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Peter Ferrara is Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy for the Institute for Policy Innovation, and General Counsel of the American Civil Rights Union. He formerly served in President Reagan’s White Office of Policy Development, and as Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States under the first President Bush. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
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Peter Ferrara (Dec 23, 2011)
I have kept the true story of the Heritage Foundation and the individual health insurance mandate under wraps for almost 20 years now, because up until now it has been too... more
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Peter Ferrara (Dec 17, 2011)
His mother was an unabashed hippie from 1960s central casting. His father was an openly avowed Communist from Kenya. While his father wasn't around much,... more
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Peter Ferrara (Dec 06, 2011)
If you read this column completely and carefully today, you will learn about the true state of the scientific debate over global warming. You will not get the truth about... more
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Peter Ferrara (Dec 02, 2011)
In New Hampshire on November 21, Newt Gingrich, who has just been endorsed by the Manchester Union Leader, unveiled sweeping entitlement reform proposals, discussed in a... more
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Peter Ferrara (Nov 24, 2011)
The history of America's recessions is provided at the website of the National Bureau of
Economic Research (NBER). Before this last recession, since the Great Depression... more
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Peter Ferrara (Nov 18, 2011)
The genius of America's Founding Fathers is reflected in the innovative system of checks and balances they adopted for our government, to prevent abuse of... more
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Peter Ferrara (Nov 11, 2011)
In 1858, U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas was facing a tough reelection challenge in Illinois from former Congressman Abraham Lincoln. A serious, reasoned America was at the... more
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Peter Ferrara (Nov 03, 2011)
At the Heritage Foundation last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan
demonstrated why he doesn't need to be running for President to be framing the debate for... more
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Peter Ferrara (Oct 26, 2011)
President Obama's so-called Jobs Plan has nothing to do with jobs and economics.
On that score, it is already a proven failure. Rather, the plan is pure politics: a ploy... more
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Peter Ferrara (Oct 19, 2011)
A new consensus is emerging among Republicans for fundamental entitlement reform providing for modern, 21st century social safety nets. The new, reformed programs would... more
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Peter Ferrara (Oct 13, 2011)
On September 12, the pioneering Rep. Thaddeus McCotter introduced trailblazing legislation
providing workers the freedom to choose personal savings and investment accounts... more
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Peter Ferrara (Oct 11, 2011)
Last week, Newt Gingrich released his 21st Century Contract with America, composed of 10 specific legislative proposals he would enact if elected... more
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Peter Ferrara (Sep 26, 2011)
If you work hard, play by the rules, save your money, create jobs, and make a success out of yourself, President Obama and the Democrat party will plunder everything you have... more
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Peter Ferrara (Jun 21, 2011)
The failures of federal, state and local officials of both major parties, over many years, have primed a ticking bankruptcy bomb for America that will explode the American... more