The Wisconsin Medical Association wants to ration Wisconsin Medicaid. From its statement “The Wisconsin Medical Society’s Statement of Principles for Allocating MA Program Resource:”The goal of the Wisconsin Medical Society should be to communicate to and provide policy . . . . Continue Reading »
The NYT’s David Brooks—who has been called President Obama’s favorite “conservative” (my quotes)—lays Obamacare out cold in today’s column. Brooks generally stays pretty moderate on most issues—and his take on Obamacare is expressed without flame . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Why are thousands of dead birds suddenly falling from the sky? Let’s quickly review the facts. Just before midnight on New Year’s Eve, anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 red-winged blackbirds and starlings fell from the sky within a one-mile area over the town of Beebe, Arkansas. The last . . . . Continue Reading »
Gregg Ten Elshof’s I Told Me So is one best books I’ve read this year. In it he meditates on the fascinating phenomenon of self-deception, and lists a variety of ways we manage our beliefs to avoid the unpleasant consequences of truth. As we go through life we are offered a deal: believe . . . . Continue Reading »
Microcredit agencies that work for profit may work better for the poor than many people think. And localism may be much less useful to man than many people think. The Israeli spy agency Mossad must be far, far cleverer at plotting then you think. Romanian witches threaten to curse their government . . . . Continue Reading »
With attacks on middle eastern and south Asian Christians apparently increasing in recent weeks, it is encouraging to read news like this: Egypt Muslims to act as “human shields” at Coptic Christmas Eve mass.“Although 2011 started tragically, I feel it will be a year of eagerly . . . . Continue Reading »
For the Coptic Christmas mass Thursday night, Egyptian Muslims offered their bodies, and lives, as “shields” to protect the threatened Christian community : Egypt’s majority Muslim population stuck to its word Thursday night. What had a been a promise of solidarity to the weary . . . . Continue Reading »
Something for your consideration, in case you haven’t seen it: The story of a Christian woman in rural Pakistan sentenced to death for being a Christian, who remains in prison where, according to a Pakistani Catholic priest, “she can be killed any time” . The latest news is that a . . . . Continue Reading »
Pro-choicers say they want abortion to be safe, legal, and rare. But we will see whether major pro choice organizations react to the awful statistic that 39 percent of pregnancies in NYC result in induced abortion. From the story: In 2009, there were 225,667 pregnancies in the City with 126,774 . . . . Continue Reading »
We have discussed here whether anyone is “pro abortion.” I think some are, and some not. But in NYC, it is clear that far too many women are indifferent to it. Otherwise, what explains a 39% rate of induced abortions in that city? From the story:In 2009, . . . . Continue Reading »
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