Host intro: A recent issue of The Economist carried a story and an editorial about American venture capitalism. Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis reports both had nice things to say about this feature of the American economic genius.
Host intro: President Clinton wants to spend billions on education. Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis says it's money wasted unless we spend it on the right thing.
Host intro: If you thought socialism was dead, you missed a recent series in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis says the series, "A Nation in Search of Answers," only raises questions about its writers' grasp of economics.
Host intro: Some conservatives want to close the door on legal immigration. Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis believes we should keep it open — with one important qualifier.
Host intro: sometimes people get so caught up in partisan politics they forget to ask simple questions — like, "will it work?" Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis wanted to be sure he wasn't making that mistake.
When will the criminal justice system get its act together? Gallup polls consistently show that the public has about as much confidence in the criminal justice system as it has in Congress – very little.
Host intro: Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis has a plan that will make liberals happy: he wants to make the rich pay more taxes. But before left-wing hearts start to flutter, listen.
Host intro: The united states has spent billions of dollars since the end of World War II on foreign aid. Have we gotten our money's worth? Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis thinks not.
Congress can easily make health insurance either less expensive – or more expensive.
Host intro: commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis has noticed something about a sense of humor when it comes to politics: liberals don't have one.
Host intro: Today, commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis has one cheer for California Democratic Congressman Pete Stark. If Stark wants three cheers, though, he's going to have to work for them.
President Clinton stated seven times in his State of the Union message that his proposed budget was balanced. So is it?
Three major health care crises are developing: a funding crisis, an insurance crisis and a quality crisis. All three require fundamental changes in federal policy. And all three will become more severe if action is delayed.
Host intro: when the messenger fails, do we blame the message? Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis says that's the way it works in Washington. And he worries a good message isn't getting a fair shake.
Government policy denies many low-income working Americans and their children the same tax incentives to purchase health insurance that it gives most middle and upper-income workers.
Host intro: a recent Wall Street Journal article reported that the Internal Revenue Service had given up on a new computer program after almost $300 million down the drain because its people weren't smart enough to program it. Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis is laughing through his tears.
President Clinton has proposed a plan to cover roughly half of the 10 million uninsured children from low-income families.
Intro: commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis has been reading Charles Murray's new book "What It Means To Be a Libertarian." He says one sentence in particular caught his eye.
Host intro: Most people just listened when president Clinton gave his state of the union address last week. Commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis had his calculator out.
Host intro: Is the Social Security system really in trouble? Many think a small adjustment in the payroll tax will fix the system's trouble for the next 75 years. But commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis says beware of the 2.2 percent solution.
Host intro: According to commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis, one of the bright spots on the Internet, as long as you have a soft spot for satire, is called "The Reliable Snore of Washingtonians."
Host intro: Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis has a book review today, but it's not about politics or economics or government. It's a book about books.
President Clinton knows – and his polls show – that education is one of the hot buttons for Americans. Parents want their children to have a good education, and businesses sure don't want dumbbells on the payroll.
Host intro: Predictions of global warming may be bad science, but commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis says that hasn't stopped us from making bad laws to counteract it.
Host intro: Taxes aren't supposed to be voluntary. But commentator Pete du Pont of the National Center for Policy Analysis has found one: the estate tax.