Jeffrey A. Singer and Bautista Vivanco A 2024 Commonwealth Fund survey compared prescription rates among seniors (aged 65 and above) in 10 different countries, including the US and Canada (Figure 1). According…
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Norbert Michel For the last century, the federal government has provided many good reasons why America so badly needs to revive the idea of a limited government. But the past…
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Jon Hoffman As Iranians take to the streets over legitimate political and economic grievances, President Trump is expected to decide in the coming days whether the United States will use…
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Jeffrey A. Singer January 12 is National Pharmacist Day, established in 2005 to recognize the contributions pharmacists make to Americans’ health. Various organizations, health departments, and employers observe this day…
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Michael F. Cannon President Trump graciously posted to Truth Social about what would provide relief from soaring Obamacare premiums—and what would not. The post is broadly faithful to comments I’ve…
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Dan Greenberg Several of my colleagues have written about today’s controversy: the shooting, at point-blank range, of Renee Good. They are just a few participants in a nationwide argument over…
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María Corina Machado Is Different—She Can Bring Liberty and Democracy Back to Venezuela
Marcos Falcone Over 26 years, Venezuela’s gradual transition from a democracy into a dictatorship involved increasing authoritarianism on the part of the Chávez-Maduro regime. It also involved ineffective opposition leaders, who…
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Recovering Mercy by Restoring Jury Power: Lessons from Judges Bibas and Sullivan
Matthew Cavedon A recent conversation between two judges suggests that mercy should have more of a role in the criminal legal system than many people think. On November 19, Judges…
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Stephen Slivinski President Trump’s recent Truth Social missive about housing fits the mold of many of his others to date: he identifies an issue (that may or may not be…
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Colleen Hroncich “I was a teacher who always stretched the limits and broke the rules a little bit,” admits Kristin Fink, founder of Skola Microschool in Minnesota. “I loved trying…
