One sign of good mental health is the establishment of proper boundaries - boundaries around yourself, your property, and your relationships. Boundaries around yourself help keep you focused on your priorities without kowtowing other people's demands and expectations. (more…)

Is ObamaCare Good for Patients, Doctors, Employers, & State Budgets?

Quarterly Luncheon
Co-hosted with
The Federalist Society

If you were unable to attend the luncheon on May 13, 2010, please see the video footage of the event by clicking on the images below.

Introduction

The discussion was moderated by

Ilya Shapiro
Cato Institute Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies & Editor-in-Chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review

And featured

Randy Easterling, M.D.	Gerard Gibert	Marie Thomas Sanderson
President, Mississippi State Medical Association	Founder and CEO, Venture Technologies, a multi-state IT Solutions and Managed Services Provider based in Ridgeland, MS	Director of Federal Policy, Office of Governor Haley Barbour

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To view video footage of the Question and Answer session click on the images below:

This time of year, we think about taxes, but we really should think about that every day. Many people think the amount of their paycheck is the amount they earn, forgetting that what they really earn is the amount before taxes. (more…)

As infuriating and disgusting as the House's approval of the Senate-passed health care bill was, it is perhaps more disturbing how the House leadership perverted the words and intent of our nation's Founders in justifying their vote. (more…)

Charter School Bill Clears MS Senate; House Inches Forward; Thigpen on Statewide Radio Thurs. Morning (more…)

Perhaps the most important lesson from the Massachusetts Senate race is: stick to your principles. The winner in that race, Scott Brown, is a fiscal and social conservative. He made no excuses for his beliefs, and he didn't try to "moderate" his position on issues to try to attract independent voters (more…)

Did you know that the health care bills being negotiated in Washington will give the Internal Revenue Service new authority over you? The bills passed by both the House and Senate will require every American to buy a health insurance policy - and they give the enforcement authority to the IRS will make sure you have done so. (more…)

A Nevada senator once mistakenly called a nuclear storage facility that was planned for his state a "nuclear suppository" instead of a nuclear "repository." That senator wasn't Harry Reid, but a nuclear suppository is an apt metaphor for the health care plan he is forcing into the American economy. (more…)

How can public officials�or private citizens�take the principles found in our Governing by Principle primer and apply them to proposed laws, regulations, or other actions? The first step, of course, is to understand the principles and resolve to live by them. But in the rush through the agenda of a committee or board meeting or a legislative session, it can be difficult to evaluate each proposal. (more…)