Month: November 2014
Caps on Medical Malpractice Awards Injure Patients
“Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath to provide medical services competently and diligently; if a doctor is put out of business by a large number of malpractice suits for his negligent care, he or she is most likely not deserving to be in the practice of medicine to begin with.”
Nov 2014
Caps on Medical Malpractice Awards Focus Resources on Access and Treatment
“The truth is that many medical malpractice claims are frivolous.”
Nov 2014
Ebola Quarantine: An Unconstitutional & Dangerous Measure
What is the motivation behind these quarantines? Fear.
Nov 2014
Ebola Quarantine: A Legal & Necessary Precaution
States must be given the latitude to make difficult judgment calls regarding what is necessary to maintain not only public health and safety, but to prevent panic or people taking matters into their own hands.
Nov 2014
“Don’t look for us. We will serve Allah – and die for him.”
How the West can stem IS recruiting of foreign fighters.
Nov 2014
Certified Review – The Islamic State
Arlan Cohen revisits his recent report on the Islamic State, “Scared to Fight,” with Cornell Law Professor Jens David Ohlin. In part one of the interview, they discuss the legal and policy justifications governing the US response in Iraq and Syria. Jens David Ohlin is a professor at Cornell Law School who specializes in international…
Nov 2014