The latest discussion over healthcare (which has recently moved into free speech) is a perfect example of where blogs are not the right medium for what I am trying to accomplish here. I am considering converting my blog into a forum so that discussions can be had on all manner of political hot button. I [...]

Do you know why we celebrate today? I’ll bet you think it’s because we became independent of England. That would be a common misconception. We celebrate July 4th because it is the day we adopted the Declaration of Independence, which officially made us a nation at war with England. The revolutionary war was not over [...]

Who’s afraid of public insurance? THIS POST shows clearly that people taking advantage of Medicare have a considerably higher opinion of their service than privately insured people do. This particular stat is just wild:  According to a national CAHPS survey conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2007, 56 percent of enrollees [...]

So, you think you’re in danger of losing control of your healthcare decisions because the government might get involved? Who do you think is really making your decisions now? Right now, unless you pay cash for everything you do (in which case you’re paying WAY too much, but I’ll address that later) your health care [...]

I think it’s about time to start blogging again. I haven’t been here for a while because the political landscape has been pretty plenty full of opinions, and yet there’s really been little happening except the Repubs stonewalling the Dems. But it is starting to be very different. Recent polls show that more than 72% [...]