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Trump's New Drug Pricing Plan Isn't "The Best Deal" For Patients

President Trump will soon unveil a new plan to reduce drug prices.

End Foreign Freeloading - Don't Import It

Since day one in office, President Trump has been eager to put America first -- even when it has meant upending norms, upsetting political allies, and straining relationships abroad. This eagerness is worth applauding.

It's Time to Turn the Prescription Drug Debate on its Head

Politicians typically blame drug companies for soaring pharmacy prices. But insurers, pharmacies, and other middlemen are the real driving force behind rising drug spending.

Bring IP Back Into US-Japan

If you blinked, you might have missed it. On January 1, a limited trade deal between the United States and Japan took effect. It doesn't go nearly far enough.

America Shows How to Fight Climate Change Without Regulation

Speaking at the United Nations in December, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew cheers by saying the United States was "still in" the Paris Climate Agreement.

Are You Tired of Watching America's Natural Landscapes Disappear?

America's population is soaring. Our nation currently houses 330 million people. And each year, that number grows by 2 million. By 2065, more than 440 million people may call the United States home.

Don't Legalize Discrimination Against People With Disabilities

Imagine if the federal government treated disabled Americans as second-class citizens. It's an appalling thought. But it could happen soon -- if some special interest groups get their way.

To Boost the Economy, Fight Chronic Disease

To understand the health of an economy, look at the health of those who participate in it.

Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Benefits Companies, but Patients Even More

Analysts at the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office recently scored Speaker Nancy Pelosi's drug pricing bill, H.R. 3.

Healthcare Start-Ups Save Lives And Healthcare Dollars

Rising healthcare costs are taking their toll on American patients. Half of adults say they or a loved one skipped or delayed treatment in the past year due to cost concerns, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. About a quarter say they or a family member has struggled to pay medical bills.

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05/18/2024
Will the Biden-Trump Debates Matter?
It was the political equivalent of a new Taylor Swift album dropping in the night: At 8 a.m. on May 15, with no advance warning, President Biden challenged former president Donald Trump to a debate.

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05/18/2024
Panic Time? Biden Unlikely To Turn It Around
Joe Biden is probably going to lose this election. Many of us realize that already, I suspect, but grief is a process.

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05/18/2024
'Zuckbucks' Group Trains Election Offices
A 'Zuckbucks' group hosted a webinar advising election offices on how to take advantage of Biden's federal election interference.

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05/18/2024
A Battle Between Appearance and Reality
Trump is an expert at selling an appearance and Biden can't sell reality

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05/18/2024
Biden Is Losing, So He Has No Choice But To Debate
And so President Biden has agreed to debate Donald Trump. Not only is this decision perilous (though necessary), but the conditions agreed upon for the first debate are foolish and reflect an inexcusable misunderstanding of both candidates.

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05/18/2024
A Worm in the Apple of RFK Jr.'s New Camelot
With a week in which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that a doctor had found a dead worm in his brain, which he then topped off with an abortion flip-flop, he is neither endearing himself with voters or his running mate.

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05/18/2024
Democrats' Problem With Working Class Voters
Friday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the Democratic Party's problem with working-class voters and the latest squabbling in Congress, plus controversies involving Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker and professional golfer Scottie Scheffler.

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05/18/2024
Speaker Johnson Is 'Tired of Making History'

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05/18/2024
Senate Democrats Have No Margin for Error in November

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05/18/2024
Inflation Isn't a Bug in the System, It's a Feature
May brings more bad economic news for hard-pressed American households.

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05/18/2024
Why an Uncertain World Needs To Take On More Risk

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05/18/2024
A Dangerous Road
Higher education institutions may come to regret considering Israel Divestment proposals for their endowments.

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05/18/2024
Why Many Jews Are Conflicted About Israel's War

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05/18/2024
Why I'm Skipping My 50th Reunion at Yale
I graduated from Yale University in 1974. As a first-generation American, the child of Holocaust survivors, and among the first women admitted to this incredible school, it is hard to adequately express how grateful I was for this opportunity. I have enjoyed returning to campus frequently over the years, including watching two of my own children graduate from Yale.

