Doug Badger is a former White House and Senate policy adviser and is currently a senior fellow at the Galen Institute and a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
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“Look, we’re the United States of America,” President Joe Biden said, concluding his speech announcing his latest COVID-19 vaccination plan. “There’s nothing—not a single thing—we’re… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends “universal indoor masking of all students age 2 and older.” There’s just one problem: The leading study… Read More
Health CareCommentary
It’s summer, and that means a fresh wave of stories about COVID-19 in Florida. Last year, the press fixated on the state’s rising case and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The federal government continues to offer garbled COVID-19 messages that undermine its credibility and sow confusion about the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Mike Enzi was a conservative in ideology and temperament, a soft-spoken son of the West who shunned partisan vitriol and sought compromise on policy, but… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Liberals have long aspired to a single-payer health care system that would eliminate private health insurance companies altogether. As such, it’s incongruous that 113 sponsors… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Strong families and hard work have formed the foundation for healthy development, meaningful relationships, and economic well-being ever since America’s inception. Now, President Joe Biden… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How reliable are government declarations that mask mandates prevent the spread of the coronavirus? Our recent experience with researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More
LawCommentary
Can the federal government ban evictions? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. But the answer touches on a deeper one, as yet unsettled: Will life… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The American Recovery Act, the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes a $40 billion down payment on the president’s plan to “build… Read More
