- Biden touts record Obamacare enrollment. Reasons not mentioned: (1) they are giving away health insurance for free and (2) millions are being kicked out of Medicaid.
- What Malthus got wrong. And why that is still relevant today.
- Jamie Dimon is pessimistic about the economy and the world.
- Why is the VA giving out free medical care to illegal immigrants while 418,000 veterans claims are waiting in the backlog?
Category: Health Economics & Costs
Lead is a Wonderful Metal with Deadly Health Consequences
Lead, a dense, malleable metal is good for many things. The reason lead was (is) so prevalent in our society is due to its many desirable characteristics. In short, lead is a wonder of nature with many practical uses. It’s abundant and easily shaped. It has a low melting point, requiring less energy to mold. It is resistant to corrosion.
Friday Links
- South Carolina doctors see liberation in the repeal of certificate-of-need law.
- The case against the Schumer/McConnell/Johnson budget deal.
- Canada may not cooperate with Florida’s plan to import Canadian drugs for Floridians.
- Chatbots are beginning to pass the Turing Test.
- The case for psychedelics.
- The global death rate from extreme weather events has dropped by over 99% since 1920.
- Fauci before Congress said “I don’t not recall” more than 100 times.
Thursday Links
- Yglesias: Government regulations and dental insurance scams combine to hurt the dental patients.
- How sick are we? Nearly half of American adults have hypertension, 40 percent have high cholesterol and more than one-third have pre-diabetes.
- Attitude matters: People who score highly on tests of optimism live up to 15 percent longer than people who are more pessimistic.
- Bob Lawson remembers James Gwartney (1940-2024).
- Making dishwashers great again.