Recommended reading

• Michael Moore's portrayal of Cuban health care in his movie Sicko was so favorably skewed that it was banned by the Cuban government over fears it could prompt a popular backlash. For a more accurate look at Cuban health care click here.

• Health care headlines from the UK.

• David Boaz makes a good point about earmarks: why is building local infrastructure a federal responsibility?

• The House GOP appears to have hit upon an interesting idea: requiring legislation to follow the Constitution. This is real hope and change.

• Greg Mankiw points out what hyperinflation looks like.

• A historian uncovers some new research on the Great Leap Forward that makes for pretty grim reading. Communism and human suffering on an epic scale sure seem to go hand in hand.

Update: Looks like the Michael Moore story was too good to be true.