With some crude oil prices spiking last week jumping to their highest level in two years or more on news of possible intervention in Syria by the United States and its allies, Americans might well echo British Prime Minister Neville…
Asian crisis illustrates global give and take
If you ever needed evidence of how the contemporary global economy interconnects, just consider the belated international reaction to the realization that the Federal Reserve eventually must end its big expansion of bank reserves known as “quantitative easing.” Just read…
Our health costs will rise, no matter who pays
Regardless of how we structure the financing of health care — mandatory private insurance in the Affordable Care Act, government-run single-payer, vouchers, or our current muddle — we are going to face the challenge that the cost of health care…
The real health care issue: cost growth
As we get closer to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, we near a welcome time in which public debate may center on the actual outcomes of the legislation rather than speculation — or its destruction. Perhaps these outcomes…