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One Nation Under Therapy
One Nation under Therapy
How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance
By Sally Satel, M.D., Christina Hoff Sommers
Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Drawing on established science and common sense, the authors reveal how "therapism" and the burgeoning trauma industry have come to pervade our lives.  [Read More]
Arbitrary and Capricious
Arbitrary and Capricious
The Precautionary Principle in the European Union Courts
By Gary E. Marchant, Kenneth L. Mossman
Posted: Friday, August 6, 2004

This study examines how the European Union has used the precautionary principle in legal decisions.   [Read More]
Private Discounts, Public Subsidies
Private Discounts, Public Subsidies
How the Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Really Works
By Joseph Antos, Ximena Pinell
Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2004

While critics have pronounced the Medicare prescription drug discount card program a failure, Antos and Pinell find that the evidence proves otherwise.   [Read More]
Health Care Matters
Health Care Matters
Pharmaceuticals, Obesity, and the Quality of Life
By H. E. Frech III, Richard D. Miller Jr.
Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

This book shows that it is time to rethink conventional wisdom regarding consumption of pharmaceuticals.  [Read More]
Who Should Pay for Medicare?
Who Should Pay for Medicare?
By Daniel Shaviro
Posted: Friday, March 5, 2004

This book offers an accessible overview of how Medicare operates as a fiscal system.   [Read More]
Health and the Income Inequality Hypothesis
Health and the Income Inequality Hypothesis
A Doctrine in Search of Data
By Sally Satel, M.D., Nicholas Eberstadt
Posted: Thursday, January 8, 2004

The study analyzes and challenges the income inequality hypothesis, which purports to show that inequality in income--not poverty per se--is bad for people's health.  [Read More]
Beyond Therapy
Beyond Therapy
Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness
Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2003

A groundbreaking new exploration of the promises and perils of biotechnology--and the future of American society.   [Read More]
Saving Lives, Saving Money
Saving Lives and Saving Money
By Newt Gingrich, Dana Pavey, Anne Woodbury
Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2003

This book is a transforming approach to the challenge of creating a better system of health and health care for the twenty-first century.  [Read More]
Drug Treatment: The Case for Coercion
Drug Treatment
The Case for Coercion
By Sally Satel, M.D.
Posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2003

This study demonstrates the effectiveness of mandated treatment for many drug abusers.   [Read More]
Cutting Taxes for Insuring
Cutting Taxes for Insuring
Options and Effects of Tax Credits for Health Insurance
By Bradley Herring, Mark V. Pauly
Posted: Sunday, December 1, 2002

This study analyzes the effects of a variety of forms of tax credits, especially for workers whose incomes place them above the poverty line but below the median family income.   [Read More]
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