All posts by Rand Simberg

Tortured Logic

The Sixth Court of Appeals has narrowly ruled that it is unconstitutional for the people of Michigan to ban racial discrimination.

An insane ruling like this will have to be resolved by SCOTUS.

[Update a few minutes later]

Jonathan Adler has more. Eugene Volokh thinks it likely to go to SCOTUS, and Stuart Benjamin thinks that they’ll likely overturn it by a large margin. He doesn’t say which two justices may rule in favor. Maybe Breyer and Ginsburg?

[Update a few minutes later]

Sorry, link now goes to the ruling, not the Twinkie story.

[Update a while later]

Here’s some background.

Oklahoma Doctors Versus ObamaCare

People paying for their own medical procedures, at a fixed price. What a concept.

When I had my hernia repair a couple months ago, I actually shopped around, not just for doctors, but for surgery facilities and anesthesiologist. They all coordinated after I made my choices, but I made the decision who would do it and where, and I saved a lot of money over what an insurance company would have paid. The fundamental problem with health care in this country is the complete market disconnect created by employer-provided plans.