Op-eds
2019 'Pig Book' Finds Government's Pork Addiction Getting Worse
Fox Business: The 2019 Congressional Pig Book exposes 282 earmarks in FY 2019, costing $15.3 billion.
Breaking Up Tech Should be Hard to Do
Washington Examiner: Antitrust laws are designed to promote and protect competition, not punish large companies simply due to their size or success.
NBA and MLB Go All-in with Gambling Money Grab
Washington Examiner: NBA and MLB have given Las Vegas sportsbooks an ultimatum: Pay the leagues a 0.25% “royalty” on every wager or get cut off from their official betting data suppliers.
It Is Time to Fix the Electronic Health Records Boondoggle
Morning Consult: After 27 years and billions of dollars, the VA and DOD to have failed to create compatible EHRs.
Veterans Affairs Scandal Deniers Still Consume the Swamp
Washington Examiner: Unfortunately, there are still far too many in Washington that deny the VA scandal’s intensity or try to obscure its pervasiveness.
Competition Among Utilities Would Benefit Texas Energy Consumers
Houston Chronicle:
After Decade of Fiscal Malpractice, Little Cost Savings at Postal Service
The Hill: The dismal quarterly financial statements of the USPS have become so routine that they barely qualify as news anymore.
5G Race Full-speed Ahead: Misguided Attempt to Nationalize is Over, for Now
Fox Business: 5G nationalization should be permanently discarded into the graveyard of failed government-funded projects that litter the U.S.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Reform Should Put American Taxpayers First
The Hill: Structural reform of the government sponsored enterprises is certainly long overdue.
Standing in the Way of Sports Gambling is Madness Every Month of the Year, not just March
Washington Examiner: The sports betting industry should be allowed to grow free from a one-size-fits-all federal approach.
5 Ways Bernie Sanders-style Socialism Would Hurt the US Economy
Fox Business: No candidate has done more to propel socialism than Sanders.
Consumer Privacy Moves to the Front Burner in Washington
Morning Consult: As Congress moves through the process of enacting updated consumer data privacy laws, members must agree to a clear and concise national policy.
