When policy concessions continually come at the expense of the same group of people, it’s not reasonable to conclude it’s a coincidence.
Congress is back in session, and it has a full month ahead. They have to deal with hurricanes, raise the debt limit, fund the government,
At The Incidental Economist we write about the consequences of health policy: how it affects health, spending, and the like. In this post, however, I
John Malcolm and Michael Cannon—yes, the Michael Cannon of King v. Burwell fame—have a new op-ed accusing members of Congress and/or their staffers of committing
The Seventh Circuit yesterday released an opinion dismissing a lawsuit, brought by Senator Ron Johnson and his legislative counsel, challenging yet another aspect of the
In the early days of the HIV epidemic, I was invited by the US House of Representatives Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families* to give
This weekend, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin announced that he’s suing the Obama administration over its refusal to strip members of Congress and their staffers
The following is a guest post by Nicholas Bagley, University of Michigan Assistant Professor of Law. Two days ago, the Obama administration released a long-awaited proposed
The following is a guest post by Nicholas Bagley, University of Michigan Assistant Professor of Law. Another week, another legal kerfuffle over the implementation of the
Last month, the NY Times’ Andrew Pollack tried valiantly to shine the light on some legislative sausage-making. Congress was considering (and ultimately passed) legislation to fix a
I’m reading John McDonough’s Inside National Health Reform. In it, he quotes Representative Jim Cooper (D-TN) during an April 2008 meeting in Minnesota. I feel
Here’s what I wrote in seven tweets this morning: I’ve noticed a lot of folks are depressed and exhausted after the debt ceiling fight. Buck
