I seem to be I seem to be relatively alone in this, but I find the connection between alcohol consumption and incomes pretty obvious stuff. That may be because I live in DC, where all social interactions occur atop pints. When I was spent a Summer here at age 20, I considered writing an article […]
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.
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NOW COMES IN…
NOW COMES IN CRUEL AND STUPID. As a follow-up to the earlier post on Medicare’s donut holes, an e-mail from Jon Cohn reminds me of the recent New England Journal of Medicine study that found Medicare plans with caps on drug benefits actually cost the system more money, as seniors would bow to financial pressures […]
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The Problem With Judaism
I’d mostly associate myself with Matt’s discomfort over the explicit zionism (and hawkishness) projected from rabbinical pulpits these days. The last time I entered Bat Yahm, the synagogue I grew up in, was for a reunion of my confirmation class. Seemed innocent enough. But the point wasn’t the pretzels, or the juice, or the connections, […]
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ANOTHER RECRUIT. …
ANOTHER RECRUIT. It looks like Gary Hart has joined the legions of the shrill. If only the October Surprise scenario he lays out — an attack on Iran � weren�t so plausible, or likely. — Ezra Klein
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WHEN DONUTS ATTACK….
WHEN DONUTS ATTACK. Up till now, seniors have been mostly satisfied with the Medicare Drug Benefit. Bad bill though it is, it remains better than no bill at all, and since that was the comparison, approval ratings have remained high. Call it the soft bigotry of low expectations. Unfortunately for the Bush administration and the […]
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Farmworkers and Doctors
Yeah, I’m just going to quote this entire Dean Baker post. It’s that good: NPR had a piece this morning on the possibility that Medicare reimbursements for doctors will be cut. It told listeners that if this cut went into effect, then there may be a shortage of doctors who are willing to serve Medicare […]
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Werewolves Support Victoria Wulsin
By Neil the Ethical Werewolf Last week I posted the results of some Congressional shopping I’ve been doing. I’ve been looking for competitive Congressional races that aren’t already flooded with money, so my meager donations will have more of an impact. I’d rather give to House races than Senate races, because we’re a lot closer […]
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Surely You Kid
Michael Scherer reports: Three former college football teammates of Sen. George Allen say that the Virginia Republican repeatedly used an inflammatory racial epithet and demonstrated racist attitudes toward blacks during the early 1970s. “Allen said he came to Virginia because he wanted to play football in a place where ‘blacks knew their place,’” said Dr. […]
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If you aren’t reading Michael Klare, you should be
(Posted by John.) Michael Klare, one of the best political scientists writing about resource issues and geopolitics, has a piece at TomPaine.com about America’s unseemly reliance for oil on the same terror-states we nominally oppose:
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Iowa Poll: More Reasons To Pick Edwards
By Neil the Ethical Werewolf There’s some interesting new 2008 presidential polling today. All the data comes from a sample of Iowa voters, so take it with a grain of whatever seasoning you like on corn. The pollsters took 4 Democratic candidates (Hillary, Edwards, Vilsack, and Kerry) and 4 Republican candidates (Giuliani, McCain, Frist, and […]