Veterans

Veterans

Obama Tosses Some Hope and Change at Veterans

Don't hold your breath.

Reason Staff | 8.26.2014 3:30 PM

Policy

Phoenix Veterans Given 'Poor Quality of Care,' But Inspector General Can't 'Conclusively Assert' It Killed Them

J.D. Tuccille | 8.26.2014 2:26 PM

Veterans

Obama Signs VA Overhaul Law

$16.3 billion bill will allow vets to seek private treatment, among other reforms.

Reason Staff | 8.8.2014 2:00 PM

Veterans

A Field Guide to Government Whistleblower Retaliation

Scott Shackford | 8.4.2014 10:46 AM

Veterans

Wait Right Here

Charles Oliver | 7.29.2014 6:00 AM

Veterans

Brickbat: Wait Right Here

Charles Oliver | 7.29.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Congressional Compromise Actually Attained on VA Health Care

Let's make a deal!

Reason Staff | 7.28.2014 7:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday With Ron Paul, Peter Suderman, Maggie McNeill and More, Talking About War, Obamacare, the V.A., Prostitution, and Pot

Matt Welch | 7.23.2014 6:17 PM

Policy

VA Health Care Still Sucks (Huntsville, Alabama, Edition)

J.D. Tuccille | 7.21.2014 1:43 PM

Veterans

Scandal-Plagued VA Is Overpaying Workers By Millions Of Dollars, Internal Audits Find

The Huffington Post | 7.10.2014 9:22 AM

Veterans

Quality Care

Charles Oliver | 7.9.2014 6:00 AM

Veterans

Brickbat: Quality Care

Charles Oliver | 7.9.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

The Doctor Will See You Shortly

Charles Oliver | 7.8.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: The Doctor Will See You Shortly

Charles Oliver | 7.8.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Remy: God Bless the USA (Veterans Affairs Scandal Edition)

A reworking of the Lee Greenwood classic.

Meredith Bragg | 6.28.2014 7:00 PM

Politics

"Every single VA senior executive received an evaluation of 'fully successful' or better over a 4-year period."

Nick Gillespie | 6.25.2014 8:40 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: No-Fly Takes a Walk, Border Kids Seek Lawyers, Cheney Goes Nukular, Rand Paul Re-Enfranchises Felons, Veterans Get Screwed, Gary Oldman Comes out…Plus Amity Shlaes on Obama's FDR Impression, and Sultry After-Show

Matt Welch | 6.24.2014 8:22 PM

Government employees

Even at the VA Your Federal Bureaucrats Are Stellar Enough for Government Work

Ed Krayewski | 6.22.2014 10:50 AM

Iraq

Iraq Is a Terrible Place to Succumb to Sunken Costs Fallacy

Scott Shackford | 6.16.2014 12:06 PM

Policy

VA Goes to Front of Line for FBI Probe, While Some Vets May Get Private Care

This may be a little uncomfortable, for the bureaucrats.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.11.2014 5:05 PM

Policy

Do No Harm

Charles Oliver | 6.10.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Do No Harm

Charles Oliver | 6.10.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Mark Hannah & Deneen Borelli on the Las Vegas Shooting & Hillary's Poverty; Eli Lake on Bergdahl, Michael Malice on the New NoKo Prisoner, Dan Caldwell on the V.A., Plus Sexy After-Show

Matt Welch | 6.9.2014 8:15 PM

Veterans

The Latest on VA Delay Scandal: 18 Vets Died in Phoenix Awaiting Visits; Feds Probe Retaliation Against Dozens of Whistleblowers

Scott Shackford | 6.6.2014 4:03 PM

Politics

The White House, A Libertarian-Republican, and Taliban Talk Bergdahl

Zenon Evans | 6.5.2014 5:15 PM

Veterans

Unintentional Irony Watch: Veterans Affairs Seeks "Executive Director for Ethics in Health Care"

Ronald Bailey | 6.2.2014 2:31 PM

Veterans

V.A. Secretary Eric Shinseki Resigns

Weeks after a scandal over wait time cover-ups exploded

Ed Krayewski | 5.30.2014 11:42 AM

Politics

The VA Health System Is a Tragic Warning Against Government-Run Health Care

Liberals love the now-scandalized veterans health program, but even at its best, it's not worth copying.

Peter Suderman | 5.29.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Growing Bipartisan Chorus Demands Resignation of V.A. Chief Shinseki

Damon Root | 5.29.2014 10:45 AM

Policy

'Significant Delays in Access to Care' Confirmed by VA Inspector General

J.D. Tuccille | 5.28.2014 4:54 PM

Policy

Trouble 'Adjusting' to Sexual Assault May Be Getting U.S. Military Members Booted Without VA Benefits

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.28.2014 11:40 AM

Veterans

VA Hospital Delays Example of How Government Bureaucracy is Failing Veterans

Amanda Winkler and Alexis Garcia | 5.25.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

VA Woes Aren't New—You Can't Get Good Care From a Shitty System

J.D. Tuccille | 5.23.2014 12:06 PM

Politics

Andy Levy, on his V.A. care: 'It was absolutely awful, and nothing horrible I hear about it ever surprises me'

Matt Welch | 5.22.2014 1:04 PM

Barack Obama

The Anatomy of an Obama Scandal

In six easy steps

Ed Krayewski | 5.21.2014 4:31 PM

Veterans

Obama Expresses Bland, Passive Outrage at Growing Scandal About Veteran Care

Familiar, vague promises about holding bureaucrats "accountable"

Scott Shackford | 5.21.2014 3:08 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Katherine Mangu-Ward, TV's Andy Levy, Chris Moody on Yesterday's Election, the Co-hosts on #StandWithRand2, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 5.21.2014 3:02 PM

Policy

The Veterans Health Administration Really Does Offer 'Lessons' in 'Socialized Medicine'

J.D. Tuccille | 5.20.2014 12:25 PM

Politics

A.M. Links: VA Scandal Keeps Growing, Edward Snowden Gets His Own Comic Book, Russian Prime Minister Says 'Second Cold War' Approaching

Damon Root | 5.20.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

It's a Good Thing That Obama Reads the Paper Because Otherwise He'd Have No Idea What His Administration is Doing

Nick Gillespie | 5.19.2014 5:59 PM

Barack Obama

President Obama Angry About VA Scandal, Deputy Undersecretary Resigns, Business As Usual

More anger than accountability

Ed Krayewski | 5.19.2014 10:55 AM

Politics

The Inside Story on How the Feds Are Failing Veterans

Nick Gillespie | 5.18.2014 11:19 AM

Culture

Operation Grow4Vets Is Helping Colorado Veterans With Free Marijuana and Grow Lessons

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.8.2014 2:29 PM

Police Abuse

Cops Harass Wheelchair-Bound Vet, Take His Cellphone Out of Spite, Arrest Him on Probation Violation After Story Goes Viral

Ed Krayewski | 5.1.2014 5:33 PM

Politics

Veterans Affairs Drops Ball on 1.5 MILLION Cases!

Nick Gillespie | 5.1.2014 12:54 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: David Boaz on SCOTUS, Rumsfeld Goes Ape, Polygamy vs. Gay Marriage, Veterans and Suicide, Sexy Aftershow, and Vote on Our E-Block Topic!

Matt Welch | 3.25.2014 8:15 PM