Prices Prices Prices
Price Transparency Coming to US Health Care?

Public pressure is mounting on the health care industry to get serious about price transparency.

Homeschool Reform
More Vouchers for Homeschoolers in Arizona?

Arizona is the first state in the nation to offer vouchers to homeschoolers. Today, the state House of Representatives will decide whether or not to expand the program to include thousands more students.

Uber Alles? Nein!
Berlin Kicks Uber to the Curb

Europe’s disgruntled taxi drivers are trying to beat Uber in the courts because they are losing in the marketplace. Berlin is the latest European city to crack down on the start-up, and has banned it entirely.

The Dragon Awakes
Purging Rivals, Xi Dreams of a More Muscular China

China’s President is attempting to purge rivals and promote like-minded officials in hopes of realizing his dream of a more muscular and assertive China. Will he get his way, or has he already gone too far?

Bankrupt Healthcare
Doctors Are Becoming Suicidal and Depressed

Hemmed in by a perverse system, poor policy choices, and outdated guild practices, doctors are in the dumps.

Down with Emissions
US Getting Greener, No Thanks to Greens

The EPA reports that U.S. emissions fell by 3.4 percent from 2011 to 2012, and that emissions have dropped a stunning 10 percent since 2005. The chief driver of these emissions reductions: America’s new glut of shale gas.

shifting the goalposts
Now We’ll Never Know Whether Obamacare Worked

Thanks to conveniently timed changes to the annual census, it will now be impossible to know if the ACA is working.

The more things change...
As Election Approaches, Iraq is Again Breaking Apart

Iraq is as divided today as ever. Will the national election later this month herald a new, more inclusive and peaceful era? Or will it produce more of the same?

Education Reform
Charter School Battle Heats Up in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is reviewing the school board’s decision to shut down two high-performing charter schools for low-income students.

Frankenfood Fears
France Moves to Ban GMO Corn

France’s lower house of parliament adopted a measure this week to ban all kinds of genetically modified corn. This kind of anti-GMO idiocy flies in the face of all the evidence we have on the matter.

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