Half in New Health Plans Want to Switch, Poll Shows
People in a new kind of health plan that makes consumers pay for a bigger share of their care appear to be more costconscious than those in traditional plans, but …
Court Should Rule Congress Decides EPA Regulations, Not States
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today from several states and environmental groups who are claiming the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must regulate gas emissions from new cars and trucks in an effort to prevent global warming.
Another Latin failing
We are suffering from a national pandemic of ignoratio elenchi. That's a Latin term. In short, it means "ignorance of proof." In long, it's "a fallacy of logic of supposing …
Myths pump up ranks of America's uninsured
About 47 million Americans lack health insurance, according to the most recent Census Bureau report. The annual report is an opportunity for pundits to deplore well, deplore what exactly? Click …
Future Tax Policies Should Maximize Economic Growth
A new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) says conservatives and liberals should agree on one thing: tax policies should be structured to maximize economic growth.
Taxes and Economic Growth
Some activities of government clearly contribute to economic growth. Beyond some minimum level, however, government becomes a net drain on the economy. Empirical evidence shows that as the tax burden rises beyond a certain level, the rate of economic growth slows.
NCPA Mourns Passing Of Nobel-Laureate Milton Friedman
The following is a statement of National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) President John C. Goodman, upon learning of the death of Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman.
Shopping for Drugs: 2007
Patients are increasingly being given the opportunity and responsibility to manage their own health care dollars.
Warming Caused by Natural Cycle, Not Humans
Human activities have little to do with the Earth’s current warming trend, according to a new book by Denis Avery and Fred Singer, Adjunct Scholars with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Government Negotiated Drug Prices Not Needed; Smart Shopping Can Cut Costs Better
According to a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), "Shopping for Drugs: 2007," the most effective way to lower drug costs is for seniors to become smarter shoppers.
Ex-Dallas Fed president to join policy institute
Robert McTeer will join the National Center for Policy Analysis and lead the Dallas-based research institute's work on economic policy issues, the group said Wednesday. Click here to view entire …
McTeer Joins NCPA As Distinguished Fellow
The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) has made a key addition, naming Robert D. McTeer, Jr. as a Distinguished Fellow.
Fred Barnes & Mort Kondracke
Fred Barnes is co-founder and executive editor of "The Weekly Standard" and Morton Kondracke is the executive editor and columnist for "Roll Call."
Employer-Sponsored, Personal, And Portable Health Insurance (PDF)
Employer-Sponsored, Personal, And Portable Health Insurance (PDF)
Nine States Vote To Reclaim Property Rights
Lost in the buzz about a shift in control of Congress, voters in nine states took the first steps in reclaiming private property rights threatened by recent court decisions.
Boomers Should Be Encouraged To Keep Working
In two years the first of 77 million baby boomers will become eligible for early retirement benefits from Social Security, beginning a three decade long tidal wave that will ultimately lead to a doubling of retired workers and severely straining the nation’s economy.
Work and Retirement
Over the next three decades, the number of retirees will double. However, due to declining fertility rates, the number of workers contributing to the system will fall from three for each retiree receiving benefits to two for each retiree. This will place a severe strain on working Americans to pay promised benefits to the elderly.
British Climate Change Study Found To Be Flawed
A recent report of climate change sponsored by the British government that argued the price of inaction would be extraordinary and the cost of action modest is selective in its research and flawed in its conclusion, according to H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).