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Shutting Down ISIS’ Antiquities Trade
Chairman Fitzpatrick and members of the Task Force, thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments about the ISIS antiquities trade. I am David Grantham, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing and promoting private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.
New Study Argues the End of Tipping Could Actually Hurt Servers
Eater: Banning tipping would likely hurt the servers it is intended to help, according to a study by NCPA Senior Fellow Richard cited in this article from EATER.
The Military, Nation-Building and Counterterrorism in Africa
History does not repeat itself, as the old adage goes, but it surely rhymes. What began in 2002 as an antiterrorism assistance program for a handful of impoverished African countries at risk …
Point: The Governing Philosophies that Divide America
InsideSources: The debate between two visions for America is coming to a head, and voters will soon have to make a hard choice, saysNCPA Executive Director Allen West in a commentary at Townhall.
Housing Construction Forecast 2016-2017: Forget The Old Normal
Forbes: Historical norms in the construction industry don’t apply in a world with light population growth, says NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a commentary at Forbes.
Clinton’s Capital Gains Tax Bad at All Brackets
NCPA: Ahead of tonight’s Democratic debate, a new analysis of Hillary Clinton’s proposed multi-tiered capital gains tax rates from the NCPA’s Tax Analysis Center found the plan would reduce investment in capital and impact earners of all income levels.
Hillary Clinton’s Capital Gains Tax Proposal
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has vowed to raise taxes on the wealthy if she becomes president. Taxing the wealthy is politically popular since it is assumed that few people will be affected. …
Digital Health Funding Defies Expectations
Forbes: In a commentary at Forbes, NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham discusses the ongoing attempts to transform American health care from a top-heavy, bureaucratic system dominated by government into a patient-centric, highly responsive, and energetic enterprise.
CIA Waterboarding
FOX Business: Treating our fight with ISIS as a law enforcement situation rather than a war is a mistake, says NCPA Executive Director Allen West in an interview on FOX Business Networks’ Cavuto Coast to Coast.
How Do We Pay for a Growing Medicare Program?
NCPA: To keep Medicare’s spending in check, reform solutions may necessitate an increase in the share of senior health care paid for by the senior population, according to a new study by NCPA Senior Fellows Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving.
Paying for Medicare Now and in the Future
Medicare celebrated its golden anniversary this past year. The program now provides insurance coverage for over 50 million Americans, and accounts for 20 percent of the nation’s health care spending. …
Markell, legislators in tug-of-war over health care
Delaware Online: The tug-of-war between runaway health care spending and budget constraints is a persistent problem for both the public and private sectors, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in this article from Delaware Online.
Understanding Drug Pricing: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Industrial Relations of Your Personal Health
Epoch Times: In a long-form interview with the Epoch Times, NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick discussed the high cost of U.S. pharmaceuticals, price controls, international competition, and drug reliance.
In The Tank Podcast (ep33): Cautionary Tales of Europe's Energy Policy, Income Inequality, and Medicaid Expansion
Heartland: NCPA’s policy brief entitled “Income Inequality and the U.S. Tax System” and the upcoming Financial Crisis Conference are discussed on Heartland’s podcast In The Tank.
U.S. Corporate Tax Code: Unhealthy For Medical Innovation
Forbes: The U.S. corporate tax code discourages medical innovation, said NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
Zero-Based Budgeting Could Save the DOD Up to $53 Billion
NCPA: Instituting zero-based budgeting in the Department of Defense could help refocus national security priorities – and possibly cease the endless parade of national budget crises, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow David Grantham and Research Associate Jacob Kohlhepp.
Budgeting Alternatives for the Department of Defense
The United States careens from one budget crisis to another while the national debt — now $20 trillion — continues to rise. This trend is a stark reminder that the federal budget …
Lt General Michael Flynn
Lt General Michael Flynn A World Without Order WHEN: Thursday, March 31, 2016 WHERE: InterContinental Dallas 15201 Dallas Parkway …
HHS to Raise Americans’ Medical Bills by Killing HSAs in the Exchange
Townhall: The Obama Administration should be promoting HSAs instead of trying to rid them from the exchange,says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a commentary at Townhall.