For many years, magnet schools were the only public schools that competed for students. And the experience as been very positive. So why can’t every school do that? John Goodman argues that every public school should be able to specialize in what it does best and compete for students. More
For nearly 200 years there has been a controversy in the United States over how to teach reading.
The first 300 years of Christianity were troubled times. As Christians, inspired by their new faith, created churches all over the Roman Empire, they were persecuted and often cruelly executed because they refused to make sacrifices to the Roman gods. The persecutions were not continuous, and some Roman governors made a point of tolerating Christians, but the threat was always there.
One threat they did not face, however, was persecution by other Christians. Christianity was such a fledgling religion that it had no clear hierarchy or even ruling group immediately after the Apostles died. It had no orthodoxy and no political power in those early years.
That would change.
There is tremendous waste in the program. That means that Congress can make the program work better for beneficiaries and at the same time free up trillions of dollars to help fund the tax bill. The reforms include Roth Health Savings Accounts, 24/7 direct primary care, and access to a competitive medical marketplace. More
On the one hand, Elon Musk has been given a goal of reducing government waste by the Trump administration. On the other hand, congressional Republicans are desperate to find ways to cut spending in order to pay for a high-priority tax bill. The intersection of these two goals creates a rare opportunity to institute reforms that would be very hard to accomplish under ordinary circumstances. More.
There is a great deal of waste in our entitlement programs. And by cutting out waste, we can make these programs work better for the people who depend on them.
Take Social Security. Last year the agency said it has identified 2 million beneficiaries who have been overpaid. It has sent them “clawback” letters, demanding Uncle Sam’s money back. In some cases, the claims go back several decades, and the amounts can be more than $300,000. More
If public opinion polls are the guide, Joe Biden has been the worst president since Richard Nixon. Here’s why that may be true. Most of the time, presidents have only a marginal impact on the economy. Consequently, they should be judged not on what happened on their watch, but what they did or didn’t do relative to what happened. The economy did well during the Biden years. But not because of Biden’s policies toward business enterprise. It was in spite of them. More.
The trick is not to cut spending. The trick is to cut spending in a way that leaves people at the bottom of the income ladder at least as well off – if not better off – than they are today. Writing at Forbes, John Goodman asks: why not let Medicaid enrollees buy health care the way they buy food with Food Stamps? That would give beneficiaries the opportunity to access walk-in clinics and urgent care centers rather than going to the emergency room.
He also asks, why not let enrollees have an HSA from which they pay a modest month fees to direct primary care doctors, who provide 24/7 access to all primary care? Currently, when people enroll in Medicaid, their visits to the ER increase by 40%. All told, Goodman says we can reduce health care spending by $7 trillion over 10 years – with most of the gain going to taxpayers.
“Infantry wins battles; logistics wins wars.” This statement is attributed to World War I commanding general John J. Pershing (although I have yet to find the source). Military logistics means getting soldiers and equipment in place for battle or replacing causalities and destroyed equipment.