Deadbeat Billionaires
2015-10-20 – I have a friend who is so right wing that he’s constantly flying around in circles. In spite of drastic improvements in the national deficit over the last […]
Tag Archives: Politics
Is a Cruise a Cheap Way to Get Long-Term Care?
2015-10-18 – There was a funny story on Facebook about how an elderly woman booked herself on endless sea cruises as a cheap alternative to long-term care. I forwarded the […]
Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Succeed
2015-10-15 – The Democrats debate banks that are too big to fail. The Republicans debate government that is too big to succeed. And nobody seems to grasp the obvious similarity. […]
Dissenters In Our Midst
2015-10-13 – In Sunday’s post I made an offhand reference to the “the Confederate States of America (and northern sympathizers).” There were dissenters in the North to Abraham Lincoln’s program […]
They Don’t Even Play Nice With Themselves
2015-10-11 – When I play with myself, I always win. Set up a chess board and give me both black and white and there’s no question: the victory is mine. […]
It’s Not the End of the World!
2015-10-08 – What do you say to a child who is crying over some minor disaster? “It’ll be okay. It’s not the end of the world.” When you see a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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