No, Don't Raise the Retirement Age
President Obama hasn’t proposed increasing the eligibility age for Medicare. But would he agree to do so, in order to secure a broader agreement that raises taxes on the wealthy and avoids the automatic spending cuts set to take effect on January 1? Liberals are worried that he will—thanks in part to a pair of recent columns, one each by my friends Jonathan Chait and Ezra Klein. READ MORE >>
The Legal Crusade to Undermine Obamacare—and Rewrite History
Can one very determined libertarian and one very distorted version of history keep millions of people from getting health insurance? We’re about to find out. READ MORE >>
The Fiscal Cliff Is Better than Boehner's Lousy Offer
One reality in the fiscal debate changed on Monday. And one did not. READ MORE >>
Patience: Just What the Doctor Ordered (For Deficit Reduction)
Obamacare’s Critics Refuse to Give Up
They lost at the Supreme Court. And they lost at the ballot box. But opponents of Obamacare aren’t giving up yet. Since they don’t have the votes to repeal the law, they’re trying the next best thing: Crippling it. READ MORE >>
Let the Tax Cuts Expire—Yes, All of Them
It’s been clear for a while that President Obama has all the leverage in the tax debate. Now it’s clear the Republicans know it. READ MORE >>
Obama’s Message, Still Loud and Clear: Taxes for the Wealthy
Will President Obama and congressional Republicans make a deal on taxes before January 1, when the Bush tax cuts are set to expire? Will they let a set of automatic spending cuts take effect? Will they find a new way to boost job growth this coming year—or, at least, renew temporary boosters like extended unemployment insurance? I have no idea. Nobody in Washington does. READ MORE >>
Stuff White People Like
Frustrated conservatives have a theory for why their ideas didn’t win more support on Election Day: They can’t compete with the offer of “free stuff.” As this argument goes, President Obama and the Democrats won by promising their constituencies government goodies, but without asking those constituencies to pay for them. Women got free birth control. Latinos got more open immigration policy. The poor got food stamps. Tons of people got subsidized health insurance. And so on. READ MORE >>
Obama Shows His Upper Hand on 'Fiscal Cliff' Negotiations
President Obama sent Republicans a message on Friday: I won. Get over it. READ MORE >>
