Former congressman: People don’t remember stories that made U.S. great
Midland Reporter-Telegram: NCPA President/CEO Allen West discusses personal successes, Iran Deal, and education in a Midland Reporter-Telegram interview.
Allen West: Texas is Working to Protect the Electrical Grid Against Natural or Man-Made Electromagnetic Pulse
Chairman Weber, Chairman Loudermilk, members of the Energy and Oversight subcommittees, thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments about securing the electrical grid against solar storms and man-made …
The Doctor is in: Ben Carson comes to Anaheim, CA
Citizens Journal: The U.S. fiscal gap of unfunded liabilities is sitting at about $211 trillion – 15 times larger than the official debt, according to an NCPA report featured in a Citizen’s Journal article.
Remembering September 11, 2001 and 2012
Town Hall: NCPA President and CEO Allen West posted a new column at Townhall.com on the origin of the vacuum in Middle East that lead to the rise of ISIS.
Most Americans View Access to Health Care as a Moral Issue…
Health Day: “Private health coverage is superior to national healthcare programs, but Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act continue to garner significant support” says NCPA Senior Fellow Dr. Devon Herrick in Health Day story.
Headline Bank Profit Outlook 2016: Earnings Could Rise 50 Percent
Forbes: Bank earnings could rise by as much as 50 percent in 2016, said NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a Forbes commentary.
Out of Gas: The Highway Trust Fund
Executive Summary The federal Highway Trust Fund is running on empty, despite $34 billion in annual revenues from taxes on gasoline, diesel and other fuels dedicated to pay for the Interstate Highway …
Russian and Chinese Military Operations Pose a Threat to America
Fox Business: Russian and Chinese operations off of the Alaskan coast pose a threat to U.S. Naval bases and personnel in California and Alaska, cautioned NCPA President/CEO Allen West in a Fox Business interview.
The Importance of Intellectual Property Protection to the U.S. Economy
From the telegraph to the telephone to the iPhone, innovation has always been at the heart of the American spirit. In an era of rapidly increasing globalization, protection of the inventions and …
Meet the CEO: Allen West
D Magazine: NCPA CEO Lieutenant Colonel Allen West talks about inspiration, challenges, and efforts to promote economic, energy, and national security in the D Magazine interview.
China's Long-term Economic Forecast: Good But Not Recession-Proof
Forbes: Senior Fellow Bill Conerly predicts long-term economic growth in China, despite a potential short-term slowdown, in a Forbes commentary.
Hospitals: The Big Box Health Care Store You Should Avoid
Townhall: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick warns that hidden fees, price gauging, and monopolistic practices plague large hospitals, and recommends visiting independent practices for competitive prices in a Townhall commentary.
Drilling Deeper: The More Things Change…
PB Oil & Gas: A PB Oil & Gas story features the NCPA’s “Frac Map,” which shows the bans, restrictions, and regulations on frac’ing in the United States.
The FDA Wants to Regulate Feces Like a Drug
Right Side News: “Usage of donor fecal matter in research and transplantation faces stringent regulations and red tape from the FDA,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Dr. Devon Herrick in a Right Side News commentary.
How Corporations Are Taxed
Executive Summary There appears to be agreement in principle that U.S. corporate tax rates are too high. The top U.S. corporate income tax rate is 35 percent — the highest in …
We Must Learn from the 2008 Crash or Repeat It … Soon
CNSNews.com: This week’s stock market roller coaster shows just how vulnerable the U.S. economy remains to economic turmoil – and could point to an impending market crash bigger than that of 2008, warned NCPA CEO Allen West and FCI Contributor Richard Bowen in a CNS News commentary.
“Free” Canadian Health Care At $12,000 Per Family
Right Side News: Noting the lack of transparency and medical coverage in Canada’s healthcare, Senior Fellow John R. Graham points out the tremendous flaws of a single-payer system in a Right Side News commentary.
Travel taxes are sneakily high and, apparently, increasing
USA Today: USA Today’s Road Warrior Voices cites NCPA research when cautioning travelers about the perils of travel taxes.
Another Health Insurance COOP Bites the Dust
Townhall: “With 21 of 23 COOPS facing losses and lacking business plans, healthcare COOPs are fraught with self-serving capitalists looting taxpayer money,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Townhall.com commentary.
Do Mortgage Deductions Help Homebuyers?
NCPA: Mortgage-related deductions do little to reduce the cost of home ownership for those in the lowest income quintiles, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Pamela Villarreal and Research Associates Matt Cafrelli and Joshua Latshaw.
Electronic Health Records: A Physician’s View
Driving to my medical office one spring morning on the Dallas North Tollway, I was taken aback by a massive billboard extolling the virtues of electronic health records (EHRs) at a local …