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05/18/2024
U.S. Diplomacy Remains the Key to Mideast Stability
U.S. diplomacy remains the key to regional stability.

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For Patients, Insurers Must Count the Coupons

COVID-19 is ravaging the nation - and taking a devastating toll on those living with chronic illnesses.

Why Did They Steal Our Flag?

For 20 years we have lived in our current home in humble Grove City, Pennsylvania. It came with a nice flagpole mounted on the front. We change the flag a lot. Sometimes we display flags with various types of art celebrating the seasons—for Fall, Winter, and Spring. Around July 4 and Memorial Day, it is an American flag. Lately, it has been a flag in honor of my oldest son.

Price Controls Inhibit Inovation and Patients' Health

With COVID-19 still raging, it's unlikely that trade negotiators from the United States and the United Kingdom will finalize a bilateral agreement before year's end.

Biden and Trump, Follow Your Heart and Mind

Typically, the heart leads us and keeps us in various places throughout life.

Trump's Drug Pricing Order Would Make George Washington Gnash His Wooden Teeth

Has America's 45th president forgotten our first commander-in-chief's most important warning?

Uncle Sam Shouldn't Steal Gilead's Remdesivir Patent

Over 30 state attorneys general recently sent a letter to federal health officials urging them to confiscate Gilead Sciences' patent on remdesivir, one of the only drugs approved for use on patients suffering severe symptoms caused by COVID-19.

Why COVID-19 Hates America

Pfizer and Moderna announced that in their advanced clinical trials, Covid-19 candidate vaccines have been 95 and 94.5 percent effective, respectively. Federal regulators have authorized the vaccines for emergency use -- and healthcare workers have started receiving shots already.

Americans Deserve a Healthy Dose of Bipartisanship

Our economy remains weak. A pandemic continues to kill thousands of citizens each day. And political tensions seem to have reached an all-time high.

America’s Minimum Wage Crisis

One problem with all Americans making a minimum of $15 an hour is that some business owners don’t make $15 an hour.

A Trump Administration Rule "protects" Insurers, Not Persons Living with HIV

Only hours before Donald Trump left the White House, the outgoing administration proposed a sweeping change to Medicare that could limit millions of Americans' access to lifesaving treatments, especially antiretroviral medications used to treat persons living with HIV.

What Are Your Solutions for America?

How do we solve the mass shootings? Do we take away all the guns? Or, do we require that every American carry a gun and be prepared to shoot back? Do we eliminate the assault rifles? Or, do we have more security guards at malls, grocery stores and work places carry assault rifles? We have a crisis in America with gun violence and mass shootings. What will Joe Biden and Congress do about this problem? Will they even attempt a solution? Mr. President and members of Congress, we need a solution.

Democrats Have a "Pack the Court, Pack the Congress" Strategy for Control of our Country And Our Lives

The political diversity of America is at serious risk as progressive forces seek to turn our nation into a one-party state -- not unlike the Communist Party that savaged Russia and its dominions in the last century. The agenda is as plain as day: pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices and grant statehood to the District of Columbia, giving the Democratic Party two new Senators.

The Worst-Kept Economic Secret in America: High Inflation Is Back

To most people, “inflation” signifies widespread rising prices. Economists have long argued, as a matter of technical accuracy, that “inflation” denotes an increasing money supply. Frankly, though, most people don’t care what happens to the supply of money, but they care a lot about the prices they pay, so I’ll focus primarily on the numerous rapidly rising prices Americans are paying today.

Patents Don't Impede Patients's Access to Drugs and Vaccines

Intellectual property rights are under assault overseas -- and here at home. These attacks could prevent the creation of dozens of lifesaving medicines. That should worry every American.

