"The Real Story on How Much Obamacare Increased Coverage"
October 27, 2014
Bottom line: basically a huge amount of money and energy spent to expand Medicaid a little.
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October 2014
"Politicians Want You To Depend On Them For Birth Control"
October 27, 2014
David Payne at The Federalist:
This is political clarity in all its uncomfortable glory: Progressives, so long the self-appointed champions of women’s advancement, have now pledged themselves to hold women back in order to advance their own shallow goals. It is both awkward and immensely helpful, from time to time, to see certain people for who they really are, and to divine their true motivations.
We can head into election season expecting the Progressive elite to adopt an altogether baffling set of talking points: Republicans wish to hold women back by trusting them to make their own medical decisions, while Democrats want to set women free by forcing them to see a doctor in order to obtain a widely-used pharmaceutical.
"Despite Obama's billionaire bashing, Democrats lay equal claim to 'party of rich'"
October 27, 2014
While the people of Northern Virginia get rich off of stimulus, and the people of Greenwich bank their bailouts and government loan guarantees, they can sleep well at night knowing they contributed to Obama. They may still be rich, but they’re different rich.
This thought can comfort Obama, too.
See also Fred Barnes, "The Real Party of the Rich" and "The Hunter Biden Chronicles".
"The Cosby Show 30th Anniversary: 7 Great Pieces of Advice From The Huxtables"
October 27, 2014
Seven of the most terrific scenes from The Cosby Show (with clips).
The last one, "On challenging children to be the their best," is from one of the greatest TV episodes in my lifetime.
"From a Rwandan Dump to the Halls of Harvard"
October 26, 2014
Nine years old and orphaned by ethnic genocide, he was living in a burned-out car in a Rwandan garbage dump where he scavenged for food and clothes. Daytimes, he was a street beggar. He had not bathed in more than a year.
When an American charity worker, Clare Effiong, visited the dump one Sunday, other children scattered. Filthy and hungry, Justus Uwayesu stayed put, and she asked him why.
“I want to go to school,” he replied.
Well, he got his wish.
This autumn, Mr. Uwayesu enrolled as a freshman at Harvard University on a full-scholarship, studying math, economics and human rights, and aiming for an advanced science degree. Now about 22 — his birthday is unknown — he could be, in jeans, a sweater and sneakers, just another of the 1,667 first-year students here.
"The Biggest Flaw With The New College Football Playoff Is Already A Huge Problem"
October 26, 2014
As I knew they would, the bellyaching about the new playoff are already starting in earnest.
I'd like to think that people will eventually realize that with the necessarily limited number of games college football teams can play, there never will be a perfect playoff system.
But I won't hold my breath.
"Marauders of the Lost Sciences"
October 26, 2014
A blog presenting excerpts from great papers in economics, math, physics and statistics.
"What Makes Chip . . . *Chip*?
October 25, 2014
Long but very interesting profile of the Eagles's coach.
"Adorable Children Fiercely Debate Whether It Is Raining or Sprinkling Outside"
October 25, 2014
Future politicians or university professors, only cuter.
"U.N.C. Boosters Outraged That Some Athletes Took Real Classes"
October 24, 2014
Andy Borowitz, not trying to satirize conservatives for once:
An organization of University of North Carolina athletic boosters expressed shock and outrage today over a report that a few members of U.N.C. sports teams may have taken real classes, despite the widespread availability of fake ones.