You are more likely to bear witness to a trash can at an art museum than the works of Caravaggio, Edvard Munch or Vincent van Gogh. You are more likely to hear the vacuous sounds of Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Beyonce than the heavenly music of J.S. Bach, George Gershwin and Benny Goodman. You […]
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Guest Post: The Future of Flexible Workplaces
Who would’ve thought that a time would come when employees would be able to wear flip-flops to work, bring along their dogs or play volleyball at lunch? Well, employees at Google can do just that and much more. Are they more productive? Well, research says they are. Experts believe that workplace concessions can benefit employees […]
Can the media be consistent in 2016 election?
The 2016 United States presidential election has probably been the most interesting election cycle since the 1980s when Ronald Reagan was making plenty of hilarious jokes. The 2016 presidential election is pitting one corrupt, lying, crony statist (Hillary Clinton) against a constant, hour-by-hour flip flopper (Donald Trump). You also have potentially a third-party candidate making […]
Upset over EpiPen controversy? Blame the U.S. government, FDA
By: Jonathan Newman There’s a new bout of outrage over an expensive medicine or medical treatment. While the good in question changes each time, the blame always seems to fall on greedy corporations who just aren’t regulated enough. Free markets and capitalism are the scapegoat, even when nothing remotely resembling unhampered markets in health care […]
How doctors are influenced by drug companies
By: Michel Accad It’s true that perks from pharma companies influence doctors. But pharma dollars are nothing compared to the subsidies doled out by governments. In his recent article “Feed Me, Pharma,” ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein has been calling attention to studies showing that the prescribing decisions of doctors are linked to the amount of money that drug […]