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Solving the Looming Superbug Crisis Will Require Bold Action From Congress

Antimicrobial resistance killed upwards of 160,000 Americans in 2010. More and more infections are becoming resistant to antibiotics and antifungals — and while Americans know this is a growing problem, few know how bad it already is.

Fracking Bans Will Cost Democrats the White House

It often seems as if Democrats want to reelect Donald Trump. Why else would their top presidential candidates advocate a ban on fracking, the drilling technique that supports millions of jobs and accounts for half of all U.S. oil production?

Proposed Drug Price Reform Would Short-Change Rare Disease Patients

A prominent healthcare watchdog claims it has found the solution to high drug prices.

Pipeline Hate Is Misplaced

Sixteen-year-old Swedish student Greta Thunberg admonished global leaders at last year's United Nations: "We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!"

Greenhouse Gas Credits Don't Help the Environment -- Or Consumers

General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler have a plan to survive a Democratic president.

House Drug Bill Would Undermine and Politiize Scientific Research

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R.3).imposes strict price controls, taxes, and regulations on biopharmaceutical companies. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office expects the measure to reduce the industry's revenues by $1 trillion over the coming decade.

Texas Firms Save Lives and Healthcare Dollars

Sharp Cuts to Research Funding Would Deprive Patients of Hope

Congress is poised to pass two separate bills designed to bring down drug prices.

The High Cost of the White House's Drug Pricing Plan

The Trump administration will soon roll out a new plan to slash drug prices.

If You Like Your Health Plan, You Can't Keep It Under a Public Option

Nearly two in three Americans support the creation of a government-sponsored health plan to compete against plans offered by private insurers, according to the most recent survey data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

House Drug Bill Dooms Medical Research

House lawmakers recently voted to pass the "Lower Drug Costs Now Act," which would enable government officials to set the price of lifesaving medicines. The bill would reduce pharmaceutical companies' revenues by a staggering $1 trillion over the coming decade.

Prioritize Chronic Disease Prevention to Slash Health Insurance Costs

Private health insurance spending surged $101 billion between 2016 and 2018. Hospital care and emergency services accounted for the largest share of that increase -- 42 percent.

IP Protections Are Key To Drug Innovation

Cystic fibrosis patients just got some life-changing news.

Addressing Out-of-Pocket Costs Key to Health Improvement & Cost Savings

More than 190 million Americans suffer from chronic diseases. For them, healthcare reform isn't a political football -- it's a matter of life and death.

Democrats' Green Schemes Threaten the Poor

Democrats claim to be champions of the poor. Yet their environmental policies make low-income communities even poorer.

Saudi Oil Attack Underscores Need for Energy Independence

When drones struck Saudi Arabia's oil processing facilities in September, 6 percent of global oil production went offline overnight.

Are Fossil Fuels an Ethical Investment?

Saudi oil giant Aramco -- the world's most profitable company -- issued its first public offering in December. The IPO has reenergized debate around whether it's ethical to invest in oil and natural gas companies.

Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Benefits Companies, but Patients Even More

Analysts at the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office recently scored Speaker Nancy Pelosi's drug pricing bill, H.R. 3.

Pelosi's Drug Scheme Robs Patients of Tomorrow's New Medicines

The House of Representatives passed Speaker Nancy Pelosi's unprecedented crackdown on the pharmaceutical industry. Her bill, "H.R.3," would allow the government to dictate prices on a broad array of drugs, with the promise of bringing domestic prices closer to those in foreign countries with government-run healthcare systems.

Offshore Bans Hurt Working Class Americans

Congressional Democrats just betrayed America's working class.

AOC's Ravings Against Billionaires

"No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars."

Budget Deficit Capitulation: Our Spending Problem

During the week before Christmas, Congress rushed a spending bill into law.

Losing sight of the Great War in American History

The anniversary of the end of the Great War—despite President Donald Trump visiting pan-European ceremonies in France—passed almost unnoticed in the United States. This is noteworthy because 4,000,000 Americans were mobilized for the war and about 2,000,000 shipped to Europe, where 50,585 were killed in combat and another 200,000 suffered wounds. Another 100,000 American military personnel died from complications suffered by wounds and influenza. American combat deaths in World War I rank third only behind the American Civil War and the Second World War.

