Commentary on the US Supreme Court’s new ground, the problem with Canadian health care, rich Canada, and the CBC and market lessons.

The other ruling that mattered.

New York Times – A Pyrrhic Victory
THE obvious victor in the Supreme Court’s health care decision was President Obama, who risked vast amounts of political capital to pass the Affordable Care Act.

Related.

Economist -- John Roberts's art of war
AS PETER SUDERMAN of Reason put it, "Some coup". The individual mandate passes constitutional muster after all.

Fiscal Times – Why Roberts Saved Obama’s Health Care Law
In the end, it all came down to Chief Justice John Roberts, the sphinx in the center chair, who in a stunning decision wove together competing rationales to uphold President Barack Obama’s healthcare plan.

A large shadow. Ow Canada.

Globe and Mail -- Canada’s unhealthy medicare superiority complex
When it comes to health care, Canada lives beside the wrong country.

You are richer than you think.

Globe and Mail -- Canadians are richer than they think
It seems every day Canadians awake to another sober message from a bank economist or cabinet minister – one part scolding, one part warning, all very serious.

The CBC and the invisible hand.

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative -- "The Invisible Hand" on CBC radio
CBC radio is running a new program this summer on economics; it's called "The Invisible Hand".