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Tragedy of the Health Care Commons
Recent difficulties with implementing the Affordable Care Act have increased opposition to the program. A majority of Americans now oppose it. Problems with the …
Laissez-Faire Today
Don’t Forget Financial Privacy
Amidst all the revelations about how the American people, many of whom are absolutely convinced they live in a free society, have their telephone …
Why Are Bitcoiners Going to Jail for Money Laundering While Big Banks Walk?
Image: Shutterstock BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem, along with alleged co-conspirator Robert Faiella, was arrested by federal authorities last week for allegedly laundering more than …
How Obamacare Creates Ethical Conflicts for Physicians
Do you trust your doctor? Most patients assume their doctor is working in their best medical interests whenever he or she orders a diagnostic …
Cybersecurity: The NSA’s Big Budget Action Movie
The exercise had an awesome name, inspired by the movies: “Quantum Dawn 2.” On July 18, scads of U.S. banks, stock exchanges and government …
The New American Elite
The faces of the Detroit bankruptcy are the thousands of pensioners whose promised benefits are suddenly part of the restructure negotiation. When Motown filed …
Obamacare: A Welcome Mat for IRS Horrors
So you’ve maneuvered the Obamacare website, plugged in your top-secret information and found out how much you are forced to pay to avoid a …
How Many Fish?
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” …
Debt Ceiling Déjà Vu: The Government That Cried Wolf
On Feb. 7 the United States will once again reach its statutory debt limit, meaning it cannot legally borrow any more money. Since the …
Cheap Wine and Expensive Health Care
The New York Times published an interminable article on health care recently. Plenty of facts — how scrupulous are these journalists! — but the …