Posts by Alex Knapp
About Alex Knapp
Alex Knapp is a Senior Editor at Forbes for health and sciences. He was a longtime blogger elsewhere before joining the OTB team in June 2005 and contributed some 700 posts through January 2013. Follow him on Twitter @TheAlexKnapp.
Will Malthus Have the Last Laugh?
We’re heading towards a future of higher food prices and more hunger.
You Can’t Make the Government Perfect, But You Can Make It Better
It’s institutions of government – not its size – that matter when it comes to how good a job the government does.
Mainstreaming Brutality
In just over a decade, America has gone from a bipartisan consensus that torture and brutality are bad to a bipartisan consensus that they’re necessary.
Victor Davis Hanson and Election 2012
Critics of Barack Obama’s foreign policy should engage his actual policies — not policies that don’t actually exist.
The Size of Government Is a Non-Issue: A Late Night, Caffeinated Manifesto
It’s not the size of your government that counts — it’s what you do with it that matters.
Helium Reserves, Cutting Spending, and Prudence
The privitization of Federal helium reserves is a textbook example of the damage to the nation that can be caused by imprudent budget cutting.
An Official Statement Concerning Violence, Threats of Violence, Comparisons to Hitler, Etc.
My official statement. Please refer to this the next time somebody says something stupid.
Moodys: GOP Spending Cut Plan Could Cost 700,000 Jobs
Moodys warns the the Republican plan to cut spending could cost the economy 700,000 jobs.
Affordable Care Act Ruled Constitutional
The Affordable Care Act has been ruled Constitutional in Holder v. Mead.