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Today’s Wall Street Journal profiles Dr. Devi Shetty, an Indian heart surgeon finding a way to deliver quality health care at lower prices.

Dr. Shetty, who entered the limelight in the early 1990s as Mother Teresa's cardiac surgeon, offers cutting-edge medical care in India at a fraction of what it costs elsewhere in the world. His flagship heart hospital charges $2,000, on average, for open-heart surgery, compared with hospitals in the U.S. that are paid between $20,000 and $100,000, depending on the complexity of the surgery.

The approach has transformed health care in India through a simple premise that works in other industries: economies of scale. By driving huge volumes, even of procedures as sophisticated, delicate and dangerous as heart surgery, Dr. Shetty has managed…[more]

November 21, 2009 • 01:11 pm

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On the Attacks of September 11, 2001:
 
 

"On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country. ... Americans have known surprise attacks, but never before on thousands of civilians. All of this was brought upon us in a single day, and night fell on a different world, a world where freedom itself is under attack."

 
 
— President George W. Bush, Address to the Nation, September 20, 2001
— President George W. Bush, Address to the Nation, September 20, 2001
Posted September 11, 2009 • 10:23 am
 
 
On President Obama's Address to a Joint Sessoion of Congress Regarding Health Care:
 
 

"Barack Obama, whose speech to the joint session of Congress was both a masterpiece of rhetoric and a shameless fraud.

"To tell us, with a straight face, that he can insure millions more people without adding to the already skyrocketing deficit is world-class chutzpah and an insult to anyone’s intelligence. To do so after an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office has already showed this to be impossible reveals the depths of moral bankruptcy behind the glittering words."
 

 
 
— Thomas Sowell, Syndicated Columnist
— Thomas Sowell, Syndicated Columnist
Posted September 11, 2009 • 10:17 am
 
 
On Health Care Reform
 
 

"While opponents of President Obama's health proposals have had a good summer, the final round of the fight is just beginning. Their opposition has to be white-hot for the remainder of the season if they are to defeat the grinding pressure on congressmen of the Washington deal."

 
 
— Tony Blankley, Syndicated Columnist
— Tony Blankley, Syndicated Columnist
Posted September 09, 2009 • 10:37 am
 
 
On Border Security
 
 

"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to move several hundred Border Patrol agents away from the U.S.-Mexico border and will not secure a single additional mile of the U.S. border in fiscal 2010, according to the department's annual performance report."

 
 
— Terence Jeffrey, Human Events Editor-at-Large
— Terence Jeffrey, Human Events Editor-at-Large
Posted September 09, 2009 • 10:27 am
 
 
On President Obama's Appointment of White House "Czars":
 
 

"The proliferation of White House 'czars' in charge of everything from financial issues to media issues is more of the same circumvention of the public and of the Constitution. Czars don't have to be confirmed by the Senate, the way Cabinet members must be, even though czars may wield more power, so you may never know what these people are like, until it is too late."

 
 
— Thomas Sowell, Syndicated Columnist
— Thomas Sowell, Syndicated Columnist
Posted September 08, 2009 • 10:42 am
 
 
On Federal Deficits:
 
 

"The deficits projected for the next decade and beyond are unprecedented. According to an assessment released in March by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the president's budget implies that deficits will average 5.2% of GDP over the next decade and will be 5.5% of GDP in 2019. Without the president's proposals, the budget office forecasts a 2019 deficit of only 2% of GDP."

 
 
— Martin Feldstein, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors Under President Ronald Reagan
— Martin Feldstein, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors Under President Ronald Reagan
Posted September 08, 2009 • 09:44 am
 
 
On the Financial and Tax Scandal Involving House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel:
 
 

"Much is expected of elected officials. Much more is expected and demanded of those entrusted with chairmanships and the power that comes with them, especially when it involves the nation’s purse strings. From all that we’ve seen thus far, Mr. Rangel has violated that trust continually and seemingly without care."

 
 
— The Editors, Washington Post
— The Editors, Washington Post
Posted September 03, 2009 • 09:58 am
 
 
Regarding Democrats and the Mounting Deficit:
 
 

“The real fiscal crisis in Washington is that neither Congress nor the White House are offering any escape from these trillion-dollar deficits. Mr. Obama has not called for automatic and immediate spending cuts. He has not proposed eliminating hundreds of wasteful programs. To the contrary, the White House still hasn't ruled out another fiscal stimulus, as if a $1.6 trillion deficit isn’t Keynesian stimulus enough. The Administration’s celebrated scrub through the budget this summer identified $17 billion in agency savings. That's what Uncle Sam is borrowing every three days.

“Obamanomics has turned into an unprecedented experiment in runaway government with no plan to pay for it, save, perhaps, for a big future toll on the middle class such as a value-added tax. White House budget director Peter Orszag promises that next year's budget will have a ‘plan to put the nation on a fiscally sustainable path.’ Hide the children.”

 
 
— The Editors, The Wall Street Journal
— The Editors, The Wall Street Journal
Posted September 01, 2009 • 16:21 pm
 
 
On Being Free After Having Been Held Hostage by the North Korean Government Since March 17, 2009:
 
 
“We were shocked but we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end, and now we stand here, home and free.”
 
 
— Freed American Journalist Laura Ling
— Freed American Journalist Laura Ling
Posted August 06, 2009 • 08:11 am
 
 
On Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Her Announcement to Resign and Her Political Future:
 
 
“Palin draws by far the biggest crowds of any current politician, other than, perhaps, the president. She was the only news phenomenon capable of knocking the Michael Jackson story off the cable news lineups. Impressively, while George W. Bush was able to elicit a Bush derangement syndrome from liberal Democrats and President Barack Obama has succeeded similarly with many conservatives, only Sarah Palin has induced simultaneous derangement from both Republican and Democratic professionals.”
 
 
— Tony Blankley, Columnist and Political Commentator
— Tony Blankley, Columnist and Political Commentator
Posted July 13, 2009 • 18:26 pm
 
Question of the Week   
Who was the first U.S. President to travel abroad while serving in office?
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Quote of the Day   
 
"A climate crisis of worldwide proportions is unfolding right before our eyes, and not even the most powerful world leaders can do anything to stop it. It looks like 2009 may very well turn out to be the fourth straight year of declining global temperatures at a time when carbon dioxide levels continue to rise - the opposite of what was predicted by vaunted climate models... For now, continuous falling…[more]
 
 
—Anthony J. Sadar, Author and Certified Consulting Meteorologist, and Susan T. Cammarata, Environmental Attorney
— Anthony J. Sadar, Author and Certified Consulting Meteorologist, and Susan T. Cammarata, Environmental Attorney
 
Liberty Poll   

Should Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alledged mastermind behind 9-11, be tried as a civilian in federal district court in New York or before a military tribunal?