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Peter Ferrara, RIP -
05/14/2026

Peter Ferrara, RIP -

One of Peter’s most impactful studies was a Goodman Institute publication in which he showed that if you work full time in America, it’s virtually impossible to be to be “poor,” regardless of how many children you have and even if you earn only the minimum wage. When Peter produced this 2018...

Is There a Republican Health Care Plan? -
05/05/2026

Is There a Republican Health Care Plan? -

An Alternative To High Deductibles -
04/22/2026

An Alternative To High Deductibles -

Next year, the out-of-pocket exposure for someone who buys insurance on the (Obamacare) exchange will be $12,000. It will be $24,000 for a family. If they have chronic health problems, families can face those costs every year. Congressman Pete Sessions and John Goodman offer a better alternative. Gi...

Medicare Advantage is Saving Taxpayers Money -
03/24/2026

Medicare Advantage is Saving Taxpayers Money -

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, John Goodman says the Editors got it right and the economists at AEI and Brookings (along with MedPAC) got it wrong. The Medicare Advantage program is saving the government money. Read Medicare Advantage Saves Taxpayers Dollars

The Morality of Taxation -
03/18/2026

The Morality of Taxation -

In contrast to a moral approach to taxation, some argue for an immoral, or at least amoral, approach. The most prominent among them is former New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. His approach to taxation of the rich is the same approach a petty thief would take to garden-variety robbery: grab wh...

Obamacare Impasse in Congress -
03/02/2026

Obamacare Impasse in Congress -

One reason why the two parties can’t reach some sort of compromise is that neither party has been willing to tackle the three biggest problems that afflict the market the Affordable Care Act created. On the buyer side, we have been trying to force people to buy insurance they would never buy with ...

Goodman on Health Policy -
02/27/2026

Goodman on Health Policy -

Meaning Of The Declaration -
02/24/2026

Meaning Of The Declaration -

The Declaration of Independence was made possible because of two changes: A change in the way people thought and a change in the way they earned a living. With the Enlightenment came the idea that individuals are independent moral entities who should deal with each other on the basis of reason, pers...

Ed Crane, RIP -
02/18/2026

Ed Crane, RIP -

When the Cato Institute moved from San Francisco to Washington DC in 1981, I worried. When think tank people get close to politicians, all too often it’s the think tanks, not the politicians, who change the way they think. That was never true of Ed Crane’s libertarian Cato Institute, however. My...

What Trump Gets Right About TrumpRx -
02/04/2026

What Trump Gets Right About TrumpRx -

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, John Goodman says that Trump’s push for direct-to-consumer drug sales is a reform that is long overdue.

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