In defense of Medicaid work requirements

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March 11, 2025

In defense of Medicaid work requirements

Republicans are considering cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state health plan that provides taxpayer-funded health coverage to 80 million adults and children. Many in the GOP would like to require able-bodied Medicaid beneficiaries to work in exchange for coverage. That’s a good idea. The federal government and the states spent some $870 billion on Medicaid […]

The research racket: How universities cash in on federal grants

Universities are protesting the Trump administration’s plan to limit the overhead, also known as indirect costs, covered by federal research grants. They argue this change violates a long-standing post-World War II agreement, rooted in Vannevar Bush’s 1945 report “Science, The Endless Frontier.” That agreement was simple: The federal government would fund academic research in the public […]

BP falls back on petroleum, admits ‘misplaced’ faith in renewables

In the summer of 2020, Fortune applauded oil giant BP for thinking “outside the barrel.” The company, which once had the word petroleum in its name and, at the time, was producing 1.1 million barrels of oil per day, had unveiled a plan “to move BP into clean energy and out of oil” as part of […]

Capitalism isn’t a dirty word

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos recently announced that the editorial pages of his newspaper will defend “personal liberties and free markets.” It is an admirable commitment. Our only complaint is with his choice of words: Instead of “personal liberties and free markets,” he should have written “capitalism.” Bezos himself has certainly benefited from personal and […]

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