What Seduces Doctors to the “Dark Side”? By Mark J. Kellen, MD, President, AAPS We all have colleagues who cannot get over their attraction to government schemes. The question of course is, “Why?” In the history of mankind, central planning has been a marker for inefficiency, failure, oppression, and scarcity. Free markets, property rights, and […]

Dr. Rosen:       We are hearing allegations and confessions of sexual harassment from a large group of women who allege they were harassed decades ago. How valid is memory from 4 decades ago? Dr. Edwards:  It seems the majority are in the entertainment and political arena. They may have been precipitated by the current emphases in […]

A panel of government experts gets together and decides what is healthy to eat and what isn’t. What could possibly go wrong? Did the Food Pyramid Make Us Fat? Freethink Media’s new video on the history of the Food Pyramid will make for surprising viewing for anyone who assumes official health and nutrition advice should be taken at face […]

Mr. Yarrow came in for a prescription for his 81 mg tablets of baby aspirin which he used as prophylaxis for a coronary attack. He had Medicare and Medicaid coverage. He decided that since Medicare/Medicaid covered his prescription drugs, he would make the appointment for a medical visit to acquire the aspirin on his insurance. […]

Medicare’s Readmission Penalties Hit New High By Jordan Rau AUGUST 2, 2016 The federal government’s readmission penalties on hospitals will reach a new high as Medicare withholds more than half a billion dollars in payments over the next year, records released Tuesday show. The government will punish more than half of the nation’s hospitals — a […]

by Steven Globerman, Bacchus Barua, and Sazid Hasan The Fraser Institute While the provision of health care involves the use of a considerable number of inputs, including medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, health-care services still draw largely on the expertise of health-care professionals. Physicians, in particular, play a prominent role. In this regard, while Canada has […]

Chastity before marriage may have its uses after all The Economist | from PRINT EDITION | Jan 20th 2011 WHEN is it the right time to do the deed? If priests had their way, it would be shortly after the wedding ceremony—but recent studies show such advice is rarely heeded. Roughly 85% of the American […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government Accountability Institute (GAI) attempted to obtain public voter roll information from all 50 states to independently test for duplicate voting in the 2016 presidential election. Duplicate voting is one type of voter fraud, defined as an individual casting more than one ballot. There are currently no government agencies or private entities […]

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Obituary: Antonin Scalia Always right Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court justice, died on February 13th, aged 79 The Economist | Print edition | Obituary | Feb 20th 2016 IF YOU were bold enough to ask Antonin Scalia questions, you had to be precise. Otherwise the bushy black brows would furrow, the chin would crumple and the […]