Healthy Skeptic

Stop loss insurance 22.06.2026 4:52 ↓

Several reports from the insurers providing back-up insurance to self-funded employer plans show a trend of higher costs and more high-dollar claims

IPCC distortion of research 20.06.2026 2:29 ↓

The IPCC has routinely taken the most extreme finding from research and pretended it is the mainstream result.

Child care costs 19.06.2026 3:32 ↓

A discussion of why child care costs so much in Minnesota

A history of France 17.06.2026 6:55 ↓

Reading a history of France reveals broad themes applicable to most European and Western countries.

Grand Solar Minimums 16.06.2026 2:12 ↓

A new study claims we are entering a period of reduced solar activity that could reduce temps

Excessive exec. comp in tax exempt organizations 15.06.2026 3:11 ↓

IRS efforts to rein in excessive executive compensation in tax-exempt organizations are totally inadequate

The true state of Minnesota 13.06.2026 6:02 ↓

A new highly subjective survey purports to rank Minnesota highly but is deeply flawed.

federal deficits and debt 12.06.2026 2:55 ↓

We are in a crisis on the federal deficits and debt and we have to take drastic measures now

Inflation May 2026 11.06.2026 3:24 ↓

A discussion of the BLS release of the CPI for May 2026

The rise and fall of dominant nations 10.06.2026 5:48 ↓

A discussion of a paper purporting to identify factors relating to the rise and decline of dominant nations.

Minneapolis Is Absurd 08.06.2026 3:15 ↓

The city of Minneapolis is in accelerated decline and guess what it is wasting money on.

May 2026 Employment Report 06.06.2026 4:29 ↓

A discussion of May's job numbers

Retail and Wholesale Trade Productivity 05.06.2026 3:30 ↓

A discussion of the recent BLS release on Productivity in these industries

Minnesota hates small business 04.06.2026 2:25 ↓

Minnesota has the highest tax on small business in the country

March 2026 JOLTS report 03.06.2026 3:32 ↓

The latest jobs openings and labor turnover survey.

Cash Compensation by Occupation 02.06.2026 3:06 ↓

24 of the top 30 cash compensated occupations are physicians, which plays a role in our high health spending

the Movie Tomorrow 01.06.2026 2:48 ↓

A brief review of the movie Tomorrow with Robert Duval, an emotionally wrenching film.

Foreign interference in US politics 29.05.2026 3:03 ↓

A descriptions of recent evidence of Chinese and other countries stoking division and violence in the US

High cost health insurance claims 28.05.2026 3:55 ↓

A review of a report from Sun Life Insurance on high cost health claims

Radical Leftist Capture of American Institutions 27.05.2026 4:22 ↓

A look at the result of the decades-long effort of radical leftists to corrupt every important institution in America

Memorial Day 26.05.2026 2:10 ↓

An appreciation for our military members

England 21.05.2026 7:15 ↓

A quick look at England and English history

US Excess Deaths 20.05.2026 4:12 ↓

A study looks at supposed excess deaths in the US compared to other developed countries, but fails to adjust for minority status and other demographic issues and fails to identify poor health behaviors as the primary issue

Debunking climate hysteria, May 19, 2026 19.05.2026 3:07 ↓

There has been no change in precipitation patterns for a long, long time. The IPCC admits its doomsday scenarios are completely implausible.

More on Cancer Incidence 18.05.2026 3:03 ↓

A new article explains the mythology behind claims that there is a big uptick in cancer rates