It is really dangerous for a free country when bills are written so arcanely and in such a convoluted way that legislators have no idea what they are voting for or against. A Senate Democrat has admitted this is the case with the upper house’s version of Obamacare, and hence, he . . . . Continue Reading »
What isn’t going wrong for our narcissist-in-chief? The economy, Afghanistan, the Middle East, the United Nations (ignore Iran’s deceptive gesture on inspections today). As Howard Fineman offered in a now-celebrated Newsweek essay,Unless Obama learns to rely less on charm, . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Thompson found an interesting quote that is relevant to the current healthcare debate: Nor is there any reason why the state should not assist the individuals in providing for those common hazards of life against which, because of their uncertainty, few individuals can make adequate provision. . . . . Continue Reading »
On Wednesday, according to a Washington Post article, ” Students, Supporters Rally to Save Vouchers “, former House Minority Leader John A Boehner (R—Ohio) joined D.C. council member Marion Barry and others at the Capitol in support of the D.C. school voucher program. The federally . . . . Continue Reading »
Obamacare was supposed to be about providing “affordable” health insurance for all. But now, smokers and the obese may face penalties, perhaps even as high as 50%! From the story:Despite opposition from more than 50 health groups, the Finance Committee approved an amendment . . . . Continue Reading »
I must confess that I wasn’t entirely expecting Conor to go in the direction that he did in his reply to my question for him about l’Affaire Latimer. In this case, I think the people is a very well-defined concept. It refers to all the citizens of the United States of America. The same . . . . Continue Reading »
On a recent edition Coffee & Markets , a series of brief morning podcasts on politics and the marketplace, Francis Cianfrocca and Ben Domenech discuss the new the First Things article by Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps on the nature of economic freedom, the virtues of capitalism, and the moral . . . . Continue Reading »
Illustrations from an early twentieth century manual on “social hygiene.” Questions provoked by these images: 1. What’s the “bad literature” the young girl is reading? 2. Can you imagine sixty being a “venerable old age”? (In 1900, the life expectancy of a . . . . Continue Reading »
This probably tops the list of ” things that no one is actually saying “: In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her “dear friend” and “chit-chat buddy” Oprah Winfrey, as well as . . . . Continue Reading »
I reported earlier today that scientists have concluded that we did not evolve from apes. In response, a source sent me a book review that appeared in the New Scientists I had missed. It turns out that our apparent genetic closeness does not mean that we are that closely related to . . . . Continue Reading »
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