http://www.steynonline.com/content/section/4/26/Transformation of Dapp into RSSinfo@dapper.netFri, 17 Jul 2009 05:36:53 +0000http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/2240/Tuesday, 14 July 2009One of President Obama's arguments for "reforming" health care is that "preventive" care - more tests, more screening - will help control costs. Really? A propos cancer, Professor H Gilbert Welch of Dartmouth Medical School notes: For starters, the majority of folks who are screened receive no benefit. That's because, despite...http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/2252/Sunday, 12 July 2009HAPPY WARRIOR from National Review Are you getting just a teensy bit tired of the ol’ “Whither The Right?” navel-gazing? Even with our good friends at The New York Times, The Washington Post et al so eager to offer helpful advice, there’s a limit to how much pondering of conservatism’s future...http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/2205/Sunday, 05 July 2009Somewhere in America Alone, I cite an example of the logical reductio of socialized health care: "the ten-month wait for the maternity ward". I've been adding to the file ever since. Here's the latest entry, from Hamilton, Ontario: Hamilton's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was full when Ava Isabella Stinson was...http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/2191/Tuesday, 30 June 2009Re the Bork/Potemra/McCarthy discussion on abortion, I agree in principle with Judge Bork's position in favor of allowing legislatures to decide, but in practice I agree with Mike that this would have had consequences for the vigor of the pro-life movement. As to other countries, Britain and Europe are far...