Theodore Dalrymple, an English writer and retired doctor, compared the healthcare systems for humans and pets in the UK, and found that "on the whole it is better to be a dog. As a British dog, you get to choose (through an intermediary, I admit) your veterinarian. If you don’t like him, you can pick up your leash and go elsewhere, that very day if necessary. Any vet will see … [Read more...]
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST PICTURE AIDS patient Ron Woodroof defies the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to smuggle unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into the U.S. in order to treat fellow victims of HIV. Based on a true story. [ Dallas Buyers Club credits: Dir: Jean-Marc Vallee/ Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto/ 117 min/ … [Read more...]
Obamacare/Affordable Care Act: Libertarian Video Shorts
Comedian/songwriter Remy raps about the "if you like your plan you can keep your plan" Obamacare promise to the American people.[2 min] Hitler reacts when he finds out Obamacare will not let him keep his regular doctor. [4 min] SNL offers a parody response by Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding the failure of Healthcare.gov … [Read more...]
Miss Evers Boys (1997)
A black nurse explains her role in the “Tuskegee Experiment.” Based on a true story. [ Miss Evers Boys credits: Dir: Joseph Sargent/ Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer/ 118 min/ Drama/ Working for Government, Government as Bigot, Government Healthcare] In 1932, the U.S. government Public Health Service began the “Tuskegee Experiment,” a now infamous study … [Read more...]
Daybreak (1993)
When a moralistic U.S. government begins forcibly quarantining those infected with an AIDS-like disease, a heroic few defend them. [ Daybreak credits: Dir: Stephen Tolkin/ Moira Kelly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Martha Plimpton/ 84 min/ Drama, SciFi-Fantasy/ Democide, Government Enforced Morality, Government Health Care] In this projected near-future, the religious Right (at its … [Read more...]
Britannia Hospital (1982)
A government-owned hospital in Britain tries to carry on despite ultrapowerful unions, class war, socialist revolutionaries, and medical egomania. [ Britannia Hospital credits: Dir: Lindsay Anderson/ Leonard Rossiter, Graham Crowden, Malcolm McDowell/ 112 min/ Comedy/ Britain/ Unions & Monopolies, Government Health Care, Equality & Envy] “I love this hospital! … [Read more...]
Mission Mind Control (1979)
ABC News correspondent Paul Altmeyer investigates secret CIA-funded mind control experiments, in which innocent people were subjected to torturous psychiatric abuse without their knowledge or permission. [ Mission Mind Control credits: Director: Richard Roy/ 60 min/ Documentary/ Abuse of power, Government healthcare, Psychiatric coercion] How to See It Amazon … [Read more...]
Sister Kenny (1946)
An Australian nurse who discovers a treatment for polio fights an uphill battle to win its acceptance. Biographical. [ Sister Kenny credits: Dir: Dudley Nichols/ Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger/ 116 min/ Drama, Biography/ Creator as Hero, Anti-Regulation] Thanks to the Salk vaccine, which pretty much put an end to polio as a danger to children, the Kenny … [Read more...]
CNN: Veterans Administration Faked Hospital Care Metrics While Patients Died
A CNN investigation reveals dozens of veterans died while the Phoenix Veterans Administration covered up its own incompetence. [7 minutes] Links National Review: VA Hospitals Are Now Crime Scenes CATO: How VA hospitals are a Government-Run Disaster … [Read more...]
Caveman Blogger Fights for Free Speech and Internet Freedom
The Institute for Justice defends First Amendment rights of "caveman diet" advocate and blogger. [Institute for Justice/ 3 min/ Law & The Individual] … [Read more...]