Commentary

Some basic statistics about health spending in 2023.

Another interesting analysis of geographic variation in health spending.

The pre-eminent description of war's impact on those who must fight it was written after the First World War. We have learned nothing since.

Warning signs aplenty if Congress does not get its act together on deficit reduction.

Trump's imposition of reciprocal tariffs is briliant, exposing the hypocrisy of other countries that have far higher trade barriers than does the US.

A bad inflation report, a bad deficit report, a bad ten-year US note auction; Trump got handed a complete bag of shit by Bidementia.

Financial investor ownership of health care providers results in higher prices.

A very strong three-year US debt auction today.

The risk formula for payments to Medicare Advantage plans clearly has issues but any changes need to be carefully considered to avoid further bad behavior incentives.

Karl Marx was essentially an idiot whose ideas have been adopted by totalitarians to justify their seizure of total power.

The latest in our irregular efforts to spread climate truth.

A recent movie on Bob Dylan is worth a watch, but his songs are what really deserve attention.

Check out Richard Price's work if you haven't to date.

The worker increase is largely immigrants, but only because we have so many native American retirees and slackers.

An excellent article summarizes the wonderful environmental impacts of "green" energy.