June 24, 2013 Archives

Week of June 24, 2013 Archives

RealClearPolicy Morning Edition

Monday, June 24

No Chance for Immigration Reform This Year

F. Johnson, Nat'l Journal

Immigration Reform vs. Worker Exploitation

David Callahan, Demos

Affirmative Action: SCOTUSBlog | TNR | CHE | Balkin | Somin

Price Gouging Could Impale the ACA

Scott Gottlieb, RCM

The Scary Reality of Medicare's Finances

Goodman and Kotlikoff, WSJ

SCOTUS Is Wrong on Workplace Harassment

Scott Lemieux, Am. Prospect

The Federal Circuit Upheld a Terrible Patent

Timothy B. Lee, WaPo

Government Student-Loan Profits Are an Illusion

Jason Delisle, e21

Did the Safety Net Work During the Recession?

Jared Bernstein, NYT

Tech Companies Are in Bed With the NSA

Kevin Drum, Mother Jones

Obama's Pre-K Plan Would Be a Boon to Head Start

J.M. Holland, NAF

Debunking Myths About Gender Inequality

Kay Hymowitz, Foreign Policy

Big Trouble Looms Large for Cities

Joel Kotkin, New Geography

Ten Things You Should Know About Gun Violence

William Saletan, Slate

Tuesday, June 25

Obama Needs to Quash His Climate Fantasies

Bjørn Lomborg, USA Today

Four Ways Obama Can Lose on Emission Regulations

Molly Redden, TNR

Is Obama Waging a War on Coal?

Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

Supreme Court Is Wrong to Think Racism Is Over

A. Koppelman, NY Mag

SCOTUS Made Right Move on Voting Rights Act

Ilya Shapiro, Bloomberg

How to Update the Voting Rights Act

Spencer Overton, Huffington Post

The EPA vs. Silicone Manufacturers

David W. Schnare, RealClearPolicy

CBO's Immigration Surpluses Are Not Real

Paul Gregory, RCPolitics

Don't Unwind Fannie and Freddie

Michael Kao, American Banker

A Conservative Approach to Prison Reform

E. Lehrer, Nat'l Affairs

We Ignore the Jobless Elderly at Our Peril

Mathur/Hanson/Hansen, RCM

The Future of America's Urban Majority

Aaron Renn, Urbanophile

The Benefits of Reforming Feminism

Christina Hoff Sommers, The Atlantic

Wednesday, June 26

The Path to Nationwide Gay Marriage

Linda Hirshman, The New Republic

What the Prop 8 Decision Means for Ballot Initiatives

Kevin Drum, MoJo

The ACA Will Worsen the Doctor Shortage

Feyman & Howard, RCPolicy

Zimmerman Trial Isn't About Stand Your Ground

Jacob Sullum, Reason

Obama's Climate Policies Are Redistributive

B. Zycher, The American

The Problem With Capping Power Plant Emissions

Liz Peek, Fiscal Times

The President's Climate Plan Isn't Enough

Andrew Winston, HBR

Everything You Need to Know About Patent Trolls

Colleen Chien, Wired

U.S. Should Modernize Corporate Taxation

L. Tyson, Project Syndicate

Too Big to Fail Needs a Free Market Solution

J. Pethokoukis, Nat'l Affairs

States Give Big Companies Big Handouts

James Huffman, Defining Ideas

Is the Midwest the Next Powerhouse? Probably Not

Brady Dale, Next City

Thursday, June 27

How NSA Is Still Harvesting Online Data

Glenn Greenwald, Guardian

Jail Glenn Greenwald

Christian Whiton, Daily Caller

Why Liberals Should Oppose the Immigration Bill

T.A. Frank, TNR

Let's Stop Deceiving Ourselves About the Deficit

Charles Blahous, e21

A Carbon Tax Benefits More Than the Climate

Laura Tyson, Economix

Gay Marriage Is Good for the Deficit

Matthew Yglesias, Slate

5 Policies Making the D.C. Metro Dysfunctional

J. Kolassa, R St. Institute

Is There Hope for Recent College Grads?

Matthew Walter, WSJ

There Are Good Jobs for Community College Grads

J. Wright, New Geo

Science Won't End Abortion Debate

Alex B. Berezow, RealClearScience

Don't Overregulate Forest Certification

William F. Shughart II, RCPolicy

Why Property Taxes Should Be More Widely Used

The Economist

Friday, June 28

Polygamy Now!

W.W., The Economist

The Demographic Woes from the Graying of America

WRM, Am. Interest

A Conservative Vision for Social Security

Andrew Biggs, National Affairs

Does Title IX Hurt Men?

Brigid Schulte, WaPo

Where Are the First-Time Homebuyers?

Anne Kim, Washington Monthly

Voting Rights Act Ruling Had to Happen Eventually

Will Marshall, PPI

Climate Plan Neglects Coal Problem in the Northwest

D. Roberts, Grist

How SCOTUS Hamstrung Climate Change Efforts

A. Flint, Atlantic Cities

Big Minimum-Wage Hikes Cause Economic Disasters

James Sherk, NRO

'Micro-Vouchers' Lower Health Care Costs

Mike Miesen, Project Millennial

Higher Unemployment Does More Damage to Wages

Colin Gordon, CEPR

Immigration Bill a Victory for Free Markets

David Bier, Open Market

Cleveland Leads the Way on Rape-Kit Testing

Darcy Bullock, PolicyMic

When Should We Worry About Interest Rates?

Bruce Bartlett, TFT

Sunday, June 30

Depressing News About Ed Schools

Thomas K. Lindsay, RealClearPolicy

Hospitals Must Adapt in the Face of Obamacare

The Economist

Why Assimilation Matters

Noah Smith, Noahpinion

A Republican Case for Immigration Reform

Bush and Bolick, WSJ

The Manufacturing Industry Has a Wage Problem

Livia Gershon, Salon

Could Eminent Domain Remedy the Mortgage Crisis?

R. Kuttner, LAT

Calm Down About Student Loans

Jeffrey Dorfman, RealClearMarkets

Don't Worry About Fracking Contamination

Alex B. Berezow, RCScience

Stop-and-Frisk Is Harassment, Not Policing

Jacob Sullum, Reason

NYC's Crime Victories Are At Risk

Heather Mac Donald, City Journal

The Struggles of the Temp Workforce

Michael Grabell, ProPublica

A Pot Industry Monopoly Might Be a Good Thing

Mike Konczal, WonkBlog

We Don't Need a Debt Limit

Joseph Minarik, Back in the Black

Campaign Spending: Worry About Who, Not How Much

M. Franz, TAI