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Oversight & Government Reform

OP-EDs


May 6, 2010
Bailouts are not Smart Reform

America needs smart financial reforms that protect investors from fraud, address government regulatory failures and keep the government in the…

April 29, 2010
Nuclear-Armed Mullahs Are Not and Option

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems hell-bent on enriching uranium and developingthe other complex components and specialized parts necessary to deliver…

April 22, 2010
Constitution Says ‘No’ to District Seat in Congress

The debate about Congressional representation for the federal city presents neither an instance of political novelty nor an occasion of…

April 20, 2010
Nuclear Power and our Energy Future

Recently, President Barack Obama pledged more than $8 billion in loan guarantees that could help give the United States its…

April 15, 2010
Kill the Death Tax

A brief window of sensible tax policy has opened for 2010, though if Congress doesn’t take action to permanently eliminate…

March 29, 2010
If White House Won’t Investigate, Special Prosecutor Will

On six different occasions, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has offered six different responses to straightforward questions regarding Rep….

March 21, 2010
Health Care Bill Offers No Real “Reform”

The time for choosing has arrived in Washington. For months, the phone lines at the Capitol have been jammed with…

March 18, 2010
The Lackluster Record of Government-Run Health Care

Before the Democrats who control Congress push through a trillion-dollar expansion of government-run health care, they might want to know…

March 10, 2010
Obama: the New Nixon?

Richard Nixon is back. Or so it seems from much recent press coverage and punditry. In December, John Feffer of…

March 4, 2010
EPA: Regulatory Mess, Economic Massacre

The Environmental Protection Agency announced on December 7, 2009, that greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide emissions, contribute to air pollution…