Charles Blahous

Charles Blahous holds the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair at the Mercatus Center and is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. He recently served as a public trustee for Social Security and Medicare.

My Articles

Yes, It’s Possible to Be for Lower Taxes and Smaller Deficits

January 12, 2018 | 9:41am EST

The College Football Playoff System Stinks: Cinderella's Deserve a Chance

January 4, 2018 | 3:12pm EST

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Be on the Hook for a Massive Pension Bailout

December 12, 2017 | 4:11pm EST

GOP Plan or Current Tax Law: Which Aggressively Redistributive Policy Do You Want?

November 20, 2017 | 12:21pm EST

CBO: Cutting Obamacare Subsidies Actually Helps Poor

August 17, 2017 | 10:20am EDT

The Sensationalized and Spurious ‘People Will Die’ Claim on Obamacare Repeal

July 12, 2017 | 10:40am EDT

Surpassing Expectations, Projected Medicaid Expansion Costs Just Rose Again

June 28, 2017 | 2:49pm EDT

Media’s Groundless Hyperbole on Medicaid Reform Is Irresponsible

June 23, 2017 | 11:12am EDT

Pre-Existing Conditions: Who Should Pay?

May 1, 2017 | 3:38pm EDT

Americans’ Future Quality of Life Will Depend on Keeping People Working

August 24, 2016 | 4:13pm EDT