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Category: Daily Dose of Reason
Are Millennials the Crazy Ones … Or Is It Their Elders?
Some troubling statistics on the mental health of millennials: A 2016 UK survey found that, since 1990, rates of depression and anxiety among the young have increased by 70%, while the American Counseling Association has reported a “rising tide of … Continue reading
Insurance Companies HAVE to Exclude for Pre-existing Conditions
Nobody questions the pre-existing conditions exclusion in Obamacare I or Obamacare II. “You have to keep insurance companies from excluding people based on preexisting conditions.” Nobody could disagree, right? Senator Rand Paul nailed it in an interview I heard this … Continue reading
Why It’s So Hard to “Drain the Swamp”
When the government forces you to buy a product or service, such as health insurance, and makes you pay a fine to the government if you don’t, it’s tyranny. When the government forces you to buy a product or service, … Continue reading
Better No Obamacare Repeal at All Than Paul Ryan’s Obamacare 2.0
It’s not every day that an article from The Washington Post provides me any insight. But this one sure did, even if from the predictably wrong direction. Redistribution of wealth — one of the most radioactive subjects in American politics … Continue reading
Repeal and Retain: Paul Ryan Launches the Republican Welfare State
Former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan says he does not support [House Speaker] Paul Ryan’s American Health Care Act [to repeal and replace Obamacare]. He said, “This is Obamacare by a different form. They’re still keeping the taxes in … Continue reading
It’s Not Hyperbole: Democrats (and Some Republicans) Are Indeed Communists
It’s not hyperbole to call the Democratic Party (and to some extent, the Republican Party) Communist. Think about what Communism means. It’s a form of socialism. Socialism means public ownership of the means of production. Democrats and Republicans do not … Continue reading
Obamacare Repeal: A Good Thing, But Still Not a Free Market
Newsmax reports that, “GOP success [with Obamacare repeal] is by no means a slam dunk. In perhaps their riskiest political gamble, the plan is expected to cover fewer than the 20 million people insured under Obama’s overhaul, including many residents … Continue reading
Insanity in Washington DC: And It’s Not Donald Trump
The only basis for criticizing President Trump for his wiretapping allegations against former President Obama is to say they’re baseless assertions. But former President Obama and his supportive media — CNN, and most other media outlets — have not provided … Continue reading
CNN Has Quite Literally Gone Crazy
I’m currently traveling in Atlanta. Atlanta is a wonderful city, but there’s one thing I don’t like about it. Because it’s the headquarters for CNN, you see CNN in every single restaurant, bar or other establishment you visit. The televisions … Continue reading
Cut the State Department, Increase Defense
Trump administration officials said on Monday they sought to increase Pentagon spending and offset that with sharp cuts in other areas. One official familiar with discussions about the State Department budget said the agency could see spending cut by as … Continue reading
“Solidarity” is Not Unity
In his State of the Union address, President Trump talked of “unity.” He wants the country united, and he wants Democrats and Republicans united. Here’s the problem with unity: It implies that the united people want the same things. During … Continue reading