One Strike and You’re Out?
2015-09-29 – I noticed a number of posts on Facebook in the last couple of days in the wake of John Boener’s announcement that he would be resigning from the […]
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Gettin’ Down With My Homie Will Shakespeare
2015-09-27 – Imagine you went to see a play by Shakespeare and it was filled with words you never heard before. Oh, you don’t have to imagine that? It happens […]
What Do ‘Happy Birthday’ and the AIDS Drugs Have in Common?
2015-09-24 – Tuesday I wrote about a hedge fund manager who bought the rights to the drug Daraprim and immediately jacked the price up over 5000% (since partially rescinded). Another […]
Making a Killing in Big Pharma
2015-09-22 – A sickening story about drug pricing has been circulating the last couple days. Here’s the Daily Kos story: Hedge Fund Manager Buys Rights to Critical Drug, Hikes Price […]
I Write Lies for a Living
2015-09-20 – I write lies for a living. No lie. People I’ve said this to say, “No, Steve, what you write is not meant to deceive.” But what I write […]
Greed Takes a Sabbatical
2015-09-17 – The Jewish New Year that was celebrated this week ended the biblical sabbatical year, which is called shmita. We are now beginning a new seven year cycle: six […]
It is Important . . . Not Just to Shout at Each Other or Make Fun of Each Other
2015-09-15 – Yesterday, Sen. Bernie Sanders took his campaign for President to the opposition by speaking at conservative Liberty University. In his speech, he acknowledge deep differences between his liberal […]
Speaking of Death With Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA
2015-09-13 – Stephen Colbert crossed a new line in comedy on Thursday. Over the years, we’ve seen comedians cross lines about taboo speech, about race, about sex, about immigration, about […]
The Constitution Doesn’t Protect Us From Every Painful Choice
2015-09-10 – Same-sex marriages are not the only unions that a religiously-motivated county clerk might oppose. My religion (Jewish) opposes marriages between Jews and Catholics. My wife’s religion (Catholic) opposes […]
I Do Means I Do
2015-09-08 – The culture wars obliterate thinking. A prime example has to do with the definition of marriage. Right wingers holler that the U.S. Supreme Court changed the definition of […]