Holidays and Politics: Rebuilding Civility

With the chill in the air and the leaves already falling, the holidays are just around the corner. Whether you're hosting or being hosted, the old rule of not discussing religion, money, or politics serves as a reminder of the issues which can divide even those who love each other the most. But in an era where everything, from ice cream to music, is politicized, avoiding political topics in conversation with those of differing views becomes almost impossible. Is this overly divisive and ever-present political tension healthy for society?

Medicare for All is the Wrong Prescription

In the fall of 2017, when Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled his vision for the future of the U.S. healthcare system (Medicare for All), I wrote a piece for the Center for Vision and Values titled, "Medicare for All is Good for None." In the piece, I argued that using the Medicare template as a model capable of absorbing quadruple the number of current enrollees was flawed from the start. Obviously, Senator Sanders did not read my piece.

Requiem for the Pro-Life Movement

Is the pro-life movement on Capitol Hill dead? If it is, it's congressional Republicans who have killed it.

Impeachment of the President: Who Should We Consult? We Say the Founders

Impeachment was in the news recently after President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. In his plea, Cohen implicated Trump, stating that he, as Trump's attorney, had made payments to women at the direction of a "candidate for federal office." Some journalists jumped with joy at the news, as captured by headlines like this in the New York Times: "Donald Trump's High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Principled Case for Impeachment is Clear, What is Missing is the Courage."

Jordan B. Peterson: A Sign of the End Times?

It is not often that a clinical psychologist becomes the cultural equivalent of a rock star, but Canadian academic Jordan B. Peterson has done just that. Cometh the hour, cometh the man, as the old saying goes, and Dr. Peterson is surely a man who has found his time. And all indications are that, behind his characteristically serious (if not slightly puzzled) expression, he quite enjoys the irritation and annoyance that his forthright statements on our current cultural climate cause the self-appointed members of contemporary Committees of Public Safety. Like Camille Paglia (who provided a jacket commendation for his latest book) he preaches that most unpopular of gospels in this age of victimhood: personal responsibility.

A Lot Less Bluster and a Little More Sasse

Predictably, the start of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court was an embarrassing fiasco for almost everyone involved. The Republican chair of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley, had barely begun his opening remarks before Democratic Senator Kamala Harris interrupted to demand the meeting be adjourned, and less than two minutes in protestors started screaming. Protestors continued to interrupt the hearing, which was mostly just senatorial demagoguery on camera anyway, for the next four hours or so. There are many reasons for this: the stakes are high, everything connected with President Trump is radioactive, and the midterms are just two months away. But hours into a series of diatribes from senators on both sides of the aisle, Senator Ben Sasse from Nebraska took a different approach.

Beware of Bills in Sheep's Clothing

There is a bipartisan tradition of naming bills such that no reasonable person would oppose them. For instance, changes to our tax system came with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Who's against jobs? And how could anyone have voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., "Obamacare")?

Showdown with the Ayatollahs: A Dangerous Situation

Yesterday, President Donald Trump imposed more economic sanctions on Iran. In response, Iranian officials denounced the sanctions. Does diplomacy have a chance in this situation? Or is war inevitable?

Hugh Culverhouse, Planned Parenthood, and Eugenics

The University of Alabama on May 29 announced its plans to return a $26.5 million donation from the largest donor in the university's history. The announcement came only hours after the donor, Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr., called for students to boycott the university in response to Alabama's recent ban on abortion.

Homage to a Cold War Prophet: Herbert E. Meyer

Both my country and I lost a great friend and freedom fighter this week: Herb Meyer, an unsung hero of the Cold War. He received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal for his November 1983 memo predicting a Soviet collapse and victory for the United States. "If present trends continue," wrote Meyer, "we're going to win the Cold War."