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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.
Portraying CEOs as Cartoon Villains
It is not the corporate CEOs who deserve to be blamed: statist governments are the real villains.
America Would Suffer Under RFK Jr.
Kennedy says he is not anti-vaccine but merely “asking uncomfortable questions.”
Make Health Savings Accounts Work for Everyone
Increase HSA contribution limits so nearly all workers could deposit 100 percent of what their employer pays toward health benefits tax‐free into an HSA.
The Big Freeze at HHS, CDC, and NIH
One Health, as newly embraced by the CDC, amounts to a radical transformation of the basis of social order itself, under the guidance of god-like scientists who alone know how to structure the best life for all living things, even if that comes at the expense of human flourishing.
The United Healthcare CEO Murder and the Right to Health Care
People are shocked at the murder of the United Healthcare CEO and those who support the actions of the murderer. They rightfully denounce the murderer and those who support him. However, no one has identified the fundamental reason why many people think the murder is justified.
An Open Letter to President Trump
Congratulations to you. In no particular order, here are some public policy recommendations.
Industrial Policy, Whether Republican or Democrat, Is Anti-Liberty
Although the incoming Trump administration says it will cut taxes, reduce regulations, and slash wasteful government spending—all of which are good things—it also intends to enact an industrial policy to bolster US manufacturing, using interventionist tools such as tariffs, subsidies, Buy American rules, and similar commands—all of which are bad things and inherently anti-liberty.
The Meaning Behind Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech
On Martin Luther King Day–and every day–we should focus on the antidote to racism and alternative to racial thinking: individualism.
The Meaning of New Year’s Resolutions
The solution to failed New Year’s resolutions is not to abandon the practice, but to supplement it with a broader resolution–a commitment to a goal-directed life.
Corporate DEI: Doomed To Fail
Besides abandoning DEI programs, what should companies do then if they want to achieve long-term success?
Reform, Not Revenge, Is the Path to a Freer, Fairer Healthcare Market
Critics who applaud violence against executives like Brian Thompson misunderstand how the healthcare system operates — and seem content to wallow in those adolescent misapprehensions.
The Revolution of 2024
Are elections capable of delivering real results?
Giving Real Meaning to Veterans Day
Any element of self-sacrifice in war is a betrayal of our soldiers and the American freedom they fight for.
5 Myths About Tariffs
Tariffs distort market signals that would otherwise lower costs, raise competition, and motivate reinvestment.
End NATO Expansion and Bring Americans Back Home
President George Washington was right then, and he is right now. Let’s end NATO expansion and bring the boys back home.
Argentina President Javier Milei’s Free-Market ‘Shock Therapy’ Is Working
Argentina’s budget cuts have generated eye-popping results: lower inflation, higher wages, and the nation’s first budget surplus in 12 years.
To Protect Service Members and Honor Veterans, Reform the VA
Privatization of the Veterans Health Administration would improve health care for veterans and nonveterans alike.
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