https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/11/19/green-eggs-and-ham/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 21:01:19 -0400<![CDATA[The New York Times published a joke in December 1942 about a soldier writing home to his mother from camp. &#8220;The food in this camp is absolute poison. And such small portions.&#8221; The Dean of the Harvard Medical School, Jeffrey S. Flier, writes that the same thing is true about health care &#8220;reform&#8221;: it will take everything that is bad about the current US system and give patients more of it. In the process, it will also take everything that is good about the status quo and give people less of it in the future. The bad news is that certain food items in the camp will remain &#8220;absolute poison&#8221;; the good news is that  it will be available in really generous portions. Flier analyzes the current system&#8217;s problems:]]>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:40:22 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/11/19/green-eggs-and-ham-n189404