In the mid-term elections voters gave Democrats control of both the U.S. House and the Senate. Pundits will spend the week arguing about what it...
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Recently, the national debt surpassed $40 trillion, highlighting a growing fiscal challenge for every level of government. At the same time, state governments have become...
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The Lincoln Institute’s columnists provide insightful commentary on a wide range of national and state level topics that go beyond talking points to focus on holding government accountable while fostering those policies that create a climate where businesses can grow and expand thus creating good family sustaining jobs for all Americans.
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Cost of Living Biggest Factor in Mid-Term Blue Wave
In the mid-term elections voters gave Democrats control of both the U.S. House and the Senate. Pundits will spend the...
Read MoreWho Should Control Pennsylvania's Energy Future?
Every month, millions of Pennsylvanians open their electric bills and ask themselves the same question: why does it keep getting...
Read MoreDeath at the Tree of Life Synagogue
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator. “Pray for us, I will call you later.” That was...
Read MoreLooking for Normal
Thirteen years ago, I gave the commencement address at my son’s high school. I told the graduates something none of...
Read MoreA Failure to Get (Stuff) Done
On October 14th thousands of skill game machines operating in VFW posts, American Legion halls and small businesses throughout Penn’s...
Read MoreU.S. Senators Tackle Regulation Reform with Bipartisan Legislation
If you take a drive across Pennsylvania, you’ll see the backbone of the American economy. steel mills, natural gas facilities,...
Read MoreDivided Power a Deliberate, Necessary Safeguard
Calls for a larger federal government are hardly new. What is remarkable is how often advocates of big government socialism...
Read MoreA Reminder: It's Still the Economy, Stupid
In 1992 James Carville, a top strategist in the presidential campaign of Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton coined the phrase “It’s...
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