Health and Education
Case of Science Teacher Fired for Urging Students to Think Critically About Evolution
Written by The Rutherford Institute
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio— The Ohio Supreme Court has granted The Rutherford Institute’s appeal to hear the case of John Freshwater, a Christian teacher who was fired for keeping religious articles in his classroom and for using teaching methods that encourage public school students to think critically ... Read more: Case of Science Teacher Fired for Urging Students to Think Critically About Evolution
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Universal Coverage without Mandates
Written by Right Side News
When Barack Obama was a candidate for president, he endorsed universal health insurance, but opposed forcing individuals to buy their own insurance.
As President, he signed into law a bill that violates both of these promises. The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) gives the federal government ...
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Food Safety Regulations That Kill
Written by Hans Bader
In Reason magazine, Baylen Linnekin writes about “the sickening nature of many food-safety regulations,” like the “poke and sniff” inspection method mandated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture “that likely resulted in USDA inspectors transmitting filth from diseased meat to fresh meat on a ...
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15 Reasons Why The Obamacare Decision Is A Mind Blowing Disaster For America
Written by American Dream
You can almost always count on the Supreme Court to do the wrong thing. In fact, just about every major decision by the U.S. Supreme Court over the last 40 years has been bad for America. Many were hoping that the Supreme Court would strike down Obamacare, but the truth is that we all ... Read more: 15 Reasons Why The Obamacare Decision Is A Mind Blowing Disaster For America
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PBS: Re-Educating America’s Schoolchildren, Thanks to Your Contributions
Written by Mary Grabar and Tina Trent
When most people think of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s education programs, they remember the gentle Mr. Rogers welcoming children to his home, or documentaries offering exciting encounters with whales and other exotic creatures.
These shows still exist. But CPB today produces ... Read more: PBS: Re-Educating America’s Schoolchildren, Thanks to Your Contributions
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Education Reform Goes Bipartisan
Written by Marcus A. Winters
City Journal
The consensus grows that our schools must change
The New Jersey state senate has unanimously passeda bill that empowers public schools to remove ineffective teachers and requires that teachers be evaluated, at least in part, on classroom performance. The bill is expected to clear ...
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Why Prices Matter, Part II
Written by John C. Goodman
In a previous post at the Health Affairs blog, I argued that the single biggest mistake in health policy is the belief that the best way to make health care accessible is to make it free at the point of delivery. In a follow up postI argued that the second biggest mistake is the belief that ...
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Bipartisan Leaders in Senate and House Urge GAO to Probe Success Rate of Efforts to Identify and Prevent Medicare Fraud
Written by Right Side News
WASHINGTON, DC— Members of the Senate and House today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud and ...
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Why Prices Matter
Written by John C. Goodman
The single biggest mistake in all of health policy is the belief that the best way to make health care accessible is to make it free at the point of delivery. As I explained at the Health Affairs blogthe other day, this mistake underlies our entire approach to providing health care to ...
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