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.
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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.
Canada’s Ailing National Healthcare Is Not a Model for America
Despite a population of 40 million, there are only 432 MRI machines in Canada. The US has more than 13,000. Long wait times are the symptom of a deep problem.
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.
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