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The contrarian addiction

…in policy. The CDC only issues recommendations. Implementation is voluntary and left to the states. The Surgeon General occupies the medical bully pulpit, but otherwise lacks authority. The FDA, on…

Why Is Brazil Ahead of the US…fuel

…natural gas, other than the odd city bus or garbage truck in random municipalities? The answer is a simple but unpleasant one. See, we in the US would label the…

Housing Update

…on their mortgages in big numbers, who would be left holding the bag? Thanks to the growing secondary market for home mortgages, much of the default risk has been transferred…