlimited?

To defend the nominee President Obama chooses to replace the liberal Justice Stevens, Democrats will be forced to say what they really believe about the Constitution and the limits of federal power.

How ObamaCare might be repealed

The fight against Obamacare isn't over yet.

The British pound sterling play

Healthcare reform and our inconvenient Constitution

Does it violate the US Constitution to force Americans to buy health insurance as part of healthcare reform?

What Obama’s new health care bill means for us

Reforms will be rolled out in five phases. We layout what happens when here.

In new reform bill, government rations health care. Will it be fairer than insurance firms?

For new health care reform bill to work, government has to ration care. But will politicians (and special interests) do better than insurance firms (and greed)?