Jeffrey Miron In most industries, firms that want to enter face no legal restraints. In health care, however, many new entrants must comply with certificate-of-need laws, which require government approval of “creations, acquisitions, or expansions of healthcare facilities.” Standard economics suggests this will harm patients by limiting supply and raising prices. The claims that such laws maintain quality or reduce ...
Israel said Thursday that the Red Cross provided information indicating ‘two coffins of deceased hostages have been transferred into their custody and are on their way to IDF troops in the Gaza Strip.’ In its announcement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) repeated its demand that Hamas hand over the remains of all the deceased hostages. Israel said earlier Thursday that ...
A virtual confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick Dr. Casey Means has been postponed because she went into labor. Means, 38, was appearing remotely because she was nine months pregnant with her first child. Her opening remarks for the hearing expected on Thursday had been prewritten. ‘Our nation is angry, exhausted, and hurting from preventable disease. Rates ...
Another aviation-related union is demanding lawmakers reopen the government as Vice President JD Vance prepares to hold a roundtable with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and airline industry leaders Thursday as shutdown woes mount, Fox News Digital learned. The roundtable will be held at the White House Thursday afternoon, and will include Airlines for America CEO and former New Hampshire Governor ...
On the heels of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing has agreed to restart its purchases of U.S. soybeans, a $30 billion cornerstone of American agriculture that was once wielded as a weapon in the battle for global trade leverage. Once a quiet export success story, America’s humble soybean became a political flashpoint after Beijing halted ...
Republican senators on Wednesday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to tighten safety standards and reconsider partnerships tied to abortion pills, accusing the agency of expanding access without adequate oversight. On the call, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo, and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., expressed frustration that the agency hadn’t already overhauled safety parameters around abortion pills — and that it ...
Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman The ongoing government shutdown is threatening to stall funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food aid to more than 40 million Americans. According to Politico, at least 25 states have issued notices to beneficiaries that their benefits will cease on November 1. The fact that a program providing food assistance to millions of Americans can be brought to ...
Adam N. Michel Momentum is building in many states to limit and, in some cases, abolish property taxes. For libertarians and fiscal conservatives, this push presents a genuine dilemma. To explore this tension, I invited two leading voices, Vance Ginn and Jared Walczak, to make their cases for and against property taxes on my Substack, Liberty Taxed. Property taxes are ...
Apple’s iPhone, Amazon and Virgin Atlantic have been named YouGov’s UK Advertisers of the Month for September, after each brand saw a sharp increase in consumer awareness of their advertising. According to YouGov BrandIndex, which measures the percentage of consumers who have seen an advert for a brand in the past two weeks, all three brands posted significant gains in ...
Virgin Media O2 is set to become the first UK mobile network to offer customers automatic satellite connectivity in areas with no phone signal, after striking a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink. The new service, O2 Satellite, will launch in the first half of 2026, giving users coverage in rural and remote regions where terrestrial masts are unavailable. The company ...