In a normal market producers and sellers compete at solving customers’ problems. Increasingly in health care, the opposite is happening because...

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September 22, 2020 | Weekly Newsletter

Should Self-Interest Have a Role in Health Care? ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 9/8/20)
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In a normal market producers and sellers compete at solving customers’ problems. Increasingly in health care, the opposite is happening because government regulations have created perverse incentives. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] A Better Choice Healthcare Solutions for America ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
Bugs in the System: California Government Technology Failures and Recommended Solutions ([link removed])
By Adam B. Summers (Independent Institute, 9/17/20)
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Sacramento may be only a two-hour drive from Silicon Valley, but the gulf between the California state capital and the birthplace of the computer revolution can be measured in light years. As explained in the latest California Golden Fleece® Awards report, outdated state computer systems have fallen hard on taxpayers, fostered waste and inefficiencies, and undermined the ability of government agencies to help the people they are supposed to serve. READ MORE » ([link removed])

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Federal Judge Doesn’t Know How College Admissions Work ([link removed])
By Ronald L. Trowbridge (American Thinker, 9/12/20)
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Last month, a federal judge sentenced Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer husband Mossimi Giannulli for paying bribes to help get their daughters into the University of Southern California. Judge Gorton was justified in chastising parties to the Varsity Blues scandal for lying and cheating, but he displayed gross ignorance when he said that college admission rules apply equally to everyone. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Restoring the Promise Higher Education in America ([link removed])
By Richard K. Vedder
Ending the Sectarian Stranglehold on Nada’s Lebanon ([link removed])
By Alvaro Vargas Llosa (The Washington Times, 9/10/20)
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Sparked by the Beirut blast, Lebanon is seething with rage against its political elite. The public should keep in mind that although Lebanon’s current leaders may be corrupt, they are merely a symptom of deeper problems that must be addressed if the nation is ever to regain its former status as the beacon of civility in the Middle East. READ MORE » ([link removed])

[link removed] Global Crossings Immigration, Civilization, and America ([link removed])
By Alvaro Vargas Llosa
Your Housing Policy Noble Intentions Are Admirable, but They Might Be Dangerous ([link removed])
By Art Carden (Forbes, 8/4/20)
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If anyone ever doubts that good intentions can morph into bad results, they need look no further than the housing bubble that preceded the Great Recession. Motivated by a desire to boost home ownership, federal housing policies encouraged risky mortgage lending, which led to a foreclosure crisis and a near financial meltdown. READ MORE » ([link removed])

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Edited by Randall G. Holcombe, Benjamin Powell
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* California’s $7.8 Billion Proposition 14 Could Expand Conflicts of Interest in Stem Cell Research ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
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