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Wednesday Links

Posted on June 18, 2025June 17, 2025 by John C. Goodman
  • AAF: Contra Biden Admin., monopoly is not a problem in the US economy.
  • Richard McKensie: Trump’s “beautiful bill” will raise federal spending in 2035 to at least 24 percent of GDP from 23.1 percent this year (and 20.6 percent in 2019, before COVID)
  • Use and misuse of Ivermectin.
  • Covid Redux: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee decided to inoculate essential workers ahead of seniors, even though its own modeling suggested this would increase deaths by up to 7 percent.”
  • More evidence that taxes on capital affect investment.
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The Biggest Risk Factor for Cancer is Not What You Think

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Devon Herrick

If you were to ask most people what causes cancer, the answer would probably be smoking, alcohol, the sun, hair dye or some other avoidable element. But the most important risk factor for cancer is something else: aging. That’s right, the factor most associated with cancer is unavoidable — and a condition that we will all experience.

In 2025 the American Cancer Society estimates there will be more than 2 million cancer diagnoses, claiming the lives of about 618,120 men and women.

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The Roosevelt Myth

Posted on June 16, 2025June 17, 2025 by John C. Goodman

Franklin Roosevelt is still regarded by many as one of our greatest presidents. Yet he presided over the worst depression in our nation’s history.Source: Judge Glock, review of False Dawn

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Should You Get an Executive Check-Up?

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Devon Herrick

The website Health Policy News wrote about the benefits of an Executive Check-Up, which is a supercharged physical examination.

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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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