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Month: June 2012

I know we haven’t even talked about “Ubik” yet

June 29, 2012Russell Saunders 6 Comments

… but I’ve decided to go ahead and start reading “The Pale King,” which has been sitting on my shelf since it was released. Anyone who wants to talk about it at some point, let me know in comments.  If… Continue Reading →

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Rights, consequences, and the counterfactual functions of SCOTUS

June 29, 2012Rose Woodhouse 23 Comments

I was thinking the other day that my political intuitions and my moral intuitions are totally out of whack. I know there’s a huge literature on the connection between political theory and moral theory, and I know exactly none of… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized consequentialism, ethical theory, libertarianism, political theory, Supreme Court, utilitarianism

A surprise about institutionalization of the disabled children

June 29, 2012Rose Woodhouse 18 Comments

So in a recent post, I mentioned in the comments that my middle son qualifies for a Katie Beckett waiver. That is, he can receive Medicaid as coverage secondary private insurance. The Katie Beckett waiver was instituted by Ronald Reagan,… Continue Reading →

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The SCOTUS ruling from one doctor’s perspetive

June 28, 2012Russell Saunders 18 Comments

Today’s SCOTUS ruling really belongs to the lawyers, legal analysts and healthcare economists to discuss.  That’s certainly what I’ve been spending my time reading.  But since it pertains to healthcare, it seems like I should say something about the ruling.… Continue Reading →

healthcare policy aca, obamacare, scotus

Riddle me this

June 28, 2012Russell Saunders 59 Comments

Does everyone know the “Serenity Prayer”?  It’s a favorite of 12-Step groups, and goes “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized alternative medicine, naturopathy, woo

Supreme Court totally shocks me

June 28, 2012Rose Woodhouse 13 Comments

Who knew? The Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare. I know there are them those who frequent this blog who oppose the health care on moral and/or political grounds, and that is a position that I take very seriously. However, I am… Continue Reading →

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Fun facts I learned on my drive this morning

June 28, 2012Russell Saunders 24 Comments

1)  There is a “musical” group called LMFAO. 2)  They are responsible for that horrid “I work out” song, of which I have heard occasional snippets over the past few months.  Its real name seems to be “I’m Sexy and… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized i'm sexy and I know it, lmfao, morning edition, NPR

When poverty is the diagnosis

June 27, 2012Russell Saunders 23 Comments

By way of Jubilee, I came across this list of healthcare principles by Tyler Cowen.  It brings to mind one of the things I considered writing about for the Inequality Symposium (but ended up cutting from my piece, as otherwise… Continue Reading →

healthcare policy healthcare costs, poverty, tyler cowen

Blame aplenty

June 26, 2012Russell Saunders 1 Comment

There is absolutely nothing good to say about this: A Pakistani Taliban commander has banned polio vaccinations in North Waziristan, in the tribal belt, days before 161,000 children were to be inoculated. He linked the ban to American drone strikes… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized pakistan, polio, shakil afridi, taliban, vaccination

Defending Evolutionary Psychology

June 26, 2012Rose Woodhouse 59 Comments

I write a lot about evolutionary psychology in my work, and consider it to be explanatorily useful. Many people are off put by evolutionary psychology, though. So I thought I’d try to address some concerns here here. Part of the… Continue Reading →

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