| | In 1996, Lamm sought the [[President of the United States|presidential]] nomination of the fledgeling [[Reform Party]], which he lost to [[H. Ross Perot]]. | | In 1996, Lamm sought the [[President of the United States|presidential]] nomination of the fledgeling [[Reform Party]], which he lost to [[H. Ross Perot]]. |
| − | Lamm has since turned more [[conservative]] and become a critic of various [[national health care]] plans, arguing that any such plan is bound to become a black hole of excessive spending unless it is limited to medically necessary coverage<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''The Brave New World of Health Care''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2004</ref>, a critic of mass [[immigration]] (a topic which he addressed as early as 1985 when he authored ''The Immigration Time Bomb''), as well as a critic of [[multiculturalism]] and [[political correctness]]<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''Two Wands, One Nation''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2006</ref>. | + | Lamm has since turned more [[conservative]] and become a critic of various [[national health care]] plans, arguing that any such plan is bound to become a black hole of excessive spending unless it is limited to medically necessary coverage<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''The Brave New World of Health Care''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2004</ref>, a critic of mass [[immigration]] (a topic which he addressed as early as 1985 when he authored ''The Immigration Time Bomb''), as well as a critic of [[multiculturalism]] and [[political correctness]]<ref>Lamm, Richard. ''Two Wands, One Nation''. Fulcrum Publishing, 2006</ref>. He is, however, still quite [[liberal]] on most things, among other issues on [[gun control]] where he is closely associated with gun control advocate Arnold Grossman (author of ''One Nation Under Guns'', and the co-author of Richard Lamm's novel ''1988''.) |