John Stossel

Charter Schools

Izumi study sparks law promoting online learning

Maybe things actually are starting to change for the better in California’s embattled public schools. The latest: Kids who enroll in virtual or online charter schools now can continue their studies even if they move out of their original school district. The change idea came from Lance Izumi in his ...
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The Great “Prevention” Myth II

The advocates of government controlled health care keep pushing the prevention-saves-money myth. The Pacific Research Institute’s Sally Pipes offers more reasons why prevention, even when it’s a good thing, doesn’t make health care cheaper: … another example from a study published last year in the journal Circulation. Suppose we enact ...
Commentary

“Better” Health Care?

President Obama says government will make health care cheaper and better. But there’s no free lunch. In England, health care is “free” — as long as you don’t mind waiting. People wait so long for dentist appointments that some pull their own teeth. Real Clear Politics, July 1, 2009 The ...
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Canadian Health Care: The End of Innovation? – ABC News

Government Controlled Health Care Means Waiting Lines, Serious Drawbacks President Obama said that the government is going to “fix what is broken about health care in America.” It sounds like a great idea, but often what sounds good has unintended consequences. John Stossel discovers some dead-serious drawbacks to socialized medicine. ...
Charter Schools

Izumi study sparks law promoting online learning

Maybe things actually are starting to change for the better in California’s embattled public schools. The latest: Kids who enroll in virtual or online charter schools now can continue their studies even if they move out of their original school district. The change idea came from Lance Izumi in his ...
Commentary

The Great “Prevention” Myth II

The advocates of government controlled health care keep pushing the prevention-saves-money myth. The Pacific Research Institute’s Sally Pipes offers more reasons why prevention, even when it’s a good thing, doesn’t make health care cheaper: … another example from a study published last year in the journal Circulation. Suppose we enact ...
Commentary

“Better” Health Care?

President Obama says government will make health care cheaper and better. But there’s no free lunch. In England, health care is “free” — as long as you don’t mind waiting. People wait so long for dentist appointments that some pull their own teeth. Real Clear Politics, July 1, 2009 The ...
Commentary

Canadian Health Care: The End of Innovation? – ABC News

Government Controlled Health Care Means Waiting Lines, Serious Drawbacks President Obama said that the government is going to “fix what is broken about health care in America.” It sounds like a great idea, but often what sounds good has unintended consequences. John Stossel discovers some dead-serious drawbacks to socialized medicine. ...
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