June 18, 2013

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Philip Klein

Senior Editorial Writer

Philip Klein is a senior editorial writer for the Washington Examiner. He is the author of "Conservative Survival in the Romney Era."


Contributions from Philip Klein

  • Philip Klein: Medicaid-expanding GOP governors have egg on their faces

    By Philip Klein | 05/08/13 02:50 PM

    A major new study finding that expanding Medicaid does not improve the physical health of the program's beneficiaries is embarrassing for Republican governors who backed Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid. To recap, last year's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court gave states the option of not...

  • Trim Christie would still have problems winning presidency

    By Philip Klein | 05/07/13 02:50 PM

    News that Gov. Chris Christie underwent stomach surgery as part of an aggressive weight loss program has reignited speculation about his intentions in 2016. I’ve always thought that his girth would make it impossible for him to run for the presidency, not because Americans wouldn’t vote for...

  • Immigration estimates should include long-term costs

    By Philip Klein | 05/06/13 01:45 PM

    A new estimate by the Heritage Foundation that the Senate’s bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform proposal would cost $6.3 trillion in the long-run is making waves this morning. (See a summary by the Washington Examiner’s Susan Ferrechio and the full report here.) Given how...

  • Milton Friedman: Mexican immigration is a good thing as long as it’s illegal

    By Philip Klein | 05/06/13 12:45 PM

    Watch the legendary libertarian economist Milton Friedman explain why he considered Mexican immigration a “good thing” — but “only so long as it’s illegal.



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    What was the lesson of the Kermit Gosnell trial? Since the Philadelphia doctor was convicted last month of murdering three born-alive infants, two competing viewpoints have emerged.

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