Part two of a two-part series. If all goes well, 2021 will be better than 2020. But there’s much that can go wrong. The manufacturing and distribution of vaccines is…
Why the U.S. Is Broke: Part Four
Fourth of four parts. New Spending? Given the level of U.S. debt, you’d think politicians would be spending less and seeking ways to at least slow the speed at which…
Deregulation Is Working, Too
How would you like to wait 10 years for a COVID-19 vaccine? I recently wrote that, on average, it takes a decade and $2.6 billion to get a drug approved. In…
“Single Payer” Means We All Pay
There is no such thing as single-payer healthcare. It’s really healthcare that everyone pays for. The federal government would be the “single payer,” but of course it’s taxpayers who fund…
Socialism’s Promise: Medicaid for All
For an example of how government entitlements always expand and never contract, consider what’s been happening to Medicaid. Designed to provide health coverage for low-income and disabled Americans, Medicaid was…
24 Million Losing Health Insurance? Not Really.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), as The Washington Times noted, is “a public policy flop of epic proportions.” It is costing much more and insuring far fewer Americans than projected,…
Obamacare Resuscitated
“If you don’t buy this magazine, we’ll kill this dog.” So said a cover of National Lampoon back in 1973. We’re reminded of the infamous cover when we reflect on…
The White House as Animal House
Why has the stock market been going bonkers, even as interest rates have begun to rise? CNBC sums it up in two words: “animal spirits.” Wall Street types aren’t talking…
Fear Politicians, Not Clowns
Clowns have been on a rampage this year, with creepy clowns—sometimes armed—threatening victims not only throughout the U.S., but in other countries. According to a poll conducted by Chapman University,…
Obamacare in Massachusetts: $1 Billion Cost, Fewer Insured
The big news last week, if you believe it, is that the Affordable Care Act (aka, Obamacare) has reduced the number of Americans who do not have health insurance to…