Saturday’s NYT had a piece bylined by James Risen about the Ghosts of Iraq Haunting CIA in Tackling Iran. It’s a Captain Obvious story in conception.

Whenever the Thai government defiesforeign drug patents and creates its own cheap copies of drugs, it endangers the patients who need the drugs and undermines drug discovery.

The new Thai government is following the path of its predecessors, breaking drug patents and not spending enough on health.

In less than twenty-five years, government “affordable housing” and other housing policies have turned a healthy market into a financial ruin. Until Fannie and Freddie’s market dominance and the government’s role in the housing finance system are substantially reduced or eliminated, the United States will continue to have an inferior and unstable housing market.

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals in Southeast Asia could pose a serious global health risk.

As Thailand overrides patents on foreign drugs, the only winner will be the government.

Six in ten families rule out some colleges because of sticker price, yet many do not know that the “net price” is typically far lower. Proactively teaching parents—especially those with lower incomes—to think in terms of net price is critical.

The distribution of prescription drugs is a major issue in world politics because the cost of drugs is preventing access to treatment.