Category Archives: Politics and Economics

The “Fiscal Cliff” and Health Care

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Al

Probably 2/3rds of all care is being paid already by all the public sources of payment and subsidy for health care and insurance. Continue reading →

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The Passage of Power

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Al

As someone who grew up in the sixties, and may very well have chanted, “Hey, hey, LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?” I never could have imagined that someone would write a book which could make me want to follow the course of that man’s life. But Robert Caro turned that trick. Continue reading →

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Too Rich To Be President?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Al

“So, do you think Romney is lying?” Dave and I were sitting downstairs in his snug Vail condo. I had just ridden 8 hours over the Continental divide through a freezing thunderstorm, and my mind wasn’t working too smoothly. “About … Continue reading →

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Bubbles

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Al

Apparently, we live in the era of the endless bubble. Continue reading →

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Boston 2006: Cabbie

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Al

I went back to my Boston Marathon race report from 2006, and discovered that I had written a pretty good story, with angles quite beyond a simple race day diary. In honor of Patriot’s Day, I’m going to serialize the story over the next week. Continue reading →

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Money: Politics’ Performing Enhancing Drug?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Al

Three news stories caught my eye this morning: • Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been banned from racing for two years. Sport’s Supreme Court (the Court for Arbitration in Sport) overturned the ruling of the Spanish cycling … Continue reading →

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Marriage – Cultural, or Biological Imperative?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Al

As societies coalesced, proto-governments and social institutions, such as religions, both developed views about the value of marriage and created structures and rituals to support marriage as a value to human groupings. Continue reading →

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Portents for the Future?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Al

Herman Cain won’t go away. He’s enjoying himself and the media attention so much, and getting seen by the far right as “their guy”, enough so he just might stick around all the way to next November. And that would be the best thing that could happen for Democrats. Continue reading →

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A Permanent Solution to the Debt Ceiling Crisis

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Al

Congress needs to create a politically appointed but functionally independent body, akin to the Federal Reserve, to study and set limits on the level of Federal debt which can be outstanding. Continue reading →

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Raise High the Roof Beam, Congressmen

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Al

I believe, as many do, that Congress and the President will raise the debt ceiling within a week, but only for a short time, meaning we can hope to have this fight all over again in 6-8 months. Continue reading →

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