Jesse Jackson’s Legacy

Well, at least it’s not about race. Reverend Jackson intervened on behalf of seven black Decatur, Illinois, high school students, expelled for inciting a brawl at a high school football game. “This isn’t about black and white,” he insists,...

Coming soon: The Fat Tax

It’s on. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just released a new study. Americans, say the CDC, face a new epidemic — fat people. The CDC calls nearly 18 percent of Americans “obese,” meaning that nearly one in five of us weighs more...

The History of HMOs

The new year begins as employees begin a process called open enrollment–when many employees designate a health plan through their employer. Unfortunately, most are forced to enroll in a managed care plan, i.e., an HMO or PPO. That’s right: force actually...