April 2009
Up one levelObama Healthcare 2.0
The president’s opening offer of healthcare at a teaser rate fails to deliver what we actually need, value, and can afford.
What Moneyball Missed
The blockbuster book that has transformed sports did not give baseball enough credit for creating the conditions that the A’s were able to exploit.
The Gap for Education
Don Fisher founded the Gap clothing store and revolutionized the American retail and fashion industries. Now he is setting his sights on transforming American education.
'We Don't Want Your Money'
How two entrepreneurial educators created the most successful schools in the country.
Obama and the Matrix
We face an unpredictable interplay between terrorists, enabler states, and reckless world powers that support them.
Can the IMF Really Save the World Economy?
Increasing the IMF’s resources does virtually nothing to ameliorate the unprecedented slump presently afflicting the world’s major industrialized countries.
Did They Really Believe House Prices Could Not Go Down?
A wise saying is, ‘Many things previously considered impossible nevertheless came to pass.’
Who Should Decide the Size of Your TV?
As part of its effort to combat global warming, California is considering a proposal to regulate big-screen TVs off the market.
The News of God’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Two Economist magazine writers weigh in on the global revival of faith.
Cap-and-Stick-It-to-All
The conventional wisdom is wrong: cap-and-trade will affect all consumers nationwide with little to distinguish the burden across regions.
Keynes at the Border?
A common fallacy holds that imposing taxes on imports and rebating taxes on exports would stimulate the economy.
Obama’s Truly Exceptional Budget and Tax Plans
Since at least the Kennedy administration, high economic growth has correlated with lower budget deficits. As projected, the Obama budget would be the exception to this rule.
Nursing India’s Drug Market Back to Health
Regional and local officials are taking the initiative to stop the deadly and odious trade of counterfeit and substandard drugs in India.
The Turkish Bridgehead
Turkey is often mentioned as the West’s bridgehead to the Middle East—but Turkey could just as well be the Islamic world’s bridgehead in Europe.
Who Should ‘Go First’ on Greenhouse Gas Control?
The argument that the developed world should be the first to cut greenhouse gas emissions is illogical when viewing climate change as the long-term challenge it is purported to be.
Prescriptions for a Better HHS
The world of biomedical innovation faces numerous challenges, especially cost and uncertainty.
The Coming of the Fourth American Republic
The Special Interest State that has shaped American life for 70 years is dying. What comes next is uncertain, but there are grounds for optimism.
The Indian Exception Proving the Rule
The Satyam scandal rocked the global business community and threatened to stifle the Indian outsourcing industry. But as the dust settles, the forces driving outsourcing are as strong as ever, with benefits for both India and the West.
Success on the Side
The role of side projects in entrepreneurial success has a rich history in the United States.
Globalization, Pandemics, and Preparation
Why do rich nations elect to fund global health campaigns to tackle problems with no supra-national element at all, such as obesity or smoking?
Obama’s Education Hopes Face Achievement Realities
American students are spending more time in academic classes and checking the ‘more rigorous curriculum’ box. But there is little evidence that all that extra academic work has turned into higher achievement.