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I believe the Economist themselves label this as “Classical Liberalism”, given the modern connotations of “liberal” in the US.

Perhaps, but I think it’s often less a matter of being afraid of calling extremists out, and more of what I heard someone once refer to as “sane-washing”. Progressives hear extremi…

Might have something to do with the fact that newborns barely move. Lots of kids will get increasingly chunky right up until the moment they start crawling/walking, when they start…

What actually often happens is that drugs priced at $90 get marked up to $200 with the knowledge that insurers will get a $90 price. The rebate system paradoxically creates an ince…

I’ve posted this in another thread before, on the high costs of insulin, but if you replace ”pharma company” with healthcare provider and “medication” healthcare services, the same…

People also tend to greatly underestimate the risk of negative outcomes.

It is something you can sell, and is currently in development by major pharmaceutical companies.

> Because all cultures have sex discrepancies and a tolerance to infanticide so that would be the outcome everywhere on earth ? Most do. And is abortion infanticide? Because aborti…

Most first world countries don't need nor even want to encourage people to not have kids. In fact, most want the opposite. Countries like Japan and Sweden are actively pursuing mea…

You were accusing them of being both. Now who is being insincere?

> their need to signal the world how special they are and how important their interests are Honestly, the compulsion to accuse others of narcissism for something as harmless as put…

They are disease ridden and a health hazard.

Tokyo is hyperdense despite its massive size. I think the point is less "what percentage of the city can I reach easily on a bike" and more "how many places of interest can I reach…

I work for one of the companies mentioned in the article. I too am troubled by the increasing burden on those unable to pay for their insurance, and feel that something must change…