Day: January 27, 2014

The soda ban is stupid; the trans fats ban is not

Aaron Carroll January 27, 2014

Yesterday, we posted the latest episode of Healthcare Triage, on the relative merits of a ban of 20oz sodas and trans fats. Here are some

The bailout meme serves the left more than the right

Austin Frakt January 27, 2014

Jon Cohn is predicting that we’ll be hearing the risk corridor program characterized as a bailout of the insurance industry through the 2014 campaign season.

Honest intellectual debate is overrated–ctd.

Austin Frakt January 27, 2014

Last week I took the position that honest intellectual debate is overrated. To my disappointment, I didn’t notice any substantial pushback,* so I’ll have to

Day: January 27, 2014

The soda ban is stupid; the trans fats ban is not

The bailout meme serves the left more than the right

Honest intellectual debate is overrated–ctd.

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