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Saturday, March 8, 2008Raise Taxes or Curtail Services = False DichotomyBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAlthough this editorial from the Atlanta Journal Constitution includes many solid points on the need to rein in the runaway costs of Medicare and Medicaid, it also plays into the false dichotomy that we ... more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008There’s Electricity in the Air – and In Your Shirt!The "piezoelectric effect" points toward a better future By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: GeneralA recent article from Brian Bergstein, distributed by the Associate Press, describes how scientists have "developed a way to generate electricity by jostling fabric with ... more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008Summer Seminars for StudentsHigh school and undergraduates apply today! By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: Events, GeneralThe Independent Institute is sponsoring two Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminars, open to high school and undergraduate students alike. The programs will take place June 16-20 and August 11-15, 2008. II states its "seminars help students ... more »»
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Sunday, March 9, 2008Outsourcing Health CareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareFree trade is great. And, while the principle of comparative advantage makes it logical for nations to specialize in those industries that are most competitive, this has not been the case for health care until very recently. Now, ... more »»
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Monday, March 10, 2008Pennsylvania plans to cheat MedicaidBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareMichael Cannon writes that the Rendell administration's plan to tax Philly and Pittsburgh hospitals, but give ... more »»
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Monday, March 10, 2008Keep the Education Reforms ComingFiled As: Education (k-12)Arizona has been one of the leaders among states in adopting market and consumer-friendly reforms. The Goldwater Institute recently released a new report reviewing the past and offering recommendations for the future. While over 100,000 students are learning in schools of choice, more »»
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Monday, March 10, 2008Don't Worry; We Still have Government-Favored AirlinesFiled As: TransportationIf you read anything about the air travel, you may have heard of SkyBus, which is at least practices truth-in-advertising: cheap fares in exchange for being treated like a bus passenger. But David Hansen, president of the Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, pointed me to the dirty little ... more »»
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Monday, March 10, 2008Bragging About Nothing MuchFiled As: Education (k-12)"We've got great schools" is a marketing slogan of district administrators, union leaders, real estate agents and assorted politicians. But do those claims mean much? Writing in Wisconsin Interest, a publication of the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, Sunny Schubert says: ... more »»
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Monday, March 10, 2008Use of Telemedicine IncreasingFiled As: Health CareTelemedicine introduces opportunities for improved access to health care services for all Americans -- regardless of geography -- with lower costs and better outcomes, according to the Center for Health Transformation. ... more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008The Wyoming Health Care CommissionBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareLegislation that affects your life often starts out in the committee rooms of unelected advisory committees. That means that if you live in Wyoming, you might want to look at what the Wyoming Health Care Commission is doing.
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