As 2014 winds to a close, I'm reminded of how much can change in 12 months. The year began with an economic contraction and ended with growth roaring at 5%. Oil prices fell from over $100 a barrel to $56 a barrel, putting an extra $108 billion into consumers' pockets. The unemployment rate dropped from 6.6% to 5.8% as approximately one ...

The 2014 midterms were a referendum on the left's economic agenda. Republicans were handed the House and Senate in a historic landslide. Exit polls showed voters' biggest concern was the economy, which has sputtered after six years of big government policies. Now, it's the right's turn.
There are many economic improvements to be made, ...

The latest delays show that the supposed centerpiece of ObamaCare won't cause the uninsured to buy coverage. One by one, the myths of the Affordable Care Act have been revealed. When the curtain on open enrollment falls on March 31, the last remaining big myth of ObamaCare will be fully exposed: The individual mandate has ...

The new line is that the health-care law will save money. That's also not true. Supporters of President Obama are working overtime to backtrack from his promise that "If you like your health-care insurance, you can keep it. Period." While the president has conceded that this statement was inaccurate, the administration doesn't seem to have ...

Congresses run by both parties have used the borrowing limit as political leverage with a president. As the government shutdown continues, the nation gets closer and closer to the day—probably Oct. 17—when Washington hits the debt limit, and with it the specter of default. President Obama may be getting nervous about what will happen to ...