John Sexton

The 80-20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, says that 80 percent of results are often the result of just 20 percent of actions. That seems to be the case with Obamacare. New data suggests that 80 percent of

CNN Money published a piece Monday titled “3 measures of Obamacare’s success.” Not surprisingly the author overlooks a lot of contradictory information in order to praise the law. The first piece of good news, according to CNN Money, is that

Ezekiel Emanuel believes that ten years from now employer-based insurance will be a thing of the past. By 2025 he believes less than 20 percent of Americans will get their coverage from an employer. Emanuel is one of the architects

Last week former NY Times poll aggregator Nate Silver announced that Republicans were favored to win the Senate this year. That did not sit well with Democrats who rallied around Silver in 2012 when he predicted Obama’s reelection. Today, the

An internal investigation into “Bridgegate” and other allegations of abuse of power has found no evidence of wrongdoing by Gov. Chris Christie. The 344 page report, assembled by law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher at the request of Gov. Christie,

In early 2004, MoveOn.org held a video competition called “Bush in 30 Seconds.” People submitted ads critical of the President and a group of celebrity judges including Jack Black and Eddie Vedder chose winners. The winning ad–it won both the

Politico’s Media Reporter, Dylan Byers, highlights a new Pew Research report which shows that MSNBC is circling the drain. But Byers’ own summary of what is driving MSNBC’s ratings and earnings down is, perhaps, even tougher than the Pew findings

Insurance industry expert Bob Laszewski says this is a do or die moment for Obamacare. He believes there is a way to save the policy but only if the President acts before insurers announce their rate increases in May. Laszewski,

Upworthy is a website designed to get a lot of traffic from people sharing stories on Facebook. According to the company, 78 percent of all Americans on Facebook have “liked” an Upworthy story. Nearly all of Upworthy’s stories are based

Surprise! The individual mandate has been watered down by the White House to the point that it barely exists at all. That’s the conclusion of a piece at Politico which confirms what many conservatives were saying about the mandate two

When it comes to major political donors, an analysis by OpenSecrets.org found that 11 of the top 15 donor groups give overwhelmingly to Democrats. Democrats have made clear that they intend to make attacking the Koch brothers one of their

An internal review carried out by attorneys picked by Gov. Christie has reportedly concluded the Governor played no role in instigating lane closures on the George Washington Bridge which became a damaging political scandal known as Bridgegate. The New York

Republicans are celebrating the 4th Anniversary of Obamacare as they look forward to an expanding electoral map that could see them retake the Senate this November. Though the official anniversary doesn’t happen until Sunday, Friday afternoon RNC Chariman Reince Priebus

A former Cover Oregon employee is blowing the whistle on her working environment, claiming that employees were encouraged to push paper applications through the process despite obvious problems such as missing Social Security numbers. The whistleblower appeared in an interview

Venezuelan President Maduro has been calling protesters “Nazis and fascists” for weeks. State television is now backing him up by running a segment connecting a familiar social media hashtag to Nazi symbols. With opposition media censored, the hashtag “#SOSVenezuela” has

The Federation of Journalists in Spain has condemned the censorship of media in Venezuela. While the statement was issued last month, this is the first time the entire statement has been published in English. The statement outlines some of the

A socialist member of Venezuela’s National Assembly has accused opposition leader Maria Machado of treason. Legislator Tania Diaz called for a vote to investigate Machado for deaths that have taken place since the protests began last month saying “We will

For one Florida woman enrolling in Obamacare was difficult but not nearly as difficult as unenrolling turned out to be. Melissa Battles signed up for an Obamacare insurance plan last year. She said enrolling was “very convoluted” and tool a

Contrary to a promise candidate Obama made more than 50 times, Health insurance premiums are going up substantially next year. That’s the word from an insurance industry executive who says rates will double in some places around the country. The

Chris Christie held a town hall meeting today in South River, New Jersey. During the Q&A Christie debated a woman from the audience who was pushing for more funding for Medicaid. As part of his answer, Christie said “I’m not