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  • Covid and Its Omicron Variant

    Coronavirus is the type of virus that causes common colds, but it can also cause more serious diseases such as SARS, MERS, or COVID – 19. The virus is only about 0.025 µm in diameter, far smaller than the human eye can see even with the best optical microscope. In comparison, a fine human hair… Read more

  • Yet more about COVID – 19

    Coronavirus is the type of virus that causes common colds, but it can also cause more serious diseases such as SARS, MERS, or COVID – 19. The virus is only about 0.025 µm in diameter, far smaller than the human eye can see even with the best optical microscope. In comparison, a fine human hair… Read more

  • Medicare: Where Is the $716 Billion Robbery

    Mitt Romney is publicly saying that President Obama “robbed” $716 billion from Medicare. This article investigates that claim to see whether someone is stealing from Medicare or not. Read more

  • Bits and pieces 14: A Summary of the Affordable Care Act

    The Affordable Care Act has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court and it will greatly affect the healthcare of many Americans. This article summarizes the main provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Read more

  • Healthcare Reform: The Affordable Care Act

    The Affordable Care Act has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court and will greatly affect the healthcare of many Americans. This article provides a checklist and a summary of the main provisions of the affordable care act. Read more

  • Should Entitlement Programs Be Reformed?

    Mr. John Brock lays out a plan to remove entitlement programs from government management and empower each person to manage their own safety nets. The article makes a number of bad assumptions to justify the reform – and implementing it might leave many people without healthcare or destitute when they retire. Read more

  • George Will's War on Regulations

    George Will tells how Carl Karcher built up Carl Jr’s Restaurants, into a billion-dollar business. The CEO, Andy Puzder, is now concerned about how Obamacare is going to increase his healthcare costs and Mr. Will has parlayed that into a regulatory state’s war on business, though he overlooks the ethical issues and inconsistencies. Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 12 : Should We Tax Unhealthy Foods?

    Would people be more likely to avoid unhealthy foods if they received a tax incentive to do so? A few countries think so, and have enacted laws to increase taxes on fat, sweet and salty foods. The outgoing conservative Danish government has passed a “ fat tax” on foods high in saturated fats. Hungary has… Read more

  • Why Not Privatize?

    It is usually assumed that private enterprise will find efficient ways to do things and lower costs to the benefit of consumers and taxpayers. However, while privatization of basic services may seem both financially and ideologically appealing, it may have undesirable consequences in the long term. Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 4: Is It Safe to Fluoridate Water?

    Fluoride is safe to use at the levels used to fluoridate water but is toxic at much higher levels. It is important to avoid getting fluoride from several sources. Poor oral health has been linked to poor performance in school and missed work. The amount of arsenic that might contaminate the fluorosilic acid used to… Read more