All Posts Tagged With: "Gro Harlem Brundtland"
Ranking the U.S. Health-Care System
It is curious that the United States ranked below Europe in the World Health Organization’s 2000 World Health Report, which rated 191 countries’ medical systems. In his documentary Sicko, socialist Michael Moore makes hay out of the fact that the United States placed 37th, behind even Morocco, Cyprus, and Costa Rica. This ranking is used [...]
1Nov2007 | James Peron | 64 comments | ContinuedUnsustainable Development
Sound economic thinking lies in accounting for the secondary results of private and government actions.1 This observation is not limited to economics. It can be applied to all areas of human study, including political philosophy. Once learned, that lesson can prevent a great deal of human hardship. Take, for instance, a concept promoted by left-wing [...]
1Mar2003 | James Peron | 0 comments | Continued-
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