Miscellaneous Links

1.  California’s insurance regulations have forced WellPoint to increase its premiums.  As expected, the politicians are using the company as a scapegoat.  More here.

2.  A superintendent in Rhode Island has confronted unionized teachers by firing an entire school’s staff.

3.  Tyler Cowen makes the case for a VAT.  Generally good ideas, given the (bad) options among [...]

Best Health Care Article I've Read

David Goldhill, a “media and technology executive”, has written an article for The Atlantic called “How American Health Care Killed My Father.” This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the poor state of health care in the United States; it is not some sentimental story about his father.  It is long, but [...]