The following is a section from Paul Krugman’s The Conscience of a Liberal. The book is full of excellent insights and provides a brief history of the twentieth century political economy. One of the major claims of the book is that universal health care–one with a mandate for coverage–is the essential step in reducing social/economic [...]
Archive for February, 2008
“On Being Partisan”
Posted in books, health care, politics on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Good Question
Posted in politics on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The long advocacy for universal health-care coverage by Democrats has earned a base of public support, but it has also provided an easy focus for political attacks. Although universal coverage will protect businesses and families from unmanageable costs, it will also increase government spending considerably and increase government involvement in health care.The strategy you have [...]
“Bitches Get Stuff Done,” Or, The Return of Tina Fey
Posted in girl crush, humor, politics on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So glad SNL is back, so glad their guest host helped dedicate the show to bitches, so glad to hear some sense about Hillary!
Tina Fey is my hero.
Update: The video has been removed from YouTube, but you can see the whole “Women’s News” clip here.
On mandates, free riders, and “covering everyone”
Posted in health care, politics on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s Times article, “2 Plans and Many Questions,” takes a serious look at the health care policies put forth by the Dems. From the details currently available, the major difference is on the issue of mandates: whether every American should be required, by law, to carry an insurance policy. If you read my posts, or [...]
Hillary in Cincinnati
Posted in health care, politics on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Tomorrow–Saturday, February 23–Hillary Clinton will host a Town Hall meeting at Cincinnati State Community College. Doors open at 8:00 a.m., and the program begins at 9:00 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.
In other Hillary news, she rocked the debate last night. Even though I’m a supporter of her, I went in [...]
A New Apartment
Posted in complaints, happiness on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night (Wednesday night), at 1:30 a.m., loud music suddenly blasted from our neighbors’ apartment. We live next to a building that rents cheap rooms to undergrads, and though they’re in a separate building, we share a single brick wall between us. My pounding on the wall did nothing, my beau’s pounding on their front [...]
On Barack Obemo
Posted in politics on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Note: This is a guest post
Since my politics are socialist and I live in the U.S., I’m basically up shit creek when it comes to electing a presidential nominee. My only option seems to be strategically voting for democrats who might be able to pull things leftward (although from where we’re sitting right now, this [...]
Snow Day!
Posted in adorableness, dog on February 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Just yesterday I said to Wanda that if it’s going to be this cold, it might as well snow six inches. Well, not quite six inches, but enough for this:
Something We Can All Agree On
Posted in humor, politics, ridiculousness on February 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
…especially now that we’re in the final year of GWB.
Here are the top 50 stupidest things George W. Bush has said (at least on record). Some are genuinely funny slips, but most remind us how terrible these years have been.
Enjoy!
50. “I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I [...]
Posted in feminism, politics on February 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is amazing.
This perfectly describes my students this quarter…
Posted in bizarre, students on February 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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And, none of them are such piss-poor writers that I’m ashamed to be alive.
They’re really starting to freak me out.
They must be robots.
