Progressives are often considered professorial, which in many circles is tantamount to being called wordy. Contrary to that questionable conventional wisdom is a definition
Category: Health care
Losing the individual mandate could be good for Obama
If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate to buy health insurance, conservatives and Tea Party members will be dancing in the streets,
Whose approval do Supreme Court justices want?
There aren’t many things that I remember from college classes. However, I do remember taking an American Government class when the professor was covering
Rick Santorum, contraception, and the ghost of Anthony Comstock
Listen up, ladies. Did you think your reproductive destiny was yours to decide? Think again, because it looks like we’re going to be refighting
Individual mandates: not new, not unconstitutional
So, you think it’s unconstitutional and unprecedented to pass a federal law mandating the purchase of a product? Think again. In 1792, America’s founders,
Coming next from Republicans: Cigarette smoking is good for your health
Republicans have made an art form of trying to turn back the clock. I can’t help but wonder what’s next on their agenda. Could
Relationship advice from two guys with seven wives
Sometimes you want to be careful to not be a “bird of a feather” with someone who is toxic. Newt Gingrich seems to have
Big government, micro-government, and freedom of political speech
Can your homeowners’ association or subdivision board prevent you from planting a political sign in your front yard? That’s a question that comes up
Talking about health care reform: People get it when they see what it does for them
Ask people if they support what specific provisions of healthcare reform actually do for them, [eliminating pre-existing conditions, etc.], and they’ll say they like
Keeping us barefoot and pregnant
The recent, manufactured controversy over insurance coverage for birth control coincided with receipt of my copy of a small book with facts about my Irish ancestors on