by djerrid The “trolley problem” is a classic philosophical moral dilemma. The thought experiment is as such: A runaway trolley is speeding down the rails where it will hit a group of […]
The Republicans’ ‘trolley problem’
Obamacare repeal exposes House Republicans’ policy nakedness (update #2)
After seven years of political games without having to govern, House Republicans are damned if they repeal Obamacare, and damned if they don’t.
Nearly everything you need to know about TrumpCare
Democrats spent four months just writing the Affordable Care Act, with public input, and it took another six months of amendments and political wrangling before it passed. Trumpcare? Written in private in a few weeks with no public input, and it’s being rushed through Congress. That tells you almost everything you need to know right there.
What is a liberal? Fairness is my core value
I’ve been thinking about my values a lot since the election, and I’ve realized what my most fundamental value is – fairness.
Give the world a lever long enough and it will move even introverts into action
This morning I had some spam hit my email that I very nearly didn’t delete. I stopped, read it, nearly pulled it out of my spam trap, but ultimately deleted it. It […]
Donald Trump is a fascist, Part Four
Why Donald Trump is a fascist, part four of an eight part essay. Fascism according to historian Kevin Passmore’s definition.
Should the First Amendment protect lying?
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus case asks SCotUS to extend constitutional protections to to those who intentionally lie to voters. I do not know anyone whose parents or church taught them […]
The Republican response to healthcare exchanges – oblivious and shameless
Oblivious to irony and immune to shame – two observations about Tea Party Republicans and health care exchanges.
Aren’t crippling sanctions and regime change what we seek against enemies?
Seriously. If one searches on the terms effect of crippling sanctions, one finds over 800,000 results at Google. A quick review of the first great many confirms, at the very least, that […]
CBO's overlooked caution: 'ObamaCare' impact on deficit 'highly uncertain'
I don’t think anyone in this town believes that repealing ObamaCare is going to increase the deficit. — John Boehner, speaker of the House, Jan. 6, 2011, at his first press conference […]
