https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/05/26/the-singer-not-the-song/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:02:06 -0400<![CDATA[The WSJ describes how smaller firms are having to drop health care coverage as the economy worsens, as an alternative to laying off workers. In another article, economist Greg Mankiw explains how shifting responsibility for health care to the government just moves things around in the aggregate. So what happens to health care consumption in a recession? Apparently it declines. The cake gets smaller and slicing doesn&#8217;t change the fact that there&#8217;s less cake.]]>Tue, 26 May 2009 07:43:23 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/05/26/the-singer-not-the-song-n188307