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Government Wants You To Have Choices–As Long As You Make The ‘Right’ Choice

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Hat tip to Walter Russell Mead who points to this article in the New York Times about physicians in Texas who have switched to “all-cash” (that is, they don’t take insurance) practices: For 12 hours a day, the waiting room ...
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Why is the American Geophysical Union Prioritizing Climate Alarmism Over Scientific Inquiry?

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I had a comment rejected by a blog of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) last night because I included within it a link to a blog post by a climate scientist, Dr. Roger Pielke, Sr., who has over 370 peer-reviewed ...
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Medicaid Expansion: Good News And Bad News

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Will Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion make it more difficult for Medicaid beneficiaries to find care?  It’s already well known that finding a physician who takes Medicaid is difficult.  Some critics of Obamacare have suggested that by expanding Medicaid enrollment without also expanding ...
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A Bad Week for Lois Lerner, But a Good Week for Finding the Truth

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This was a bad week for Lois Lerner, but nothing that she apparently couldn’t have prevented.  It’s her mess. The former head of the Internal Revenue Service’s division that oversees tax-exempt organizations incurred the wrath of two different congressional committees ...
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Medicare Advantage, Insurance Premiums and Chutzpah

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“Great kid!  Don’t get cocky!”  Han Solo’s timeless warning about how to handle success (don’t let it go to your head and stay on your toes) applies as much today as it did back in 1977.  However, Paul Krugman always ignores ...
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Project 21’s Cooper on Hank Aaron’s Race Remarks

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Legendary baseball star Hank Aaron fouled out when he tried to play politics — essentially spoiling the 40th anniversary of his record-breaking 715th home run for many fans. During an interview with USA Today, when Aaron unfortunately steered the conversation ...
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Health Care Odds & Ends: Why The ObamaCare Numbers Matter

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1. Costs Versus Benefits.  If you’ve read this blog in the last week or so, you’ve seen a lot of numbers about how many uninsured have gained coverage on the ObamaCare exchanges.  Are there 3.1 million young adults who’ve gained ...
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180,000 Women Lost Jobs in February While Obama’s Promotes Gender Warfare

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It’s probably a pretty safe bet that President Obama won’t be talking about last month’s unemployment numbers when he officiates at “Equal Pay Day” at the White House on Tuesday, April 8. Last Friday, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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More On The Bogus ‘3.1 Million Young Adults Have Gained Coverage Via Their Parents’ Statistic

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Last week NCPPR published my study debunking the claim that “3.1 million young adults gained coverage by staying on their parents’ insurance until 26 due to ObamaCare.” The Administration had based that claim on 2011 quarterly data from the National ...
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Why Did the Federal Government Put $700,000 in Taxpayer Money Down the Drain?

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Specifically, why did the federal government spend $700,000 on a climate-change propaganda musical? Worse, one put on by a theater group that advertises left-wing environmental organizations and their frequently-noxious causes on its website? I don’t remember “funding musicals” as one ...
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