Should Walmart Imitate Costco? The Variation in Retail Wages
There has been much debate over the past few years about raising the national minimum wage to $10 or even $15 an hour. In areas where the minimum wage is at or …
Donald Trump On Drugs
Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham says the best way to lower prescription drugs prices is not to fight against the companies that research, develop, and manufacture them, as Trump is suggesting, but instead to reduce the regulatory burden of the Food and Drug Administration, in this commentary in Forbes.
Our Military Is Ready to Write – Not Ready to Fight
FOX News: In an interview on FOX News Channel’s On The Record w/ Greta Van Susteren, NCPA Executive Director Allen West says we must remember that the most important role and title of the President of the United States is commander-in-chief.
Russia and Syria
FOX Business: On FOX Business’s Varney & Co., Executive Director Allen West says Vladimir Putin has once again strategically out-maneuvered President Obama in Syria.
Lt. Col. Allen West to speak at Smith County Republican Club dinner
Tyler Morning Telegraph: NCPA Executive Director Allen West’s upcoming speech at the Smith County Republican Club’s annual Presidents Day Dinner was highlighted in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.
Letter to Rep McMorris Rodgers
March 14, 2016 The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, ChairHouse Republican Conference203 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 Dear Madam Chair, On behalf of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), …
Advice for Trump (and Cruz and Rubio and Hillary and Bernie) on Health Policy
Townhall: In a commentary from Townhall, Herrick goes line by line through Trump’s recently released health care proposal addressing the good and the bad, suggesting changes, and offering additional solutions.
Retail Clinics Raise Medical Spending: So What?
The Health Care Blog: New research on the higher costs of retail clinics fails to consider that people are simply willing to spend a little extra for the convenience, says Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a commentary on The Health Care Blog.
Health Wonk Review: Tales of the Trump
Health Business Blog: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick’spost on the rundown of GOP candidate Donald Trump’s health proposal, originally seen on our Health Policy Blog, is cited in the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review, hosted at the Health Business Blog.
Bipartisan Agreement To Destroy Medicare As We Know It, But Not Quickly Enough
Forbes: In a Forbes commentary, Senior Fellow John Graham says that the only way to curb out of control Medicare spending is to give patients more control of when and where they join the alternative payment options and let them benefit from the savings.
Ten Percent Of Cancer Drug Spending Is Wasted
Eurasia Review: Senior Fellow John Graham explains the findings of a study that shows a ten percent waste in chemotherapeutic drug doses, what this means for cancer patients, and why FDA regulation is not the answer in this Eurasia Review commentary.
Trump’s Health Proposal is as Much of an Enigma as Trump’s Popularity
Townhall: In a Townhall commentary, Senior Fellow Devon Herrick lays out the pros and cons of the newly released health proposal from presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Campaign Attack Ads
FOX Business: NCPA Executive Director Allen West discussed the urgent need for presidential candidates to address critical issues – like national security and the economy – over personal issues on FOX News Channel’s Your World with Neil Cavuto.
Texas, other states resist EPA strategy targeting coal, mercury and haze
WatchDog: Research from the NCPA on “sue-and-settle” strategies and the overreach of the Environmental Protection Agency and “Regional Haze” is cited in this article from WatchDog.
Stars and Cars – An Evening with Allen West
Stars and Cars An Evening with Allen West WHEN: March 6, 2016 WHERE: 1301 Moran Road Franklin, TN 37069 TIME: …
ER Drug Shortages on the Rise, Study Finds
Heartland: Senior Fellows John Graham and Devon Herrick are both cited in an article from Heartland showing the rise of emergency room drug shortages.
PHILADELPHIA, PA TEEN WINS THIRD PLACE IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST: NCPA
NCPA: The National Center for Policy Analysis announced today that Danielle Yampolsky of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, placed third in Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest with her essay on the relationship between government surveillance and the 4th amendment. Yampolsky is in the 12th grade at William Penn Charter School.
PLAINFIELD, IN TEEN WINS SECOND PLACE IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST: NCPA
NCPA: The National Center for Policy Analysis announced today that Paige Murrell of Plainfield, Indiana, placed second in Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest with her essay on the relationship between government surveillance and the 4th amendment. Murrell is in the 11th grade at Four Oaks Academy.
CHESTERFIELD, VA TEEN WINS FIRST PLACE IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST: NCPA
NCPA: The National Center for Policy Analysis announced today that Evan Fitchett, of Chesterfield, Virginia, placed first in Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest with his essay on the relationship between government surveillance and the 4th amendment. Fitchett is in the 11th grade at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST
Dallas, TX (March 4, 2016) – Three teens took home $9,000 in scholarships from Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest, sponsored by NCPA and Copart, with their essays on the …
Young Patriots Essay Contest 2016
We have winners for the 2016 Young Patriots Essay Contest! Special thanks to Copart, who sponsored the contest this year. 960 students entered and from those the 2016 Winners are: …
Our Military Is Ready to Write – Not Ready to Fight
CNSNews: NCPA Senior Fellow David Grantham says the military is not prepared to fight in our twenty-first century battlefield and lays out solutions for how we can ready ourselves in this CNSNews commentary.