The same money can't be spent twice. ObamaCare tries to do precisely that, and the government will have to borrow the difference.

When he was director of central intelligence, Leon Panetta earned a reputation as an energetic advocate for his agency. When he replaced Robert Gates at the Pentagon, it was reasonable to hope that Panetta would continue to play the role of a senior statesman.

Health care policy and health care reform are back in the news in a big way. The Supreme Court is poised to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care overhaul. The Obama administration has just released guidelines for the operation of the state-based insurance exchanges that are the backbone of the law.

When we empower bureaucrats to make huge personal decisions for us, it becomes impossible to avoid trampling on liberty.

As in Chicago, President Obama seems to live in a cocoon in which Republicans are largely absent, offscreen actors that no one pays any attention to.

President Obama will surely defend his signature health legislation, but he cannot skirt recognition of the hardship that his measures have already caused.

Contrary to the popular misconception, the growth rate of national health spending has been dropping for a decade.

How will pending legislation determine the cost and availability of health insurance? Will it advantage some people over others?