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Truth or consequences or neither

with Michael J. Boskinvia Power Line
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Michael Boskin, an economist at Stanford and head of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George H.W. Bush, has written a very important piece about abuse of data by governments. . . .

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Health care proposal reads unbelievable, even irrational

with Thomas Sowellvia Daily Illini
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Of all the assertions made about the government’s proposals for health care, the hardest to believe is that a dramatic “overhaul” of the system would improve the economic conditions in the country. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

Go Quietly, Old People

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Thursday, January 14, 2010

My review of bio-ethicist Daniel Callahan's new book, Taming the Beloved Beast: How Medical Technology Costs Are Destroying Our Health Care System, was posted on-line yesterday. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

Don't Like the Numbers? Change 'Em

by Michael J. Boskinvia Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

If a CEO issued the kind of distorted figures put out by politicians and scientists, he'd wind up in prison. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

Go Quietly, Old People

by David R. Hendersonvia Cato Institute
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Formany years,DanielCallahan, cofounder of the Hastings Center, has been writing about medical ethics and bioethics. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

Jonathan Gruber and Me

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Jonathan Gruber has gotten some negative press for not revealing that he received substantial payments from the Obama Administration while also writing a Washington Post article favoring Obama's proposed government interventions in medical care. . . .

Analysis and Commentary

California Flailin'

by Richard A. Epsteinvia Forbes
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

America's largest state is broken and looking for fixes in the wrong places. . . .

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Fight Club

with Morris P. Fiorinavia Newsweek
Monday, January 11, 2010

While the political parties duke it out over divisive social issues, the majority of Americans remain steadfastly in the middle. . . .

In the News

The Meat Market

with Gary S. Beckervia Wall Street Journal
Friday, January 8, 2010

In a race to prevent thousands of needless deaths a year, countries from Singapore to Israel are launching innovative new programs to boost organ donation. . . .

In the News

Deficit, Budget Woes Need Solutions as U.S. Nears the Precipice

with Robert J. Barro, Thomas J. Sargentvia Wall Street Journal
Monday, January 4, 2010

The Obama administration has a lot to wish for in 2010, including a new health-care system and a sustainable economic recovery. . . .

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Health Care Policy Working Group


The Working Group on Health Care Policy devises public policies that enable more Americans to get better value for their health care dollar and foster appropriate innovations that will extend and improve life.