This summer I spent a few days in Paris. My host, an Art History PhD, showed me all around the beautiful city, from the Sacre Coeur to the Eiffel Tower. As we walked down Champs-Élysées and through narrow cobbled streets, he taught me all about the history and architecture of Paris. As we passed by the [...]
There is nothing wrong with healthcare in the United States right now. It is a very obtainable service, and the government provides more than enough options to help those with little or no income to seek medical assistance. It may sound harsh, but healthcare above the bare minimum is a privilege, not a constitutional right. [...]
As someone who firmly believes that we live in the best country in the world, I still feel, quite simply, that our health care system is a joke. We are the only first world country that does not provide any sort of universal health care, which in my opinion means we are not fulfilling our [...]
“I believe in federalism,” Mitt Romney said during a press briefing in Sarratt Student Center before his IMPACT Symposium lecture last month. “I believe the 10th Amendment gives to the states the right to create their own health insurance program rather than have the federal government intrude on the rights of states.”
As Democrats in Washington try to pass healthcare reform, many states including Tennessee have expressed strong opposition to the current bill before Congress. States are struggling with balancing budgets as a result of the weak economy. Consequently, they oppose the current healthcare bill and the financial obligations that it would place on them. Additionally, some [...]
With the passage of Pelosicare by the House, healthcare reform continues to dominate political debate – both nationally and here at Vanderbilt. Project Dialogue, an initiative to “involve the entire Vanderbilt community in public discourse and reflection” brought T.R. Reid, a noted journalist with the Washington Post and PBS, to deliver a lecture entitled “Rescuing [...]
The $1.1 trillion healthcare bill narrowly snuck through the House with a two-vote victory on November 7. Republicans and the majority of Americans have shown their dissatisfaction with the lack of attention the House has paid to public opinion and how the House of Representatives seems to ignore their constituents’ wishes while voting however they [...]
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