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The Medicare II bill (my name for it) that Congress is about to pass is an unmitigated disaster. The bill contains provisions for the largest expansion of socialized health care in this nation's history. It essentially nationalizes prescription drugs for the elderly,...
Q: Dr. Hurd, I am sure you heard about Rush Limbaugh's addiction and subsequent hospitalization for prescription drugs. Doesn't this show that addictive problems are a medical disease, and that Limbaugh's (and your own) emphasis on choice and self-reliance cannot...
"If George Bush rebuilds Iraq the way he rebuilds the United States, they're going to lose 3 million jobs over the course of the next three years," said Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, who's hoping to run against President Bush next year. Clever statement -- but there...
President Bush, while being heckled by anti-war protesters in Australia, asked his audience how anyone can believe the world is not a better place with Saddam Hussein out of power. Good question. He asked it rhetorically, not expecting an answer. But there are...
From the Howard Dean for President website: "Repeal the Bush tax cuts, and use those funds to pay for universal health care, homeland security, and investments in job creation that benefit all Americans." In other words: Raise taxes, nationalize medical care --...
Soviet President Brezhnev, one of the last of the Soviet Communist dictators, hated the Catholic Church, according to conversations reported in The Wall Street Journal. Back during the Cold War Brezhnev is quoted as saying, "Sooner or later [the Church] would gag in...
In Washington D.C. right now, there's a huge debate going on about school vouchers. Here's the debate boiled down to its bare -- and honest -- essentials. The opponents of school vouchers resent the fact that some kids will end up in superior schools and some will end...
On this day, the best way to honor the dead is to reassert -- and expand -- the values that made their lives in this country (and our own) possible. This means rebuilding the World Trade Center -- with private dollars and within the capitalist framework. It means...
Q: I know people who do more than I do yet don't seem to get overwhelmed. I feel overwhelmed most of the time, yet I do less than these people. What's my problem? A: It's not how much you do; it's how you view what you do that determines your overall emotional state...
"Codependent" basically means taking too much responsibility for somebody else, materially and/or psychologically. It means a lack of personal boundaries, a willingness to sacrifice yourself to help somebody else (even if the sacrifice is unwanted or unappreciated)....
Q: How can I overcome the problem of wanting everybody to like me? A: Imagine for a moment that you were liked by everyone. This would most certainly mean that you're doing something wrong. Why? Because it would be impossible to please everyone. People, first of all,...
That's all Saddam Hussein was: the moral and political equivalent of a cockroach. His metaphysical importance was never any more than that, and neither -- we now realize -- was his military strength. Years of hand wringing and appeasement by (primarily) the Clinton...
A mixed economy is when Republicans and Democrats reach an unspoken, silent agreement. The silent agreement is as follows. Republicans don't want socialism. At the same time, they're terrified of endorsing principles such as freedom, individual rights and capitalism....
The most common reason I hear people opposing war against Iraq -- indeed, any war initiated in defense of the United States -- is opposition to "violence on principle." This is what I hear from young people particularly often: "We have no right to use our military...
The FDA has okayed Prozac for kids 8-years-old and up. While some physicians have prescribed to kids for years, this puts the stamp of approval on a practice that is still highly controversial due to a lack of studies. The drug's maker, Eli Lilly, has agreed to do...
Politicians are talking of "price gouging" and oil. They say Americans are being charged too much for oil (as evidenced by the price for a gallon of gas hitting $2 in parts of the country). What exactly is "price gouging?" No objective definition is ever given. From...
The best thing that could happen would be for the U.N. to reject the American/British resolution for declaring war on Iraq -- provided that the U.S. follows through with war and successfully destroys Saddam Hussein and everyone associated with his regime. The U.N. is...
I don't feel safer because the United States government has issued a High Alert. I would feel safer if: The United States acted in its own interest and stopped apologizing for it. For example: if Iraq is a threat to us -- then attack Iraq. Don't announce it ahead of...
Is the death penalty, by its very nature, "arbitrary and capricious" as the governor of Illinois and the Reverend Jesse Jackson have suddenly erupted into insisting? No. And they should be made to prove that it is. People cannot and should not be executed unless there...
Mistake # 1: A debate is underway as to whether or not we should go to war. We're already at war. On 9/11/01 this became abundantly clear. We are not merely at war with al Qaeda. We are not merely at war with terrorist organizations. We are first and foremost at war...
In the January 6th, 2003 Wall Street Journal editorial it is stated: "Adding a drug benefit [to Medicare] makes sense, but only if it is added as part of reform that introduces market incentives and competition to Medicare." Wrong. Adding a drug benefit to Medicare...
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