August
Up one levelTrial Lawyer Medicare Bonanza Averted — For Now
A stealth amendment to the healthcare bill would enrich trial lawyers and could pave the way for potentially massive class action suits.
What Do Vitamins and Fish Oil Tell Us about Drug Research?
There is a second world of drug research, a world in which patents do not exist and for-profit research is permanently moribund. Its history should stop ‘reformers’ in their tracks.
Stimulating the Young
Investing in the youngest among us yields rates of return that are comparable to the high return on stocks over the long run.
Should We Fight Today’s War on Obesity Like the Last War on Tobacco?
Moderation in one’s personal habits should be matched by moderation (or at least more humility) in public policy.
Interest Rate Policy on Hold
The Federal Open Market Committee’s next meeting will not bring meaningful changes in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy.
Town Hells?
Deep concern about the government’s healthcare activity is nothing new, and politicians who believe that the opposition to the Democrats’ plan is a put-up job are deceiving themselves and imperiling their own careers.
What the States’ Experience with Mandates Should Tell Us about Universal Healthcare Coverage
If Americans want mandated healthcare coverage, it would be possible for individual states to provide it to them. But almost none of them do.
A Smart Solution to the Diversity Dilemma
Science is telling us that ethnic diversity causes significant problems by diminishing valuable social capital. What then should we do about it?
Capital Gains Tax: An Argument for Repeal
President Obama recognizes the powerful positive economic impact a capital gains tax cut would have for small business owners—so why not give it to every American family and business in order to encourage growth and success?
Reagan vs. Obama: A Test for the News Media
Will the media’s penchant for accentuating the negative prevail over its pro-Obama sentiments?
Obama’s Auto Pitfalls
Media fascination with the government's new "cash for clunkers" program is diverting public attention from President Obama's extraordinary long-term intervention into the automotive sector of the U.S. economy.
The Medical Bankruptcy Myth
There is no evidence to indicate that a government-run healthcare system in the United States will reduce personal bankruptcies.
Web of Drugs
Purchasing drugs over the Internet has significant benefits, but it can also be dangerous. A research team sets out to assess five popular drugs ordered from 26 websites.
Marx, Hubbard, and the Totalitarian Impulse
An overweening philosopher and a scam artist. What brings them together in an intelligible category? Each man proposed, without embarrassment, a total explanation for human life.
The Parched Wilderness of Socialized Medicine
Faith communities should recognize the Religious Left’s ‘40 Days’ campaign for what it is: a politically driven effort to expand a bloated state and make Americans evermore dependent on politicians and bureaucrats for healthcare.
Drake’s World
On this day 150 years ago—August 27, 1859—Colonel Edwin Drake struck oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, with the world’s first oil well. We should all say a toast of thanks to the man who helped raise the curtain on the modern world.
Here’s Why the Public Plan Won’t Work
Trading 50 sets of state regulations for federal regulations that are even more restrictive would eliminate private competitors. Instead of letting a thousand flowers bloom, the president wants to uproot the garden.
Afghanistan’s Historic Election
The foundation for self-determination and responsible, responsive, representative government is stronger today.
Eliminating the Public Option Is Not Enough
Even if the public option is excised, the healthcare bill still would impose a heavy blanket of federal regulation on every aspect of healthcare.
Maybe We Should Spend More on Healthcare
The argument that we spend too much on healthcare makes little sense, and the current ‘spend too much’ panic will prompt us to cut costs at the expense of the future.