Much of the tragedy that is the loss of 17-year old Trayvon Martin’s life has become politicized in the media. There is an overarching and underlying racial narrative that has been present from the beginning of the coverage of the young man’s death. Trayvon Martin, an African-American teenage, lost his life as a result of … Continue reading
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States’ Obligatory Role In Healthcare Reform
Last week’s healthcare rhetoric provided the suspected uncertainty of the constitutionality of the individual mandate and its severability from the Affordable Care Act. Where the individual mandate proves inapplicable through the federal government, states will maintain the means to do so. California is among the states that are moving in the direction of reform. Legislators … Continue reading
Carbon Sequestration…The New Deficit Problem
According to current policy, the recent shift in Greenhouse Gas policy toward more sustainable futures is in the form of a very fancy term for a very simple topic. As noted by the US Geological Survey: The term “carbon sequestration” is used to describe both natural and deliberate processes by which CO2 is either removed … Continue reading
A More Free China?
A month ago the World Bank and the Development and Research Center of the State Council of China (DRC) along with the Ministry of Finance (MOF), released a joint report projecting a decline in Chinese economic growth over the next 20 years if the government does not implement serious reforms. This report came as a … Continue reading
Work Hard, Play Hard (Not Really): Foreign Patent Law Harms American Drug Innovation
While most people believe that if you work hard you should be able reap the rewards, the Supreme Court of India thinks otherwise. In a recent ruling by the court, Bayer was denied the patent of their advanced kidney and liver cancer drug, Nexavar, and will be required to license their product to Indian generic … Continue reading
Economic Daily Outlook
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 ECONOMICS: Fed Hosts Global Gathering on Easy Money http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303812904577297821210889302.html The world’s leading central bankers have spent much of the past few months putting out financial fires and launching measures aimed at recharging the global economy. On Friday, they will gather here to gauge the impact of their easy-money policies—including whether … Continue reading
Drug Safety for All
As adulterated medications continue to pose a threat to the American health care system, the Partnership for Safe Medicines sponsored a Congressional hearing, last week, delving into the issues associated with unsafe and counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Using last year’s counterfeit Avastin scandal as an illustrative case study, the Partnership, with the support of Senator Michael Bennet, … Continue reading
Ravenous Cookie Monsters and Higher Education
In a recent New York Times piece, Robert H. Frank attempts to explain the dynamics behind the continued growth in college tuition in the United States. Using elegant analogies, Frank points to rising costs for universities, such as increasing salaries for professors and technological degrees.[1] Responding to the President’s recent call to tie subsidies to … Continue reading
Martin O’Malley Manages a Multitude of Regulations to Maximize Maryland’s Markets
At a time when unemployment is skyrocketing and the economy is dwindling, I can’t help but be filled with the smallest amount of joy and hope when I see the government making changes that will actually benefit the public instead of harming them. On March 9th, Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland submitted to the Administrative … Continue reading
Candidates and Responsibilities
On March 6, President Barack Obama criticized the Republican presidential candidates for their recent statements about Iran’s nuclear program: Now, what’s said on the campaign trail — those folks don’t have a lot of responsibilities. They’re not Commander-in-Chief. And when I see the casualness with which some of these folks talk about war, I’m reminded … Continue reading
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