by Richard E. Ralston | Jun 25, 2007 | Healthcare
The U.S. government now pays for and controls half of the health care in America. That is up from less than 10 percent forty years ago. Government spending on health care has increased at a rapid rate as its share of health care has increased. Yet those who complain... by Elan Journo | Jun 21, 2007 | POLITICS, War with Iran
Bush’s disastrous foreign policy–especially the Iraq fiasco–has led many to conclude that diplomatic “engagement” is our best hope for stopping Iran’s nuclear program. But while Bush’s policy is a failure, engagement is not... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 20, 2007 | Healthcare
They say health care in the United States is outrageously expensive because of a failure of the free market. But we don’t have a free market in health care. States throughout the country regulate private health insurance, and have turned it into a... by Tom DeWeese | Jun 20, 2007 | POLITICS
Environmentalists are quick to lecture the rest of us about the ways of nature. Don’t clean the dead trees off the forest floor, it’s natural. Cattle and horses on the range aren’t native, so let the grizzles and wolves devour them, it’s... by John Stossel | Jun 20, 2007 | POLITICS
Dropping out of college didn’t stop Bill Gates from making tons of money, but it kept him from classes where he might have learned about the beauty of spontaneous market processes. Never mind. I forgot that he attended Harvard. He might not have learned about... by Tom DeWeese | Jun 13, 2007 | POLITICS
Global warming alarmists are a clever bunch. They have very carefully changed the issue from “global warming” to “climate change.” Now any change in weather, be it mild winters or cool summers can be attributed to “climate change.”... by Paul Hsieh MD | Jun 7, 2007 | Healthcare, POLITICS
The Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Reform recently selected four proposals for health care reform for eventual consideration by the state legislature. Although they differ in their details, these differences are dwarfed by their fundamental similarity... by Walter Williams | Jun 2, 2007 | Healthcare, POLITICS
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with ensuring that only safe and effective drugs are marketed. Such a task is highly complex and fraught with difficulties. Consumers, the ostensible beneficiaries, should examine and question the incentive... by Lisa VanDamme | Jun 1, 2007 | Education, POLITICS
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (or NAEP), the average high school student is an incompetent writer. To evaluate their writing ability, testers asked high school juniors to write a paragraph based on notes they were given about a haunted...
