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Author: John C. Goodman

Thursday Links – 30 July 2026

Posted on July 30, 2026July 29, 2026 by John C. Goodman
  • Fauci’s diaries: he apparently conspired to hold back the Covid vaccine to help Hillary in the fall election against Trump.
  • Why do we eat chicken eggs, instead of eggs from ducks, geese or even emus?
  • The field of pediatrics is increasingly moving toward regionalized hub-and-spoke models organized around comprehensive “centers of excellence.” This is why care must be available across state lines.
  • New study: ultra-processed food consumption may account for between 23% and 38% of cardiovascular disease cases and deaths among Canadian adults.
  • Is the person you’re dating the right one for you? An app will answer that question. (WSJ)
  • About 400 million people worldwide and 25 to 30 million people in the US have a rare disease. Half are children and a third die before age 5.  (NYT)
  • The case against non-FDA-approved peptides. (NYT)
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More on Socialism

Posted on July 29, 2026 by John C. Goodman

Like the Soviet Union and its gulag prison-work camps, Mao established the laogai prison system in 1949. Eventually, an estimated 1,000 laogai prisons operated nationwide. “Hitler had his concentration camps, Stalin had his gulag, and the Chinese Communist Party had the laogai,” said Harry Wu, activist and former political prisoner.

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Wednesday Links – 29 July 2026

Posted on July 29, 2026July 28, 2026 by John C. Goodman
  • Reality Check: there is no massive leftwing bias in AI chat boxes.
  • “The share of people who are hungry has been decreasing faster in South America than anywhere else in the world”
  • Is the Odyssey really a Christian movie?
  • Ranking health care in the states: New Hampshire is first, Alaska is last.
  • The low down on processed foods.
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Tuesday Links – 28 July 2026

Posted on July 28, 2026July 27, 2026 by John C. Goodman
  • How does the public feel about editing genes to improve the human condition?  About 28% would not adopt at any benefit.
  • Not everyone is leaving California. (The homeless like it there)
  • The Kean/Young bill is a giveaway to higher income seniors on Medicare.
  • Yglesias on The Odyssey: Historical accuracy is a modern idea.
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For many years, our health care blog was the only free enterprise health policy blog on the internet. Then, when the NCPA closed its doors, the health blog stopped as well.

During this five-year hiatus no one else has come forward to claim the space. So, my colleagues and I have decided to restart the blog in connection with the Goodman Institute. We invite you and others to use this forum to share your views.

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