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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Obama Defends Health Plan before Congress


“President Obama confronted a critical Congress and a skeptical nation on Wednesday, decrying the ‘scare tactics’ of his opponents and presenting his most forceful case yet for a sweeping health care overhaul that has eluded Washington for generations.” (New York Times, Thursday)

A forceful tone is no substitute for economic logic and moral principle.

FEE Timely Classic
“What Hunger Insurance Could Teach Us About Health Insurance” by Joseph Bast


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.