Kevin D. Dayaratna specializes in tax, energy and health policy issues as senior statistician and research programmer in The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis. Read his research.
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What would you buy with $26,000? A new car? A year of college tuition? A down payment on a house? This is not a hypothetical… Read More
Economy Commentary
Congress is set to unveil more details of its tax reform proposal this week, and many people fear that the death tax—also known as the… Read More
Economy Commentary
Since the release of the GOP’s long-awaited tax reform plan, a flurry of commentators have criticized it, saying it is a regressive plan that will… Read More
Health CareCommentary
With the health care debate currently dominating headlines, many Americans may be unaware of a more subtle issue that is affecting the U.S. health care… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As the struggle to repeal and replace Obamacare with a plan that will decrease fast-rising and exorbitant premiums as well as increasing consumer choice rages on,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an “energy independence” executive order on energy and climate policy. One provision of this order pertains to the social… Read More
EnergyCommentary
American lawmakers would be wise to embrace the ongoing energy revolution. The Baker Hughes oil rig count for the United States increased on Friday for… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s confirmation hearing to head up the Environmental Protection Agency provided a glimpse into how the agency would operate under new… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Last August, while Congress was out of session and most people were on vacation, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposal for a new rule… Read More
In the recent State of the Union address, President Obama promised to act alone on his political agenda if Congress didn’t go along, and he… Read More
