It is precisely because our health care is so important to each of us that we need to be especially careful to preserve and protect the rights of physicians and other health care providers.
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Trump’s Iran Strikes are Constitutional
The original draft of Article 1 allocated to Congress the power to ‘make war.’ But James Madison, the father of our Constitution, demanded that it be amended so that the president would have broader authority to take actions in defense of our country.
The Media Beast Targets the MAHA Reform
There is poetry in how the scholar called a “fringe epidemiologist” by the previous agency heads is now in charge.
Book Review: The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
Why ‘Colorblindness’ on Race Matters More than Ever
Ayn Rand’s Devastating Critique of ‘Liberals’
Ayn Rand’s assessment of modern “liberals” differs radically from the criticisms leveled by conservatives, a group she is often wrongly lumped in with.
Trump’s Afrikaner Refugees: Strange Process, Right Decision
The US government should allow those who are discriminated against under foreign affirmative action policies to apply for asylum or to be considered refugees for in-country refugee processing.
Honoring Virtue: The Purpose of Memorial Day
The greatest soldiers of American history knew that freedom was sacred; no price paid on its behalf was a sacrifice.
Memorial Day: What We Owe Our Soldiers
To send soldiers into war without a clear self-defense purpose, and without providing them every possible protection, is a betrayal of their valor and a violation of their rights.
House Republicans’ Reconciliation Bills Are Derelict on Health Reform
The changes that House Republicans have proposed fall far short of what Congress must do to make health care better, more affordable, and more secure.
How Republicans Got Roped into a Deal that Keeps the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
The subsidized energy lobby used “framing” to win Republican negotiations before they even started. But it’s not too late to reframe the negotiation, starting from real IRA termination.
Trump is Vastly Superior to the Left
To anyone who legitimately supports freedom, Trump and his conservative allies are vastly superior to The Left.
High Prices of Prescription Drugs? Price Controls are Not the Answer
The federal government does countless things that increase prices for pharmaceuticals. If Trump wants to reduce drug prices, there are several steps he can take and steps that he should push Congress to take. Price controls are never the answer.
Small Reforms to Improve the US Medical System
None of these eight reforms rub hard on ideological wounds. They can all be pursued without touching existing entitlement systems and legacy welfare provision. They would amount to the first major steps toward creating parallel systems of experimentation, all within the framework of the existing system. It seems like they should earn bipartisan support.
Real DOGE Can Only Come From Congress Which Holds The Power of The Purse
Substantial deficit reduction by unilateral executive decree was never a realistic outcome, given that Congress holds the power of the purse.
Congress Must Cut and Reform Medicaid
Because of Medicaid’s matching grant system, states have no incentive to cut wasteful or fraudulent Medicaid outlays and every incentive to increase both.
Is Capitalism to Blame For The Poor Health of Many Americans?
The statist mixed economy, not capitalism, is to blame for Americans’ poor health and poor diet.
On Tax Day Thank the Rich and Support Lifting the Tax Yoke off Them
Opponents of tax cuts do not want justice. They want redistribution of wealth
No Good Reason to Revoke Birthright Citizenship
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” – Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution
Fifty Achievements In Fifty Days
I’ve chronicled 50 changes that the Trump administration has made that have made life dramatically better in record time.
The Perils of ‘Free’ Information
The decades-long erosion of IP rights can be traced back to Google’s acquisition of YouTube in 2006.
The Original Sin of US Health Policy
This “tax exclusion” for employer-sponsored health insurance is the original sin of US health policy.
Should the Federal Government Subsidize Family Caregivers of Older Americans?
Eliminating immigration, licensing and other regulatory obstacles would expand access to high-quality, affordable home care without costing taxpayers a penny.
On Jay Bhattacharya’s Confirmation As Secretary of the National Institutes of Health
The previous administration specifically targeted Jay Bhattacharya, calling him a “fringe epidemiologist” and sought to censor his opinions. This quiet academic who stood up for principle when it mattered has found himself picked to head the world’s most powerful scientific agency.
Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
The government has been taking away people’s rights to make their own health decisions for 90 years without ever studying whether its interventions are benefiting patients.
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