Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Another Look at Politics and Religion

Posted by: Michael Terry

Despite so much evidence to the contrary, politics is not theatre.  Sure, it seems to be high entertainment much of the time; actors, characters and, indeed caricatures, gesturing meekly or grandly, depending on ...

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Another Thought About Health Care

Posted by: Hy “Pocrates” Feldman

President Obama’s former head of Medicare, Dr. Donald Berwick once noted. “The primary function of regulation in health care, especially as it affects the quality of medical care, is to constrain ...

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Friday, July 13, 2012

In Search of the White Voter

Posted by: Walter Greene

Here are the percentages of the white vote that went to Republicans over the past four decades:

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Famous Last Words . . . literally

Posted by: Hy “Pocrates” Feldman

Early versions of “Obamacare”, the “Affordable” Health Care Act, contained various provisions whose basic purposes where to try to reduce health care costs by denying care to the very infirm and ...

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Jefferson Offers One More Suggestion:

Jefferson Offers One More Suggestion:

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