I agree with our current Secretary of State that Iran has no right to make a nuclear bomb. No group or gang of thugs or terrorists who refuse to honor the individual rights of their own people has a right … Continue reading
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Expertise and Ego
Expertise consists of two things: The thinking one puts into something, and the experience one gains. It’s important to take your experience seriously. Degrees and credentials matter, but not out of context; and sometimes experience counts for more than the … Continue reading
The Elephant in Your Doctor’s Office
“Putting a government-run and -subsidized plan in competition with your private health insurance plans would be like putting an elephant in a room with some mice and saying, ‘OK, fellas, compete,— Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tenn. said. “After a while, … Continue reading
Government’s War on Doctors
Not all physicians are satisfied with the socialized medicine bill going through Congress. “This is war,” Dr. George Watson, a Kansas physician and president-elect of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, told FOXNews.com Thursday. “This is a bureaucratic boondoggle … Continue reading
Marriage As We Know It
A reader of The Daily Dose of Reason recently wrote in asking what do I have against marriage. I actually have nothing against the practice of marriage. Voluntarily consenting adults who enter into a legal and emotional arrangement have every … Continue reading
Putting Off
To delay is to put something off to a particular time, that you intend to stick to, and for a reason you know and can objectively justify. To procrastinate is to put something off because you feel like it. You don’t … Continue reading
They’re Starting to Turn
A friend and associate of mine–who reluctantly voted for Obama last year–wrote me the following: Hi Michael: Like many others, we too are beginning to see more clearly through the smoke screen of Obama. Once unemployment hits 10% nationally (or … Continue reading
Why America Went Socialist–And What’s Next
Left/Liberalism/Socialism: The individual exists to serve society. The agent of society is the government. People must do whatever the government says, all in the interest of serving society. We all owe one another. Right/Conservatism/Moralism: The individual exists to serve God. … Continue reading
“Meanness” Means What?
Everyone is so concerned about not being “mean.” We’re supposed to be nice to everyone, whether they’re particularly nice or fair back to us, or not. What about the people who ordinarily treat us well? Aren’t we betraying them by … Continue reading
Big Government: No, You Can’t
We’re being told by our elected leaders that the only way to save the economy is to spend more government money–deficit-spending, of course. If this is true, then it must mean that wealth is created by the government. But the … Continue reading
Doctors Don’t Have to Take It
If Congress and the President really mean it when they say they want the new national health insurance to “compete” with private sector plans–and that doctors should be free to practice as they see fit–then medical professionals should consider opting … Continue reading
Stimulus Not So Stimulating
So let me get this one straight. The federal government sets aside a trillion dollars of our money for programs to “stimulate” the economy. According to the President, it was supposed to have an effect on unemployment within weeks of … Continue reading