A proposal to remedy the depredations of poverty on children
A modest proposal for a new U.S. strategy in Iraq
The Crisis in the Middle East: April 2002
A summary of the history, the current situation, and what I would
do about it
Faith-Based Social Services
A discussion of the consequences of government funding of
faith-based charities to provide social services
How Al Gore misplayed the protest/contest
of the Election in Florida
How I think he went wrong.
How an election works and what we can do about it
I recount my experiences as an election precinct officer, express some
thoughts about the 2000 presidential election, propose some changes.
Fewer People Should Vote
Why encouraging people to vote allows candidates to buy elections,
why we can most effectively stop the sale of elections by not
encouraging people to vote rather than reforming campaign financing.
Reforming Social Security
How we can't (and, perhaps, can) change how we invest Social
Security funds so as to allow future retirees to live a decent life.
Changing the way we levy taxes
My recommendations for how we can levy taxes more fairly, make the
economy more efficient, and build public support for taxes.
Historian laureate
In which I argue that the President should appoint a historian
laureate instead of a poet laureate.
Financing health care
My plan for guaranteeing access to health care for everyone.
Curing unemployment
My plan for fixing the economy
Sending Social Security to the states
A letter I wrote to Alice Rivlin encouraging her to follow up on
her recommendation that we send Social Security to the states.
Immigration Reform
An opinion about immigration from Mexico spurred by the report of
the Binational Study on Immigration.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Using antibiotics for viral illnesses (antibiotics do not affect
viruses) and to promote the growth of livestock accelerates the
development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria which may stage their own
plague someday. We can not outdate our inventory of antibiotics by
wiser use.
Judicial reform
A couple of ideas for changing the way we choose judges.
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© 1998, Russell Bell