… 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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