- CBO: the amount we are spending to eliminate poverty is twice as much as the federal poverty level.
- Brooke Rollins is tackling bird flu.
- Jeff Bezos on changes at the Washington Post: “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.”
- Heritage: Needed changes in Medicaid.
- AEI “audits” DOGE’s savings at the Education Department.
Category: Consumer-Driven Health Care
NYT: Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored
The organ transplant and procurement system is poorly designed, poorly managed and benefits some at the expense of others. I have often written about it, including here, here and here. Indeed, The New York Times reports that the organ transplant system is in chaos as Waiting Lists are ignored.
Why DOGE Employee Firings May Not Reduce Spending
An executive order signed on February 11 calls for a transition to a general policy across the government of one hire for every four departures combined with possible reductions in force in select agencies.
Source: James Capretta, AEI
Scott Sumner on Our Drug Laws
It’s all about the fact that poor Black and Hispanic men need to be put in prison while glamorous Hollywood actors and pop stars need to be protected from prison.