Hadley Heath's Townhall.com Column

Feminists Distorting HHS Mandate Debate

2012-03-13T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
The heated public debate about the HHS mandate requiring employers to cover contraception has brought out the worst in “feminist” organizations. It’s time to blow the whistle: They’ve resorted to creating outright fiction in order to fundraise and fear-monger. Sadly, upon examination, many of their claims go beyond the usual political spin, to outright untruths that are actually destructive to women’s empowerment.

Government Charity Isn't Charity

2011-12-29T00:01:00-05:00

Hadley Heath Column
The political dialogue these days is depressing. It's not just the bad news about our nation's continued debt crisis, joblessness and financial struggles, or ongoing uncertainty about the fate of the European Union, which may make our current woes worse. People are angry, and politicians are encouraging that resentment.

Appreciating Women's Influence This Holiday Season

2011-11-29T00:01:00-05:00

Hadley Heath Column
Everyone is busy this time of year, but women - who still do the majority of shopping, cooking, and cleaning - have their hands particularly full. In most families, Mom organized the family get-together, made the Thanksgiving turkey, and woke up early for Black Friday shopping. Now Mom will turn to Christmas preparations: decorating, gift wrapping, and party planning.

Millennials’ Choice: To Occupy or Not to Occupy?

2011-11-01T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
When the Occupy Wall Street protest began, most Americans didn’t know what to make of it. Some immediately passed judgment (“They’re just a bunch of want-to-be hippies!”), some immediately took to its defense (“They just want equality!”), but most people watched in a mix of confusion, appreciation, fear, and fascination.

For Youth, Slow Economy Means 'No We Can't'

2011-08-30T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
Move-in day has come and gone at college campuses nationwide. Teary-eyed mothers have gone home, leaving nervous freshmen to fend for themselves. But a harsher reality awaits students on the other side of their four years of collegiate study: the “real world.” And the real world of today is not kind to college graduates. Many college seniors will attend job fairs this fall; if trends continue, few will find work next spring.

ObamaCare's Rationing Board Spells Doom for Medicare

2011-07-12T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
This summer, most of the public's political attention is focused on the tug-of-war over the debt ceiling and government budget. Yet another important drama is also unfolding in Washington.

The Individual Mandate: ObamaCare Weakest Link

2011-06-14T12:18:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
Several appeals courts are considering constitutional challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this summer, and many of these challenges could be renamed Limits of the Commerce Clause v. Individual Mandate.

Stop Wasting Money Implementing What Might Be an Unconstitutional Law

2011-05-10T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
Congress may be focused on raising the debt limit, but Americans know the real issue is government's out-of-control spending. Increasing the legal limit for how much the government can borrow isn't even a band-aid for our fiscal problems. Some may argue that it's necessary to keep the markets functioning, but they won't function for long if the government keeps spending trillions more than it takes in.

Uncle Sam Can Help Women by Simplifying and Lowering Taxes

2011-04-19T07:42:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
Americans just sent the last bit of 2010 tax paperwork – along with a sizable chunk of our incomes – to Uncle Sam. Most Americans naturally want to put the ordeal behind us. But before the memory fades, it's worth reviewing the toll that our Leviathan tax code takes on our economy, and specifically on American women.

Let’s Reform Welfare for the Sake of the Poor

2011-04-05T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
Members of both parties claim credit for popular reforms to the welfare system in the mid-1990’s. President Clinton often lists the 1996 law as among his tenure's crowning achievements; Republican Congressional leaders from the era remind the public that it was their party that pushed reform legislation, which the President reluctantly signed after several vetoes.

America Needs Kitchen-Table Budgeting

2011-02-22T10:36:40-05:00

Hadley Heath Column
President Obama says he wants Washington to do some kitchen-table style budgeting. In his weekly address last week he discussed a letter from an American family and commented, “Families across this country understand what it takes to manage a budget…Well it’s time Washington acted as responsibly as our families do.”

Why Doctors Will Support ObamaCare Repeal

2011-01-19T00:01:00-05:00

Hadley Heath Column
This week the Republican members of the House of Representatives plan to vote to repeal the new health care law known as “ObamaCare.” Democrats are quickly dismissing the effort.

Women’s Wish List to Uncle Sam

2010-11-30T08:54:10-05:00

Hadley Heath Column
The following are some recommendations for what women should be asking from their representatives in Washington this holiday season and in the new year.

Obamacare Is Making Businesses Sick

2010-10-05T00:01:07-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
Two hot topics stand out as key motivators in this midterm election: the economy and health care reform.

Not All Jobs Are Created Equal

2010-09-24T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
President Obama recently proposed $50 billion in spending on infrastructure projects.

Raising Taxes is Not the Solution to the Budget Problem

2010-09-15T00:01:00-04:00

Hadley Heath Column
President Obama’s debt commission met this summer and painted a bleak picture of the national budget.

Taxed to Death... And Then Death-Taxed

2010-08-10T11:00:42-04:00

Successful entrepreneurs should think twice about what’s in the Christmas ham this December. Why? From the perspective of expectant heirs, 2010...