Month: October 2008

  • No such thing as a free lunch

    When arguing against the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act last year, I wrote If discrimination based on comprehensive genetic screening is legal, we can expect health providers to tailor plans according to our individual risk factors. That might be to the disadvantage of a minority of high-risk individuals, but greater information about risk factors will lower uncertainty,…

  • Ban on short selling hurt investors

    What is the difference between the U.S. and the Russian economy? Answer: In Russia, they do not pretend to be capitalists. Seriously though, it appears that we are getting closer to nationalizing many of the broken industries that still remain in the U.S. such as automobiles, airlines, financials and who knows what else. read more…

  • Swiss government supports granting plants rights

    If you thought the animal rights movement could not get any more insane after the Spanish government granted apes rights, here is a new low: The Federal Ethics Committee of the Swiss government has unanimously concluded that the right of plants should be recognized. Their conclusions (PDF) of their statement on the “moral consideration of plants for…