Source: Brownstone Institute
by Alan Cassels

“In modern medicine, the zeitgeist today seems to be captured in one word: ‘more.’ We need more MRI machines, more screenings, more surgical interventions, more drugs, more doctors. More. More. More. Like the internal logic of capitalism that is built on eternal growth, so too is our health care system. Given this ever-expanding demand, we need to be asking some hard questions about whether sending even more of our collective wealth towards our healthcare system is producing good returns. We might expect that anything spent on healthcare provides good returns, but what if, frequently, those investments end in losses?” (05/28/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/less-is-more-in-medicine/

Source: Cobden Centre
by George Omondi Ojwang’

“Joseph Schumpeter, in Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942), offered a starkly realistic definition of democracy: it is not the rule of the people by the people, but ‘that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the people’s vote.’ In this view, democracy functions as an elite contest, politicians and their coalitions vie for office, much like firms compete in a market. Once victorious, they wield state power not primarily for the public good but to reward supporters, secure reelection, and extract rents. Kenya’s post-1992 multiparty system embodies this Schumpeterian reality: competitive elections occur, yet governance remains ‘politicians’ rule,’ where the apparatus of the state serves the victors’ networks rather than the electorate.” (05/28/26)

https://www.cobdencentre.org/2026/05/a-schumpeterian-analysis-of-the-eurobond-scandal-through-rothbards-cui-bono/

Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger

“The fangs of the U.S. Empire are now being bared against not only the Cuban people but also against the American people. The Empire has issued subpoenas to two American citizens — Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink, and Hasan Piker — requiring them to provide Empire officials with detailed information about a trip that Benjamin and Piker recently took to Cuba.” (05/28/26)

https://www.fff.org/2026/05/28/u-s-viciousness-against-americans-who-help-cubans/