Government and Government Overreach (Fall 2013)

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    “Great Change Never Starts With Government”

    Speaker Newt Gingrich Fall 2013
    iF: In his book, The End is Near and its Going to be Awesome, Kevin Williamson postulates that the difference between industry and government...

    The Right Health Reform: Putting Patients First

    Grace-Marie Turner Fall 2013
    There is no question that there were—and are—serious problems in our health sector that need reform. But after a year-long battle to enact the...

    Social Security Reform: Defusing the Ticking Bomb

    Michael Tanner Fall 2013
    Social Security is the single largest program of the federal government, accounting for more than 20 percent of all federal spending in 2012. Indeed,...

    Four Ways to Improve Higher Education

    Anne D. Neal and William Gonch Fall 2013
    America's colleges and universities are in crisis. They cost far too much: America spends thousands more per post-secondary student than any other OECD nation....

    America’s Energy Future: Greater Independence

    H. Sterling Burnett Fall 2013
    With prices hovering around $100.00 per barrel, new oil being pumped in the U.S. at a rate not seen since Alaskan oil really began...

    Top Secret America

    Skyler Schmanski Fall 2013
    Fear of Terrorism Versus the Loss of Freedom Exploding expenditures. Indefinite expansion of the Department of Defense. An unprecedented fear of an enemy that could...