“Neopopulists” Should Consider the World Without “Neoliberalism”
American politics is experiencing a “new centrism,” according to New York Times columnist David Leonhardt. Market skeptics across the political spectrum are cooperating on issues such as trade and industrial policy, an approach Leonhardt calls “neopopulism” because these policies are popular with th
Director’s Briefing: Post-election briefing from the ‘mother of democracy’
Director’s Briefing: Post-election briefing from the ‘mother of democracy’ 6 June 2024 — 11:45AM TO 1:00PMAnonymous (not verified)16 May 2024 Chatham House Join us for this crucial examination of the implications of India’s election for the country’s politics and economic outlook.Join us for this cr
Reviewing my theses on air power in light of the recent wars
.https://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.com/2016/07/theses-on-future-air-war-future-air.html那么，它们是如何经受住时间考验的呢？(1) 伊斯坎德尔、LORA 等导弹可以而且应该替代和补充战斗航空的打击，特别是在冲突初期。由于训练不需要飞行时间，因此它们的运营成本要低得多。同时，它们不能很好地满足军官团的利益，因为它们不像战斗机那样“性感”，而且导弹部队只需要很少的军官。这看起来非常好，尽管最近关于两年冲突后 GPS 制导问题的报道限制了导弹的用途。 (2) MEADS 是定价过高的废话。IRIS-T-SL
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission to Partners’ proposed acquisitions: Nope
This is a complete and total smack-down of Partners ambitions to acquire South Shore Hospital (SSH) and Harbor Medical Associates: Cost Impact: Over time, for the three major commercial payers studied, these transactions are anticipated to increase total medical spending by $23 million to $26 millio
Bonus quote of the day: Vertical integration in western Pennsylvania
Community Blue is sold by a company called Highmark.像U.P.M.C.一样，它既是医院系统，也是保险提供商，这是两个行业垂直合并趋势不断增长的一部分。 These and other companies insist that such consolidation streamlines the caregiving system and thus benefits the patient.但是在短期内，[…]当今的奖金报价：宾夕法尼亚州西部的垂直整合首次出现在偶然的经济学家上。
Medicare Part A as an individual mandate
Opponents of the individual mandate agree with Judge Hudson that the Commerce Clause does not extend to regulating inactivity: “But these regulatory powers are triggered by some type of self-initiated action. Neither the Supreme Court nor any federal circuit court of appeals has extended Commerce Cl
