In our latest Liberty Update, CFIF highlights the debut of the "Most Favored Patient" initiative, which…
CFIF on X CFIF on YouTube
Image of the Day: Drug Prices Are CHEAPER in the U.S. Than Other Developed Nations

In our latest Liberty Update, CFIF highlights the debut of the "Most Favored Patient" initiative, which offers the optimal blueprint going forward for lower drug costs, greater access and better healthcare.

Well, the policy heavyweights behind Most Favored Patient come from the group at Unleash Prosperity, including Steve Forbes, Stephen Moore, Phil Kerpen, and Thomas Philipson.  And in addition to their new work at Most Favored Patient, they've unveiled a new commentary explaining how drug prices in the U.S. are actually cheaper than in other developed nations with which we're often unfairly compared:

It IS true that Americans pay more for new drugs under patent. That, of course, is because American pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars inventing the major breakthrough…[more]

August 20, 2025 • 08:24 PM

Liberty Update

CFIFs latest news, commentary and alerts delivered to your inbox.
Fueling the Decline: How Obama’s Energy Policies Are Propelling Us to the Next $4 per Gallon Gas Crisis
By Ashton Ellis
Thursday, April 22 2010
The only thing “energetic” about President Barack Obama’s energy policy is its unrelenting destruction of the capitalist spirit.  From maintaining the price-distorting regulations that artificially limit the supply of gasoline to cynically suggesting that his calls for more nuclear power plants and off-shore drilling will benefit taxpayers, the Controller-in-Chief is practicing his craft: sounding like a pragmatist while governing like a leftist.  Consider the price of gasoline.  In a month’s time, Memorial Day arrives, bringing with it the start of the summer…
 
Poll: Community Organizer-in-Chief Obama Confronts Plummeting Public Trust of Government
For someone with such paltry private sector experience, Barack Obama sure seems to think he’s qualified…
Read more...
Today’s Robber Barons are on Capitol Hill
If conventional wisdom in Washington is to be believed – the beginning of a syllogism that almost…
Read more...
 
Nukes Have Kept America Safe; Obama Hasn’t
“Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky;  And the Wolf that…
Read more...
New Obama Administration Rule Greases Union Wheels, But Runs Over Taxpayers
Barack Obama promised to bring an end to old-style crony politics during his “post-partisan”…
Read more...
 
The Corruption Stops Here: Darrell Issa’s War on Democratic Overreach
For all his work as the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Darrell…
Read more...
Charles Krauthammer Is a Great American, and That’s a True Fact
Boy, did we step in it last week.  In our Commentary piece -- “Here Come the VAT” --…
Read more...
 
The GOP’s ‘Doc Fix’ to ObamaCare: Doctors as Congressional Candidates
With elements of ObamaCare going into effect before the November mid-terms, voters in at least 31 congressional…
Read more...
Here Come the VAT, the Mother of All Taxes
The Value Added Tax (VAT) cat is finally creeping out of its bag.  No longer is it just those hysterical…
Read more...
 
Thwarting the Aggressive Obama Agenda: Appellate Court Quashes FCC’s "Net Neutrality" Scheme
Politics isn’t the only means by which we can defend freedom and thwart the Obama Agenda. …
Read more...
Deconstructing America, One Industry at a Time
The next time you have a taste for horror, ask a liberal the following question: “What are the…
Read more...
Notable Quote   
 
"Following President Pen-And-Phone and President Autopen, President Donald Trump is also making use of the White House quill. But his directives have tended to be more practical than political. For instance, last week he issued an executive order banning employee collective bargaining at a number of federal agencies.The American people should be grateful that he's willing to take on the bureaucracy…[more]
 
 
— Issues & Insights Editorial Board
 
Liberty Poll   

The Vlad Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un parade and frontyard barbecue was meant to scare you. Did it?