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The Green New Deal: What It Means for Medicine

Dr. Jane Orient: The Green New Deal is not primarily about greening the planet or controlling the climate. It’s about socialism.

Dr. Jane Orient
July 17, 2019
3 minute read

Crafting Compassionate Policy Is Not All About Increasing Government Spending

Kelvey Vander Hart: Advocating policy that increases government spending and scope in the name of compassion isn’t effective policymaking.

Kelvey Vander Hart
April 26, 2019
3 minute read

Mission Possible: Saving Freedom in Medical Care

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: Independent medical practices will lead the way to achieve great affordable medical care through competition and consumer choice.

Dr. Marilyn Singleton
August 16, 2018
3 minute read

Mandates: the Other Side of the ‘Right to Healthcare’

Dr. Jane Orient: The total program being pushed by “right-to-healthcare” cheerleaders is full of mandates. A mandate means you have NO right to opt out, except possibly through some limited exemptions. Americans need to look behind the “rights” rhetoric, see the chains, and follow the money.

Dr. Jane Orient
May 3, 2018
3 minute read

A Community-Based Approach to Healthcare

Congressman David Young (R-Iowa): In Iowa, 180,000 Iowans rely on CHCs – and 26 million Americans nationwide – for their primary care.

David Young
October 7, 2017
3 minute read

Caution: American Medical Association Ponders Calling Health Care a Right

Alieta Eck, MD: Unlike the unalienable rights listed in our Declaration of Independence, a right to “health care” is not self-evident.

Alieta Eck, MD
June 20, 2017
3 minute read

Takeaways from the Sanders vs. Cruz Debate on Health Care

Kelvey Vander Hart: Here are the takeaways from the debate between U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders over the future of health care in this country.

Kelvey Vander Hart
February 8, 2017
5 minute read

Republican Infighting: The Media Distorts Matters

The infighting within the Republican Party, while distorted by the media as a “war,” must stop. We can have spirited debates without being vindictive.

Jonas Cutler
February 25, 2013
3 minute read

How Shall We Pay for Health Care?

Questions asked in 1949 about health care, its cost, care provided, and federal involvement are still being asked today.

Deborah Thornton
September 12, 2012
4 minute read

Blown to Smithereens: Why We Conservatives Got the Health Care Ruling We Deserved

We screamed and shouted from the roof tops that “we have our…

David Shedlock
June 28, 2012
3 minute read

The Left Attacking Santorum’s Position on Drug Costs Abandons Common Sense and Truth

Liberals are flipping out over an exchange between Rick Santorum and a…

Shane Vander Hart
February 5, 2012
3 minute read

Rick Santorum Wins CNN Florida Republican Debate

In the 20th Republican Presidential Debate held in Jacksonville, FL, Rick Santorum was the clear winner. Newt Gingrich was the clear loser. Santorum makes the case why he is the consistent conservative running.

Shane Vander Hart
January 28, 2012
2 minute read

Harkin calling for investigation of Haley

Senator Tom Harkin (Iowa – D) has called for an investigation of Governor Nikki…

Quinn Hooks
December 26, 2011
2 minute read

Herman Cain Gives His “Common Sense Solutions” For America

Herman Cain hosted a luncheon event in Ames, Iowa yesterday. He gave…

Brian Myers
March 9, 2011
2 minute read

Book Review: Mike Huckabee’s Simple Government Released Tomorrow.

Governor Mike Huckabee’s Simple Government: Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington…

David Shedlock
February 21, 2011
6 minute read

On Tuesday We’ll Deliver a Message But They Still Won’t Understand

Two short years ago, with the election of Barack Obama securing the…

Brian Myers
November 1, 2010
4 minute read