Avik Roy

Biography

Avik Roy is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP.org), an Austin-based think tank.

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The Original Sin of U.S. Health Care

Pursuit of Happiness
March 4, 2026
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Rather than ending with “economics is broken,” Alexander Rosenberg’s deliberately provocative book 'Blunt Instrument' argues that “economics is useful for a different reason than economists often say.” That is a serious and worthwhile thesis.

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