The Real Face of Obamacare
The head of Medicare and Medicaid laments the “darkness” of private health insurance.
Objectivism
The Morality of Making Money
Ayn Rand described as the proudest distinction of Americans, “because it contains all the others,” she believed, the fact that they were the first to coin the phrase “to make money.” Men had always thought of wealth as a static quantity, she noted in “The Meaning of Money,” published in For the New Intellectual (1961), […]
Another Paul for Congress
The United States Congress may very well rank another pro-capitalist lawmaker among its numbers this fall as Rand Paul is leading in the polls to claim retiring Senator Jim Bunning’s Kentucky seat. Paul is a son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul’s who is known for his unwavering opposition to “big government.” He officially announced his […]
Paul Ryan’s Radicalism
Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin stubbornly persists in his crusade for free-market capitalism though criticism of his “Roadmap for America’s Future” is fierce. In February, Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag deconstructed Ryan’s plans, stating that although they address long-term fiscal problems, many lawmakers might find them “objectionable” because, as Politico put it, […]
Parties on the Verge of Collapse
Right-wing commentators have repeatedly opined that the United States Democratic Party is pursuing a radical left-wing agenda that is undermining its appeal with moderate voters. On the left, a similar argument is made against the Republican Party now. On his Fox News show earlier this week, Bill O’Reilly urged Democratic leaders to understand that “the […]
Obamacare’s Assault on Individual Rights
Obamacare threatens the rights of everyone involved in health care and thus the future of the industry.
How Much Profit Do You Need?
Writing for The Huffington Post about the American health insurance industry, Bill Moyers and Michael Winship wonder, “Why is too much not enough?” Living in these United States, there comes a point at which you throw your hands up in exasperation and despair and ask a fundamental question or two: how much excess profit does […]
Health Insurers On the Defensive
Speaking at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania on Monday, President Barack Obama launched a fierce attack on health insurers who, he said, “continue to ration care on the basis of who’s sick and who’s healthy.” The remark comes amid a renewed wave of renunciations of insurance companies as the administration attempts to push its health-care […]
Your Government Knows Best
Step by step, Americans’ freedoms and rights are violated. Is the country on a road to serfdom?
Forgotten in the Health Care Debate
Proponents of health-care reform in the United States obviously have the patients’ interests at heart. For millions of Americans today, medical treatment is impossible to pay for while the system altogether is growing evermore expensive. The needs of those who can’t afford care are at the forefront, but the wishes of doctors and nurses are […]
Life, Liberty and the Right to Property
Since the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom published by the Washington-based Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal warned that, “Government interventions in financial markets and the automotive sector have raised concerns about expropriation and violation of the contractual rights of shareholders and bondholders” in the United States, it is prudent to explore the necessity […]
Subsidizing Jobs
States are subsidizing jobs, using taxpayers’ dollars to help companies meet payrolls. That’s not something government should be engaged in.
Paul Ryan’s Free-Market Crusade
Unlike most Republicans, Wisconsinite Paul Ryan has a plan to rein in entitlement spending.
Punishing Google for Its Success
America is set to commit yet another sin against capitalism as Google may be punished for being too good a search engine.
The Immorality of Deficit Spending
Keynesian doctrine on deficit spending is still rampant but Americans should consider a warning from one of their Founding Fathers.