Goodman Institute

11/11/2025

The Case For Medicare Advantage -

A lot of doctors and some conservatives don’t like Medicare Advantage. And there are definitely some bad actors. However, this is the only place in the health care system where we could see the emergence of market-based developments that right-of-center folks like. But before we can institute free...

10/27/2025

Why Can’t the Democrats “Find Themselves”? -

Democrats like to think of themselves as the creators and protectors of social insurance. Yet, there are two things to know about the safety net.

10/18/2025

How to Reopen the Government -

1. Codify the Trump 1 regulations for the short-term health insurance market. 2. Let people who buy into that market have one-half the tax credit Obamacare offers. 3. Let employers buy their employees into that market. 4. Continue the (Obamacare) enhanced subsidies for one year. 5. During that ...

10/14/2025

New York Times Discovers Social Security Clawbacks -

Social Security now admits it recently sent out two million “clawback letters,” claiming beneficiaries were overpaid and demanding the government’s money back. The amounts may reach several hundred thousand dollars, the overpayment may go back decades, and in virtually every case the governmen...

10/07/2025

Losing Medicaid Is Not As Bad As You Think

09/30/2025

Reform Obamacare; Don’t Spend More Money On It -

The main reason Democrats in Congress are willing to shut down the government is health care.  Both parties are missing an opportunity here. Obamacare insurance desperately needs reforming. Smart reforms would make the insurance better for those who have it and save taxpayers money at the same time...

09/24/2025

We Need More Drug Ads, Not Fewer -

I agree with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on most things. But he’s wrong about drug ads.  Studies show that drugs are our most cost-effective form of therapy – with returns far better than doctor therapy or hospital therapy. And, while we are experiencing an epidemic of chronic illness, only ...

09/09/2025

Democrats' Dilemma (Corrected Link) -

(This email was resent due to an error in the previous emails' link below) The Democratic Party is having an identity crisis. John Goodman’s theory: The crisis arises because the way most Democrats talk about and think about their party is completely different from how the party actually functions...

08/11/2025

Democrats' Dilemma -

The Democratic Party is having an identity crisis. John Goodman’s theory: The crisis arises because the way most Democrats talk about and think about their party is completely different from how the party actually functions. In a democracy politicians have an incentive to take from Peter and give ...

08/07/2025

Getting History Right - Part 2 -

Phil Gramm and Donald J. Boudreaux savagely dismantle myths about our economic history—myths that are routinely taught in high schools and colleges across the country. Included: The birth of capitalism in England and in America and the progressive era.  

07/31/2025

Getting History Right -

What most people think they know about the past is often wrong. Capitalism and greed did not cause the Great Depression of the 1930s. Nor did they cause the Great Recession of 2007–2009. These events were caused by bad government. Those are some of the well documented conclusions of a new book.  

07/28/2025

Economics And The New Left -

Given the disastrous 20th century experiences with Zohran Mamdani's ideas in Russia, China, North Korea and Cuba, how could anyone in the 21st century seriously consider them?   Answer: Anyone who has taken a course in Econ 101 (even using Paul Krugman’s textbook) won’t take them seriously. ....