On Hubris, the Experts, and Healthcare-System Reform
The way to become an expert is as follows: don’t challenge the prevailing orthodoxy of the institution; learn the history, underlying princip
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How the Experts Are Wrecking Healthcare
The way to become an expert is as follows: don’t challenge the prevailing orthodoxy of the institution; learn the history, underlying principles, and the inner workings of the institution; regurgitate the orthodoxy as you’ve been taught; celebrate the march of the state.
The Google Pharm Case
People must not be allowed to get prescription medications without doctor approval — or else an entire fake industry could collapse. So the pharms, the docs, and all those who benefit from the current system banded together and instituted a medieval guild system for the digital age.
The Myth of Free-Market Healthcare
While most people believe that our healthcare industry is one comprised of free markets, it is anything but.
The President’s Own Dumb Rules
President Barack Obama promised recently in a <i>Wall Street Journal</i> op-ed to undertake a grand review of economic regulation in the United States and get rid of rules that "are not worth the cost, or that are just plain dumb." Yet he has added plenty of dumb regulations himself.
QE2 and Egypt
Higher food prices set off the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and the mass protests in countries like Algeria, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain, and Iran.
The Healthcare Herring
Announcing that 50 million Americans are uninsured means nothing. It could be our government’s involvement that has led to the current situation.
Meet Crystal Meth
Crystal meth is a horrible drug, but it is also a cheap date, the poor man’s cocaine.
All Laws Have Teeth
It's strange how most people are willing to give the police and the courts the benefit of the doubt and pretend as if the system somehow knows something that we do not know. Anyone hauled off to jail, they believe, probably deserved what is coming to him.
