Archive for January, 2015
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President Obama’s Path Less Traveled
Posted on January 30, 2015
For over a year, Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton has worked with Committee Democrats to craft legislation to make it easier for industry to bring to market life-saving medicines....
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Super Hype
Posted on January 30, 2015
“This one goes to eleven. “ That line, from the iconic movie This Is Spinal Tap, came to mind when I thought about this weekend’s big event. The Super Bowl,...
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Fight Addiction Through Better Science
Posted on January 29, 2015
I read an excellent, if a little bit long, piece in Huffington Post about an epidemic that is sweeping the nation and killing a whole bunch of people, including some...
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Obama Backtracks From Plan to Tax ’529′ College Savings Accounts
Posted on January 28, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The quick demise of the White House plan to tax college savings accounts, also known as 529 plans, underscores what a flawed...
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Happy Birthday to Thomas Aquinas!
Posted on January 28, 2015
Eight centuries ago, Thomas Aquinas was born. I am not an Aquinas scholar, as I suspect most of you are not. But we all owe a debt to this brilliant...
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