Future politicians can, if they choose, communicate with anyone who provides personal information during the politician’s campaign at nearly no cost, without having their message filtered. A sitting President could reach out to a broad base of strong supporters, keep those supporters in close contact with each other, keep those supporters funneling their support to sympathetic Congressmen, keep those supporters hounding political adversaries, and keep those supporters listening to their message. Most importantly, the nature of the message can be very granular.

These proposals I list here serve to lower costs for all consumers, without harming the high quality of care which distinguishes the American health care market, while addressing the humanitarian crisis of the uninsured poor.

There is no single solution to all of the challenges and problems that foster children face in school and at home. Ideally, every child in the foster care system would become a part of a stable, loving, permanent home with adults committed to nurturing their talents and skills. However, policymakers can embrace measures to alleviate some of the stresses associated with foster care that contribute to lower educational attainment and poor life outcomes.

At the federal level, Congress should reform federal education policies to protect academic transparency, eliminate inefficient bureaucracy, and encourage innovation at the state and local levels. Policymakers should embrace policies that give more families the freedom to choose their children's school; allow school leaders to innovate and develop successful school models and improve teacher quality; and allow parents, lawmakers, and the general public to hold public schools and students accountable for results.

The communication problem can be addressed very early in the development of children. Efforts should be made to ensure that their language skills are being developed. Children should be made to understand the importance of language and communication so that when they go out into the world, they are able to communicate at all levels. Parents, schools and communities need to encourage children to learn about other peoples and cultures.