Opinion
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NY Times: Greenhouse Gases May Avert Next Ice Age
Opinion -A quarter-century ago, climate change alarmists were claiming the world was on the brink of a new ice age. Now they argue we are baking the planet. According to the New York Times, the alarmists may have been right the first time. -
Eleven Years Under Howard Dean: Lessons from Vermont
Opinion -Judging from his 11-year track record, Governor Howard Dean most wants Vermont voters to remember him for his efforts to drive down the fraction of Vermonters who lack health insurance coverage. -
Europeans Explore Consumer-Directed Health Care
Opinion -Health policy debates taking place on both sides of the Atlantic are remarkably similar. Entrenched forces are determined to resist change, even if it means the decline and decay of programs they are trying to protect. -
House Republicans Make Stand on Medicare
Opinion -When the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the Medicare bill on November 22, 25 principled Republicans voted “no. -
Five Ways to Spend Less on Higher Education
Opinion -On October 21, 2003, the College Board once again documented the widespread impression that college costs are spiraling wildly out of control. -
Why Gates’ Dad Is Wrong on the Death Tax
Opinion -So Bill Gates Sr. has decided that all Americans should pay estate taxes. He’s even written a book, Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes. Hey, Mr. Gates: Speak for yourself! -
Energy Bill Dies in Senate
Opinion -A $31 billion measure aimed at overhauling the nation’s energy strategy died in the Senate November 21, as proponents of the bill failed to gather enough votes to block a filibuster. -
Russia May Doom Kyoto Protocol
Opinion -As Russian President Vladimir Putin met with European business leaders in Moscow on December 2, his top economic issues advisor explained to reporters at the Kremlin why Russia won’t ratify the Kyoto Protocol. -
You Are What You Eat
Opinion -Whole grain foods may be just what the doctor ordered to help prevent diabetes. -
Oh, My Aching Back
Opinion -While the human spine is a miracle of design, it is also unreliable. If you are hearing [or reading] this message, you probably have suffered the agony of back pain. -
Medicine That Goes Beeeeeep
Opinion -A medicine container that goes “beeeep” when it’s time for another dose, a computerized drug dispenser, and a special cap that counts the number of times you have taken your prescriptions are some of the new twenty-first century aides for patients who -
GOP Abandons Conservatives
Opinion -The Medicare prescription drug bill passed by Congress in late November may prove to be a watershed event for political conservatives in America. -
America’s Oldest Teenager
Opinion -Tan, fit, and still looking young at age 74, Dick Clark hardly looks like a poster boy for type 2 diabetes. So it came as quite a shock when the host of “American Bandstand” announced he was diagnosed with diabetes more than 10 years ago. -
Tattoo Me Not
Opinion -State health officials are warning that popular painted-on “black henna” tattoos can cause health problems. Allergic reactions are capable of leaving permanent scars and disfiguration. -
Ants in the Pants
Opinion -Ants in your yard or home are no summertime treat--especially the ones that bite. Of the several types of stinging ants, the red fire ant is the most aggressive and most dangerous. It is believed fire ants snuck into the U.S. -
01/2004 Consumer Choice Matters: Backlash from the Left
Opinion -It didn’t take long for the left wing to realize the impact of the Health Savings Account (HSA) provision of the Medicare reform legislation. -
Colorado Voucher Program Dealt ‘Temporary Setback’
Opinion -A Denver District Court halted Colorado’s fledgling voucher program on December 3, ruling the provision of “Opportunity Contract” scholarships for children to attend private schools violated the right of public school districts under the state -
Congressional Leaders Call for Head Start Probe
Opinion -Congressional leaders have asked the General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative agency of Congress, to inspect the financial controls and monitoring practices of the Head Start program before Congress acts to reauthorize the preschool program. -
Construction Plan for Better Teachers: Deregulation
Opinion -To Build a Better Teacher: The Emergence of a Competitive Education Industry Robert Gray Holland (Praeger Paperback, 2004; 168 pages, $24, ISBN: 0897898869) Getting better teachers is one of Diane Ravitch’s recommendations for combatting The -
CORE Mocks Environmentalists in Cancun
Opinion -Environmental activists are famous for using street theater to embarrass opponents and draw attention to their platforms. -
Democrats Wrong Again
Opinion -You’ve heard lots of talking heads complain about the new Medicare Reform Act of 2004. What you’re not hearing is the really good news--the free market is responding as predicted: Medicare HMO premiums are dropping like a rock. -
Don’t Ban Technology to Solve Copyright Problems
Opinion -The recording industry seems to believe there is no greater enemy of all that is good and wonderful than peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technologies. -
Don’t Just Stand There, Do Something!
Opinion -Senator Chris Lauzen spoke at the National Symposium on Drug Importation, held in Chicago on October 23, 2003. Lauzen has represented the 25th district of Illinois since 1993. -
Foreign Drugs May Not Be Safe
Opinion -In July and August 2003 the Food and Drug Administration examined shipments of foreign drugs coming through Miami, New York, and San Francisco. It found thousands of packages often contained dangerous, unapproved, or counterfeit drugs.