Did Palin's Comments Backfire?
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Andrew Sullivan says Sarah Palin's comments yesterday on President Obama's
citizenship have re-opened the issue of whether she is in fact the mother of
her...
Medicare Savings Can Be Realized
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A kind of myth has grown up that congress is regularly scheduling future
Medicare cost-savings that it doesn’t follow through on. This is an
intellectual s...
Aetna Dropping 600,000+ Customers to Raise Profits
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Public option, anyone?
Health insurance giant Aetna is planning to force up to 650,000 clients to
drop their coverage next year as it seeks to raise addi...
House Travel Spending Is All Over The Map
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The sums of money that members of the House of Representatives spend on all manner of office necessities -- especially travel -- vary widely. In...
World Cup 2010 Advancement Probabilities
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I'm just going to run the raw numbers for you here, as calculated based on
the Soccer Power Index. An article with additional explanation and analysis
will...
Sweden to cut aid to Uganda over gay genocide law
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The "land of the free, and home of the brave," Sweden, is going to cut aid
to Uganda to try to pressure them to get rid of their new law calling for
gays t...