ACA Amnesia
The New Liberal Line: The ACA Is Not About Costs

Liberals are increasingly admitting that the ACA was not designed to bring down costs—a big change from yesterday’s spin.

Bankrupt Healthcare
The Decline of the Indy Doctor, the Rise of Costs

As newly-minted MDs default to becoming hospital employees, U.S. health care will only get more expensive.

The Francis Era
Creating a Pope in the Media’s Own Image

The Pope did not say that all dogs go to heaven, but for a media convinced of its own account of this papacy, details sometimes seem beside the point.

ACA Agonistes
A Misleading Case for Obamacare

Jonathan Chait thinks the ACA is performing swimmingly. It may not be the utter horror show that conservatives predicted, but his case for the law is leaky at best.

Public Health
The Mixed Blessings of the Health Care Slowdown

For the fifth year running, national health-care spending has grown at historically low rates. But for many Americans, health care is only getting less affordable.

Higher Ed Bubble
Law Schools Still Have A Ways To Fall

Law schools are responding to reduced demand by offering more financial aid, lowering admission standards, or lowering tuition. But market forces will force much bigger changes than that on legal education over the long term.

Bankrupt Healthcare
Health-Policy Deficit Threatens Whole Economy

Despite the ACA, rising premiums and deductible costs are burdening Americans in a way that threatens the whole economy. Solving our health care problems has never been more urgent, but neither party has a great solution.

Abortion in America
Abortion on the Agenda After GOP Victories

The recent GOP victories on the state level could mean a renewed attempt to pass abortion restrictions. Indeed, pro-life advocates have a number of reasons to be excited.

immigration politics
The UK Gets An Immigration Policy

The U.K. is moving towards more immigration restrictions. The measures may be contentious but they represent the kind of national policy on immigration that the U.S. lacks.

ACA Revisionism
High-Ranking Dem Now Opposes Obamacare

The Senate’s third-ranking Democrat now thinks Democrats made a mistake in pushing Obamacare through when and how they did. But his reason is odd: that rising health care costs didn’t affect Americans.

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