I have been meaning to write about the recent politicization of the flu vaccine shortage for the past week or so. First there was last Sunday’s NYT editorial which disingenuously denied that their favorite special interest group — trial lawyers — cou…

Listen carefully! I am going to give you a quick lesson on the economics of medicine. My case study involves the allergy pill Claritin. When introduced to the public, Claritin was sold by prescription only. The cost for a month’s

Michelle Malkin weighs in on the flu vaccination crisis, following up on Kevin Drum’s piece (with his own update here). Michelle calls Kevin’s analysis “thoughtful, informed, and interesting.” I suppose it is, but only when compared to the not-so-thinl…

Glenn links, with favorable comment, to this Kevin Drum piece trying to figure out the reason for the flu vaccine…