I hear something every time a business owner cuts someone’s hours or lays people off to avoid Obamacare. It’s a dark whisper, quiet, often overruled by the sound […]
Affordable Care Act PROHIBITS Discrimination Based on Gender Identity
(Note: This is all via Equality Ohio, who are some pretty keen folks.) The Department of Health and Human Services recently confirmed (PDF link, embedded below) that the […]
They Don’t Need Threats Anymore – Vignette Five
[Steve’s note – this continues the various short vignettes highlighting parts of Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man Here are links to parts one, two, three, and four.] “So they’re cutting […]
Pro-life? Then support universal health care.
It was chilling to see such a blatant dollar amount put on a life. When we say a human life is worth a certain amount of money, we make inhuman decisions – like deciding whether or not to give someone medical care – the appearance of being rational. Some folks are already claiming that national health care would do something like that.
But the system we have now does exactly that..
You are Never Alone (when libertarianism is stupid)
In the aftermath of a car crash, we can see where the worlds of medicine and driving meet. The other similarity isn’t quite so obvious. The United States […]
Reigniting the Spirit of Pirates
Since Talk Like a Pirate Day is upon us, I’m presenting this today. A little over a year ago, I was invited to give my feedback on a […]