Groupthink
In the Sunday, November 2, 2008, New York Times business section was a great column by Robert J. Schiller, a professor of economics and finance at Yale, and a person who understands how
Recent posts
John Wooden’s Lessons and Legacy
I was prepared to post another blog recently, but decided that it was important to post some observations about John Wooden, the great basketball coach of UCLA who died on June 4 at
Disconnect Between Health Insurance And Health Reform Access
Many people have wondered why I, who have been passionate about universal access to health care, would have been, at best, lukewarm about both the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Testimony To Transportation Strategy Board–September 18, 2008
I find a lot of the commentary on what we will have to do to achieve energy independence and to adjust to a time of scarcity to be misguided. Telling Americans they have
When Hard-Nosed Purchasing Does Not Work
In the July 6, 2011, issue of [https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303339904576406163574698214.html] The Wall Street Journal [https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303339904576406163574698214.html] , Roger Bate has written a column entitled “Beware
Food Policy
As I delve more into the study of health and health care, I find myself learning more about the influence of government food policy on what we eat, and what is causing our