Science & Technology

Sen. Jim Demint (R-SC) has introduced the “Retirement Freedom Act,” a piece of legislation that would allow seniors to opt out of Medicare Part A while continuing to collect Social Security payments. As Demint’s press release states, “Currently, the Social Security Administration has handcuffed Social Security benefits to Medicare enrollment.”…

Andrew Brannan reviews Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada’s Oil Sands, by Ezra Levant.

Jared M. Rhoads reviews Why ObamaCare is Wrong For America: How the New Health Care Law Drives Up Costs, Puts Government in Charge of Your Decisions, and Threatens Your Constitutional Rights, by Grace-Marie Turner, James C. Capretta, Thomas P. Miller, and Robert E. Moffit.

Presents a compelling legal argument against the Individual Mandate.

Exploit the Earth or die: It's not a threat. It's a fact.

In the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last week, anti-technology opportunists all over the world are racing to leverage the disaster. In particular, they’re claiming that the problems in Japan’s nuclear reactors prove the excessive danger of nuclear energy. Another Chernobyl, we’re told, could be moments…

Shows how this man of the mind designed and strove to develop a city of technology, industry, and commerce like none other to this day.

Tells the story of how a real-life Nat Taggart created one of the most life-serving industrial concerns ever to grace the face of the Earth.

Elucidates the proper roles of government and charity in health care.

Jules Klapper reviews Appetite for America: How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West, by Stephen Fried.