Yes it’s totally bonkers, and the more research one does on it the more bonkers it gets. I live in a country with what in theory is a similar system, but without all the fcukwittery that exists in th… (View Post)

Wasn’t that on only ten drugs, and taking effect next year? https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-program-negotiated-prices-initial-price-applicability-year-2026 As… (View Post)

There’s a lot of books to be written about the state of the Democratic Party in the last 18 months. They had plenty of opportunities to have Biden stand aside and choose someone who could beat Trump,… (View Post)

So long as they’re unmanned prototypes, it’s great to watch rockets fail as the engineers push the boundaries. Obviously not so much when there’s humans on board, or someone’s billion-dollar payload.… (View Post)

As mentioned the other day, much of the West is at the sort of tipping point we saw in 1945 and in 1979. There needs to be radical change, and the people are going to vote for those offering it. Star… (View Post)