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 [...]

Miscellaneous links

1.  Bill Easterly:   Nobody wants your old shoes: How not to help in Haiti

2.  New York Times: Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt

3.  Tyler Cowen and The Economist / Free Exchange: The end of Haiti?