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Analysis and Commentary

Crusades Versus Caution: Part II

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The recently launched crusade to have every child tested for autism before the age of two has as its reason an opportunity for "early intervention" to treat the condition...

Analysis and Commentary

Crusades Versus Caution

by Thomas Sowellvia Creators Syndicate
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Autism is a devastating condition, both for those who have it and for their parents...

In the News

A Market for Kidneys?

with Gary S. Beckervia Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

U.S. federal law has long banned any compensation for human organs, but with the demand for kidney transplants far outstripping the number of donors, some economists are urging the adoption of market-based innovations to increase supply...

In the News

Breast Cancer-DDT Link Clouds Anti-Malaria Effort

with Henry I. Millervia Women's eNews
Monday, November 12, 2007

Every year, young children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa are the majority of the roughly 500 million people who contract malaria and the more than 1 million people who die of the disease each year, World Health Organization data show...

Analysis and Commentary

Solonic / moronic

by Henry I. Millervia Washington Times
Sunday, November 11, 2007

Charlie Munger, vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's long-time business partner, once shared with me the secret of their success, "Warren and I have made a lot of money simply by not being stupid..."

In the News

His Fault

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Friday, November 9, 2007

I get it...

In the News

Growth in health care expenditures

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Monday, November 5, 2007

This week's EconTalk is with Arnold Kling talking about health care...

In the News

Cut those costs!

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Monday, November 5, 2007

If the government paid for everybody's health care, some argue that we'd save money by cutting out administrative costs...

In the News

Arnold Kling on the Economics of Health Care and the Crisis of Abundance

by Russ Robertsvia EconTalk
Monday, November 5, 2007

Arnold Kling of EconLog talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of health care and his book, A Crisis of Abundance: Rethinking How We Pay for Health Care...

Analysis and Commentary

To Slay 'Superbug' We Must Find New Antibotics

by Henry I. Millervia New York Post
Friday, November 2, 2007

In the war between pathogenic bacteria and humans, the microbes seem to be winning: They're evolving resistance to our antibiotics faster than we're evolving new ways to attack them...

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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.