Category Archives: politics
It's not reform…
Speeches and news reports can lead you to believe that proposed congressional legislation would tackle the problems of cost, access and quality. But that’s not true. The various bills do deal with access by expanding Medicaid and mandating subsidized insurance … Continue reading
Free at last?
All marriages banned in Texas? If only… Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of … Continue reading
Sebastian Zumbos Himself
It’s been a long time coming, and I’m not the first to say it, but I think Sebastian is doing more harm than good to 2nd amendment activism. With todays post against open carry, he’s become the next Zumbo. Open … Continue reading
Why Health Care Isn't A Right
Kevin has a great post on why health care isn’t a right. I’m selectively quoting a small part for emphasis: I concluded that there is only one fundamental right, and all others are corollaries of it, but one defining factor … Continue reading
Once again I agree with a Democrat.
“Sneak and Peak” was passed as part of the Patriot Act. Of the 763 sneak and peak requests in 2008 only 3 were terrorism related. Tell me again the big difference between Republicans and Democrats? All I see is more … Continue reading
I commit 3 Felonies a day…
…before breakfast suckers! Srsly though. There is a reason the laws are the way they are. If everyone is guilty of something, then everyone can be controlled. Boston civil-liberties lawyer Harvey Silverglate calls his new book “Three Felonies a Day,” … Continue reading
Netanyahu's Speech to the UN
Everyone needs to hear this speech.
Quote of the day – Who's Greedy?
And is it true that greed uniquely drives free markets? While markets are often accused of making people greedy (or of uncorking the greed that looms within us all), it’s evident to me that majoritarian democracy – certainly as much … Continue reading
How Insurance Makes Healthcare More Expensive
Except that it’s not insurance, this is a great explanation of why medical services are so expensive.
Ted Kennedy: Traitor
It turns out that Ted Kennedy wasn’t just a liberal blowhard, skirt chaser, murderer and alcoholic. He was a traitor too. Forbes Magazine: Picking his way through the Soviet archives that Boris Yeltsin had just thrown open, in 1991 Tim … Continue reading