The history of government price-control policies that seek to impose price ceilings on goods and services…
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Ramirez Cartoon: Drug Price Control Poison

The history of government price-control policies that seek to impose price ceilings on goods and services is both long and replete with failure. That’s because price controls discourage innovation and investment, and lead to shortages in the marketplace, among other unintended consequences.

No targeted industry is immune from the predictable negative impacts of prices controls – not even prescription drugs, which seem to be a primary target in the price-control crosshairs of policymakers at all levels of government.

In his latest cartoon, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Ramirez sums up the negative consequences of prescription drug price control policies – whether they take the form of direct price caps, “negotiated” Medicare and other prices, or Most Favored Nation…[more]

May 28, 2025 • 01:05 PM
The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years

The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years

There's much more to shout about, but these are some of the greatest hits in a big and beautiful bill that advances America's freedom and prosperity.

Mamdani Threat Worse Than Believed

Mamdani Threat Worse Than Believed

A Florida trade group is using what it calls "the unacceptable risk" of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty to entice Big Apple CEOs into moving their firms and families to the Sunshine State.

Disturbing Glimpses of Democratic Anger

Disturbing Glimpses of Democratic Anger

In Alvarado, Texas, a militant group broadly allied with Democratic views launched what officials call a "coordinated attack" on the ICE Prairieland Detention Center on the Fourth of July.

Trump Economy Reaffirms the Merit of Deregulation and Lower Taxes

Trump Economy Reaffirms the Merit of Deregulation and Lower Taxes

We’re now deep enough into Donald Trump’s second term to begin objectively comparing his economic record to Joe Biden’s.

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"Over the weekend, Sam Zeff, a reporter for KCUR, Kansas City's NPR affiliate, told me over X that 'you wasted your money on your degree.'I am a recent college graduate with a degree in meteorology. Zeff was replying to my post on social media, pointing out that he, and other climate activists, were ignoring basic scientific facts when they blamed man-made climate change for the tragic flooding in…[more]
 
 
— Chris Martz, a Recent Graduate of Millersville University with a Meteorology Degree and Policy Analyst for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow
 
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