SCOTUS Affirms That Abstract Ideas Are Not Patent-Eligible
It is no secret that innovation suffers because of the current state of patent law. Too many overly broad patents are issued and present patent trolls with the opportunity to sue, sue, and sue again....
View ArticleWhy Hobby Lobby Is Not an Assault on Women
The reactions from the progressive side of the fence to Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. was stunning. The spin is that American women have been stripped of fundamental constitutional protections....
View ArticleObamacare’s Tax Credits in Jeopardy
Today, we received dueling circuit court decisions on Obamacare’s tax credit component. The D.C. Circuit held (2-1) that the tax credits do not apply to health insurance purchases through an exchange...
View ArticleMuckraker or Special Pleader?
In “A Brief History of Media Muckraking”, the Wall Street Journal’s Amanda Foreman traces the contributions of “reform-minded journalists from Ida Tarbell to [Bob] Woodward” and a few others who...
View ArticleConstitutional Federalism Beats Feds’ Bribery of the States
Almost five years ago the final Common Core national standards were published. These national standards epitomize government that has grown beyond all constitutional bounds. As elected officials...
View ArticleThe State of the Disunion
Top stories in world news last week: New Snowden Documents Reveal that the NSA is Preparing for Cyber War According to top secret documents from the archive of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden seen...
View ArticleHarvard Professor’s Latest ‘Heresy’ Throws Water on Obama EPA’s Climate Policy
Is Harvard University law professor Laurence Tribe trying to become the liberal who is most despised by other liberals? It might sound odd to hear such a question asked about an academic who once...
View ArticleObamacare’s State-Based Exchanges Struggle with Surging Costs
Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges are a real problem. States that established exchanges as “active purchasers” of health insurance, instead of just clearinghouses, have higher premiums. So, what...
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