From Occupy America to Register America
How to really help the 99%.
On the Newsstand:Health Care
Free Medical School? Sounds good, but…
The free medical school plan is enticing, but imperfect and- in this political climate- untenable.
Where Medicare Reform Should Really be Focused
Medicare reform is all well and good, but it should start with eliminating costly redundancies and ineffective treatments.
Veterans’ Care in America
With Memorial Day around the corner, we need to reevaluate our system of veterans' benefits.
The Health Care Constitutional Controversy
Will the Supreme Court uphold the health care act? Probably, but the fight isn't over.
Supervise Me: San Francisco’s Unhappy Repeal of the Happy Meal
Banning the Happy Meal will cause little kids to cry... and cost money.
Funding for Abortion; Libertarian Nuances
The Planned Parenthood controversy and how libertarians really see abortion
On the Broccoli Objection
Those who believe the health insurance mandate is unconstitutional have relied frequently on slippery-slope arguments. Many have been convinced by what Andrew Koppelman calls the Broccoli Objection—the idea that, if Congress can penalize individuals for failing to purchase health insurance, it must have the power to penalize them for failing to eat their broccoli. (Talk about a Nanny State!) There ... Read More
Weighing In: The Slippery Originalist
Apparently, by raising questions which are always raised against originalists and asking for an originalist’s reply, I am guilty of pedantry and disparaging the debate about the Constitution. Who knew? Other than those digs, Samuel Coffin has a thoughtful reply to my last post. He argues that I engaged in “bad originalism” in order to make originalism look bad. Of ... Read More
Lying with Statistics
The headline at RealClearPolitics: “65% of doctors think new law will worsen care.” The headline at CNBC: “Survey: U.S. doctors fear healthcare reform.” The headline at the Wall Street Journal: “Survey of U.S. physicians finds pessimism on future of health care.” The reality: This poll was conducted through a “fax-response methodology,” which means it didn’t survey a random sample of ... Read More
2011 Brings About Provisions of the Health Care Reform Law
Young Adults Get Covered By Parents’ Policies
George Will Comes Out as a Judicial Liberal
George Will apparently wants the Supreme Court to overturn the individual mandate—the requirement that Americans purchase health insurance. As Jonathan Chait points out, Will is faced with the unenviable task of reconciling belief in judicial minimalism, which he and other conservatives have spent decades extolling, with the impulse to take advantage of their narrow Supreme Court majority. Will’s solution is ... Read More
What it All Means: Post-Midterm Predictions
Big picture time kids. The elections that we have been talking about and issuing predictions on for over a year are over, and the dust is beginning to settle after one of the strangest and most heated Midterm cycles of recent memory (satirized brilliantly by the Onion here). What happened is what many of us thought would happen. The Republicans ... Read More
Democrats in Hiding
The New York Times had a very interesting article recently detailing how Democrats have made the conscious choice to avoid town hall style meetings in recent and future Congressional recesses. Traditionally, these times were great opportunities for representatives and senators to return home to their respective districts and states to get intimate contact with voters and gauge the mood of ... Read More
